United States Military Deployments

This page tracks publicly reported military deployments involving the United States: forces the United States has sent abroad, foreign forces reported on its territory or in its waters, and exercises it leads or joins.

Forces deployed by the United States

Deploying	Host or area	Branch	Forces and personnel	Status	Date	Verified	Sources
United States	North Atlantic	🚢 Aircraft carrier	USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69): Atlantic Ocean, after leaving Norfolk, Va., Nov. 4 Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 4, 2026	Nov 4, 2026	RANE Worldview U.S. Naval Update Map USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker +3 more
United States	India	🏳️ Joint or multiple branches	Tiger Triumph 2026 military exercise Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 2, 2026	Nov 2, 2026	U.S. Pacific Fleet (cpf.navy.mil
United States	Indian Ocean	🚢 Naval forces	USS Boxer (LHD-4): Indian Ocean Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 2, 2026	Nov 2, 2026	USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker +1 more
United States	North Atlantic	🚢 Aircraft carrier	USS Nimitz (CVN-68): Western Atlantic, after leaving Norfolk, Va., Oct. 27 Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 2, 2026	Nov 2, 2026	USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker
United States	South China Sea	🚢 Aircraft carrier	USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71): South China Sea (after Keen Sword 27) Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 2, 2026	Nov 2, 2026	USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker USNI News +11 more
United States	Arabian Sea	🚢 Aircraft carrier	USS George Washington (CVN-73): Arabian Sea Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 2, 2026	Nov 2, 2026	USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet (cusnc.navy.mil +6 more
United States	Arabian Sea	🚢 Aircraft carrier	USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77): Arabian Sea Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 2, 2026	Nov 2, 2026	USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker +3 more
United States	Philippines	🪖 Ground forces	United States: Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1) detachment with MQ-9A Reaper drones to Antonio Bautista Air Base, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines Detachment (size not stated)	Confirmed active	Oct 28, 2026	Oct 28, 2026	USNI News
United States	Philippines	🪖 Ground forces	United States: Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia, sixth rotation (I Marine Expeditionary Force Marines and Sailors), led by Col. Coby M. Moran to Philippines Not stated	Confirmed active	Oct 28, 2026	Oct 28, 2026	U.S. Pacific Command (pacom.mil)
United States	Israel	🛡️ Air and missile defense	United States: Patriot air and missile defense system; U.S. troops at bases in the region to Israel 1 Patriot system; troop numbers not stated	Confirmed active	Oct 27, 2026	Oct 27, 2026	Stars and Stripes Wall Street Journal
United States	Australia	🚢 Naval forces	United States: Virginia-class attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN 788) to HMAS Stirling, Western Australia 1 submarine Official announcement	Confirmed active	Oct 27, 2026	Oct 27, 2026	U.S. Navy (navy.mil) U.S. Department of War (war.gov)
United States	Japan	🚢 Naval forces	United States: Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan 3 ships (USS Makin Island, USS Anchorage, USS John P. Murtha) plus embarked MEU Official announcement	Confirmed active	Oct 26, 2026	Oct 26, 2026	U.S. Navy via DVIDS (dvidshub.net)
United States	South Korea	🏳️ Joint or multiple branches	Freedom Flag 26-2 military exercise Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Oct 23, 2026	Oct 23, 2026	Pacific Air Forces (pacaf.af.mil)
United States	Australia	🪖 Ground forces	Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 26.3 concludes rotation in Australia About 2,000 Marines and sailors Estimate	Withdrawn	Oct 23, 2026	Oct 23, 2026	U.S. Marine Corps release via DVIDS Australian Department of Defence +1 more
United States	Middle East (U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas)	🚢 Naval forces	USS McFaul (DDG 74) returns from 11-month Middle East deployment 1 destroyer Official announcement	Withdrawn	Oct 23, 2026	Oct 23, 2026	U.S. Navy via DVIDS (dvidshub.net) USNI News
United States	Japan	🏳️ Joint or multiple branches	Keen Sword 2027 military exercise Not disclosed	Historical	Oct 19, 2026	Oct 19, 2026	U.S. Pacific Command (pacom.mil) Kyodo News via Okinawa Times
United States	Germany	🏳️ Joint or multiple branches	Combined Resolve military exercise Not disclosed	Historical	Oct 16, 2026	Oct 16, 2026	U.S. Army (army.mil) U.S. Army Europe and Africa (europeafrica.army.mil) home page: Combined Resolve
United States	South Korea	🪖 Ground forces	United States: 3rd Cavalry Regiment (“Brave Rifles”), 18th Korea Rotational Force to Camp Hovey, South Korea Not stated	Confirmed active	Oct 16, 2026	Oct 16, 2026	U.S. Pacific Command (pacom.mil)
