Original Title 原标题 Map: Where are American Troops Stationed Overseas?
With a military budget bigger than most countries’ GDPs, the U.S. military manages to station troops in nearly 170 territories, on every continent in the world.
美国军队的预算超过大部分国家的GDP，使得美军能够驻扎在全球近170个地区，遍布每个大洲。
But which countries host the most troops? We map the territories where active duty American military personnel are stationed, according to March 2024 figures from the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).
但是，哪些国家驻扎的美军最多呢？我们根据美国国防部人力数据中心（DMDC）2024年3月提供的数据，在地图上标出现役美国军事人员的驻扎地。
Reserve troops and civilian personnel are also stationed overseas for support activities. They are not included on this map.预备役和文职人员也驻扎在海外以支持相关活动。他们不包括在本地图里。
Ranked: Top 10 Territories Hosting U.S. Troops
驻扎美国军队最多的地区排名
There are nearly 170,000 active duty American troops stationed overseas.
大约有17万现役美国军人驻扎在海外。
More than half of that number are in Japan (55,000) and Germany (35,000), a holdover from World War II after the Axis powers surrendered.
超过一半的海外美军驻扎在日本（5.5万）和德国（3.5万），这是二战后轴心国投降后军事安排的延续。
Germany is now also home to the US European Command (EUCOM) headquarters in Stuttgart. It’s a key regional outpost, to help “keep the peace in Europe, parts of the Middle East, and Eurasia,” as stated by the government.
德国斯图加特现在也是美国欧洲司令部的总部所在地。按美国政府的声明，这是一个关键的区域前哨，帮助“保持欧洲、部分中东地区和欧亚地区的和平。”
|
Rank 排名 |
Country 国家 |
Active Duty American Troops 现役美军数量 |
1 |
Japan 日本 |
54,774 |
2 |
Germany 德国 |
35,068 |
3 |
South Korea 韩国 |
24,234 |
4 |
Italy 意大利 |
12,375 |
5 |
UK 英国 |
10,058 |
6 |
Guam* 关岛 |
6,593 |
7 |
Bahrain 巴林 |
3,479 |
8 |
Spain 西班牙 |
3,292 |
9 |
Türkiye 土耳其 |
1,690 |
10 |
Norway 挪威 |
1,438 |
N/A |
Rest of World 世界其它地区 |
16,116 |
N/A |
Total 总数 |
169,117 |
*Guam is a U.S. territory. 关岛是美国的领土。
Meanwhile, the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty revised in 1960 allowed America to establish military bases in the country, in exchange for defending Japan in the event of an attack.
与此同时，1960年修改的《日美安保条约》允许美国在日本建立军事基地。作为交换，如果日本遭遇到攻击，美国将防卫日本。
South Korea also has a significant garrison, nearly 25,000 active duty personnel. This is also a legacy from the Korean War.
韩国也有大量的美国驻军，接近2.5万现役军人。这也是朝鲜战争的一个遗留问题。
Tellingly, however, six of the top 10 countries hosting U.S. troops are in Europe. For the decades since the Cold War, the American military had been reducing its European footprint. However after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, the buildup restarted.
尽管如此，美军驻军最多的10个国家里有6个是欧洲国家。冷战结束后的数十年间，美国一直在减少其在欧洲的军事存在。然而，俄罗斯在2014年吞并克里米亚后，美军在欧洲的军事部署重新开始增加。
Finally, in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion and the Israel-Hamas war, the U.S. military has increased the number of troops both in Europe and the Middle East.
最后，作为对2022年俄罗斯侵略乌克兰和以色列-哈马斯战争的反应，美国军队增加了在欧洲和中东的驻军人数。