The War in Raw Numbers

A quick test to see if you know what you think you know.

As of 30 September 2006,

1. How many U.S. troops (Army, Navy, USAF, Marines, Coast Guard - Active Duty, Guard and Reserve) have deployed in support of OEF and OIF?

Of that number, what percentage were

2. Guard or Reserve?

3. Army and Marine Corps (Active, Guard, and Reserve) members deployed whose primary specialty is/was "infantry"?

4. Female?

5. Killed in hostile action?

Answers here (a popup will appear).

Numbers are from the Defense Department's Contingency Tracking System, as reported in the Army Times.

The Times' coverage adds that

According to the data, compiled monthly by the Defense Department, 24 percent of soldiers who have deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan have gone more than once. Air Force numbers show that 42 percent of the 287,632 airmen ever deployed have gone more than once. Standard deployments for airmen are four months, compared to 12 months for soldiers.

Of the 169,558 Marines ever deployed, 34 percent have served more than once, while 30 percent of the 263,160 sailors deployed have done multiple tours.