There are nearly 38,000 troops still deployed today. This war has been going on since 2001. This means that we have been fighting in war for over 13 years now.
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Over 900,000 coalition military members were deployed to Desert Storm.
The Hessians were German auxilliary troops deployed by the British in the American War of Independence. True "Hessians" came from the region of what is now Hessen, in Germany. Additionally, the British deployed many German troops from other regions of present-day Germany, including Brunswick, Anspach-Bayreuth, Anhalt Zerbst, and Waldeck. However, the largest contribution of auxilliary troops came from Hessen-Kassel, so that "Hessian" became a term for all German auxilliaries deployed by the British in the Revoultionary War.
Troops are deployed overseas for a number of reasons. Some troops are sent into combat zones to try and perserve peace. Some troops are sent to allied countries to help with aid. Troops are also sent overseas to help allied troops with missions.
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The British Army currently has troops deployed in Afghanistan under the name Operation Herrick. Troops are also deployed in Africa, Canada and Cyprus.
The army deployed its troops in the foreign country.
The country of Canada is not located in the country of Afghanistan. However, there are currently Canadian troops deployed there.
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Around 16 Million US troops were deployed during World War 2.
There are currently about 48,000 US troops in Japan
Currently there are approximately 9000 British troops deployed in Afghanistan. About 3800 will be withdrawn during this year, reducing the numbers to about 5200. During 2014 operations will most likely cease.
No, Congress cannot rescind the order to send troops once they have been deployed as in the case of Afghanistan.