Overseas Contractor Count – 4th Quarter FY16 – Decrease of 100

In 4th quarter FY 2016, USCENTCOM reported approximately 42,600 contractor personnel working for the DoD in the USCENTCOM AOR. This total reflects a decrease of approximately 100 from the previous quarter.

This report updates DoD contractor personnel numbers and outlines DoD efforts to improve management of contractors accompanying U.S. forces. It covers DoD contractor personnel deployed in Afghanistan (Operation Freedom’s Sentinel), Iraq (Operation Inherent Resolve), and the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR).

DoD Contractor Personnel in the USCENTCOM AOR

Total Contractors

42,592 – USCENTCOM AOR

25,197 – Afghanistan Only
2,992 – Iraq Only
14,403 – Other USCENTCOM Locations

U.S. Citizens

17,416 – USCENTCOM AOR

9,142 – Afghanistan Only
1,823 – Iraq Only
6,451 – Other USCENTCOM Locations

Third Country Nationals

14,476 – USCENTCOM AOR

5,816 – Afghanistan Only
737 – Iraq Only
7,923- Other USCENTCOM Locations

Local/Host Country Nationals

10,700 – USCENTCOM AOR

10,239 – Afghanistan Only
432 – Iraq Only
29 – Other USCENTCOM Locations

Operation Inherent Resolve Contractor Posture

As of 4th quarter FY 2016, there were approximately 7,700 contractors supporting US government operations in Iraq. About 2,992 of those contractors are in support of DoD-funded contracts.

The distribution of contractors in Iraq by mission category are:

Base Support  463 (15.5%)
Commo Support  150 (5%)
Construction  329 (11%)
Logistics/Maintenance  957 (32%)
Management/Administrative  151 (5%)
Other  60 (2%)
Security  239 (8%)
Training  21 (.7%)
Translator/Interpreter  418 (14%)
Transportation  194 (6.5%)

Total: 2,992

Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (Afghanistan) Summary*