War statistics

Maine National Guard

Current Strength – Army Guard 2,012; Air Guard 1,125

Number deployed since 2003 – Army Guard 1,752; Air Guard 1,344

Currently deployed – Army Guard 177; Air Guard 63

Total U.S. Casualties – 3,208

Maine Combat Casualties – 16

Total U.S. troops wounded – 23,417

Total U.S. improvised explosive device casualties – 1,242

Number of U.S casualties by year:

2003 – 486

2004 – 848

2005 – 846

2006 – 821

2007 – 207

Iraqi casualties from January 2005 to March 2007:

Military or police – 4,983

Civilian – 26,025

Source: Department of Defense Web site icasualties.org.