The U.S. military has more than 165,000 troops deployed in over 170 countries and territories worldwide – including Canada. The American military also operates hundreds of overseas facilities and bases in places like South Korea, Germany and Greenland.
President-elect Donald Trump says he hasn’t ruled out using military force to seize Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark. The remote and resource-rich island hosts a U.S. Space Force base and 139 American troops.
Trump has also mused about turning Canada into the 51st U.S. state.
While there are no American bases in Canada today, 156 active-duty members of the U.S. military are deployed in the country, according to the latest data from the Pentagon’s Defense Manpower Data Center.
Why are there U.S. troops in Canada?
Nearly 50 of them are members of the U.S. air force who serve alongside Canadians at bases in North Bay, Ont., and Winnipegas part of Norad. Short for North …