Most of what you do in the Navy Reserve is considered training. The basic Navy Reserve commitment involves training a minimum of one weekend a month (referred to as drilling) and two weeks a year (referred to as Annual Training) â or the equivalent of that.
The current 9,800 troops in Afghanistan is just a fraction of the U.S. forces stationed around the world. The graphic above shows other countries where the U.S. has a significant military presence. Itâs difficult to give a full picture of the number of troops serving overseas.
Deadliest day in years for US soldiers in Afghanistan. Nine American soldiers were killed in Afghanistan in an intense day-long battle Sunday at a remote base near the Pakistan border that marked the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in three years. Fifteen other troops were injured in a fierce fight to defend the base, and many of the attackers were reportedly killed.