Department of Defense Press Briefing by General Dunford in the Pentagon Briefing Room > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Transcript View
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Q: Could you let us know how many U.S. forces are serving in #AFRICOM total, west and east Africa right now, maybe a potential breakdown?
GEN. DUNFORD: Yes, sure I can. I can give you — I’ll give you a range. We have on the order of 6,000 — a little over 6,000 forces in Africa and they’re in about 53 different countries.