United States	Panama	🪖 Ground forces	United States: 10th Mountain Division soldiers to Panama, then exercises in Colombia and Honduras; HQ staff to Miami About 600 (NYT); about 500 plus about 100 HQ staff (Task & Purpose) Estimate	Confirmed active	Oct 14, 2026	Oct 14, 2026	New York Times Task & Purpose +1 more
United States	Kosovo	🪖 Ground forces	United States: 2nd Cavalry Regiment and 1st Infantry Division units, incl. 1st Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade elements to Kosovo Not stated	Announced or pending	Oct 13, 2026	Oct 13, 2026	U.S. Army Europe and Africa (europeafrica.army.mil) U.S. Army Europe and Africa (europeafrica.army.mil) home page: Combined Resolve
United States	Panama	🪖 Ground forces	United States: Joint Task Force-Bravo helicopters, Joint Security Cooperation Group-Panama personnel, airlift to Panama Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Oct 10, 2026	Oct 10, 2026	U.S. Southern Command (southcom.mil)
United States	Germany	🏳️ Joint or multiple branches	Avenger Triad 26 / NATO Steadfast Duel 26 military exercise Not disclosed	Historical	Oct 6, 2026	Oct 6, 2026	U.S. Army Europe and Africa (europeafrica.army.mil)
United States	Off Southern California (United States)	🏳️ Joint or multiple branches	Maritime Big Play Pacific (AUKUS) military exercise Not disclosed	Historical	Oct 5, 2026	Oct 5, 2026	U.S. Department of War (war.gov)
United States	Saudi Arabia	🛡️ Air and missile defense	United States: Two additional Patriot batteries to Saudi Arabia 2 batteries Confirmed figure	Confirmed active	Oct 2, 2026	Oct 2, 2026	Axios
United States	Middle East	🪖 Ground forces	United States: Theodore Roosevelt CSG and Makin Island ARG with the 13th MEU to Middle East About 9,000 troops (AP); 9,000 to 10,000 (WSJ) Estimate	Confirmed active	Oct 1, 2026	Oct 1, 2026	AP Wall Street Journal
United States	Iraq	🪖 Ground forces	United States: U.S. forces at Erbil Air Base to Out of Iraq; task force continues from Jordan Not disclosed	Withdrawn	Sep 30, 2026	Sep 30, 2026	U.S. Central Command (centcom.mil)
United States	Australia	✈️ Strategic bombers	B-52 Bomber Task Force at RAAF Base Tindal, Australia Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Sep 1, 2026	Sep 3, 2026	Air & Space Forces Magazine (Sept. 3, 2026)
United States	Poland	🪖 Ground forces	U.S. troops in Poland About 10,000 (expected level) Official announcement	Confirmed active	Jul 9, 2026	Jul 9, 2026	Polskie Radio: U.S. troop levels in Poland to return to 10,000 within weeks (July 9, 2026)
United States	Japan	✈️ Air force	F-35A fighters permanently based at Misawa, Japan Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Mar 28, 2026	Mar 28, 2026	DVIDS: F-35A Lightning IIs arrive at Misawa Air Base (Mar. 28, 2026)
United States	Ecuador	🏳️ Joint or multiple branches	U.S. forces in Ecuador for counternarcotics operations Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Mar 4, 2026	Mar 4, 2026	The Washington Times (Mar. 4, 2026)
United States	Greenland	⚓ Military base	U.S. personnel at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland 150 Estimate	Confirmed active	Jan 23, 2026	Jan 23, 2026	The Boston Globe (Jan. 23, 2026)
United States	United Kingdom	🏳️ Joint or multiple branches	U.S. troops in United Kingdom 10,156 Official announcement	Confirmed active	—	Nov 5, 2026	DMDC via AP (LiveNOW from FOX)
United States	Italy	🏳️ Joint or multiple branches	U.S. troops in Italy 12,662 Official announcement	Confirmed active	—	Nov 5, 2026	DMDC via AP (LiveNOW from FOX)
United States	South Korea	🏳️ Joint or multiple branches	U.S. troops in South Korea 23,495 Official announcement	Confirmed active	—	Nov 5, 2026	DMDC via AP (LiveNOW from FOX)
United States	Germany	🏳️ Joint or multiple branches	U.S. troops in Germany 36,000+ Official announcement	Confirmed active	—	Nov 5, 2026	DMDC via AP (LiveNOW from FOX)
United States	Japan	🏳️ Joint or multiple branches	U.S. troops in Japan 54,000+ Official announcement	Confirmed active	—	Nov 5, 2026	DMDC via AP (LiveNOW from FOX)
United States	Colombia	🏳️ Joint or multiple branches	Southern Vanguard 2027 military exercise Not disclosed	Confirmed active	—	—	U.S. Southern Command (southcom.mil)
United States	Hawaii (United States)	🏳️ Joint or multiple branches	JPMRC 27-01 (Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center) military exercise Not disclosed	Confirmed active	—	—	U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division (U.S. Army Pacific

Foreign forces in the United States

Deploying	Host or area	Branch	Forces and personnel	Status	Date	Verified	Sources
United States	Off Southern California (United States)	🏳️ Joint or multiple branches	Maritime Big Play Pacific (AUKUS) military exercise Not disclosed	Historical	Oct 5, 2026	Oct 5, 2026	U.S. Department of War (war.gov)
United States	Hawaii (United States)	🏳️ Joint or multiple branches	JPMRC 27-01 (Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center) military exercise Not disclosed	Confirmed active	—	—	U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division (U.S. Army Pacific

Other countries

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