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USA: Armed Forces

Asked by Stuart AndersonConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 21592

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK military personnel and civil servants are working in the USA; and in how many states.

Answered by Ministry of Defence

The US is the UK’s principal defence and security partner. There are over 140 defence civil servants working across 14 States and the District of Columbia, and over 750 military personnel working across 31 states in the United States of America.

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