U.S. Forces in Iraq

Abstract

Varying media estimates of military forces in Iraq have raised concerns about the actual number of troops deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Interest in troop level deployments continue in 2008. Last year, a major announcement on a surge in troop deployments to Iraq by President Bush included a planned gradual increase of more than 20,000 U.S. troops on the ground in Baghdad and Anbar province over several months. Since the "new strategy for Iraq" speech by the President on January 10, 2007, troop deployments gradually increased during the months of February through October in 2007, but decreased beginning in November 2007. This report provides solely Department of Defense (DoD) statistical information on U.S. forces serving in Iraq. It also provides brief official information on the military units scheduled for the next rotation of duty into Iraq. As of January 2, 2008, according to DoD, the United States had 155,846 troops stationed in Iraq -- 137,709 active component and 18,137 National Guard or Reserves. For security reasons, DoD does not routinely report the composition, size, or specific destination of military forces deployed to the Persian Gulf. This report will be updated upon receipt of new DoD data. For additional information on U.S. forces, see CRS Report RL31701, "Iraq: U.S. Military Operations," by Steve Bowman. The following figures and table are included: Active Component Personnel in Iraq (as of January 2, 2008); Reserve Component Personnel in Iraq (as of January 2, 2008); OIF Active Component Force Levels (January 2007 and January 2008); OIF Reserve Component Force Levels (January 2007 and January 2008); Comparative U.S. Force Levels in Iraq (January 2007 through December 2007, by month); Comparative U.S. Force Levels in Iraq (Years 2006, 2007, and 2008); and OIF 2008 and 2009 Rotational Units.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 23, 2008
Accession Number
ADA476606

Entities

People

  • Joanne O'bryant
  • Michael Waterhouse

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Army
  • Army Personnel
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Information Operations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Guard
  • Naval Personnel
  • North Carolina
  • Persian Gulf
  • Rotation
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.