DOD Contractor Census, 3rd quarter Fiscal Year 2022 | USCENTCOM | Iraq, Syria

BACKGROUND: This report provides Department of Defense (DoD) contractor personnel
numbers for 3rd quarter Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) and the current status of efforts underway to
improve management of contractors accompanying United States (U.S.) Forces. It includes data on
DoD contractor personnel deployed in Iraq and Syria, Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) and the
U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR).

KEY POINTS: During 3rd quarter FY22, USCENTCOM reported approximately 20,278
contractor personnel supporting DoD in the USCENTCOM AOR, an increase of approximately 289
from the previous quarter.

DoD Contractor Personnel in the USCENTCOM AOR

OIR (Iraq and Syria) Summary

The distribution of contractors in Iraq and Syria by mission category are:

Base Support 1,794 (26.8%)
Construction 395 (5.9%)
IT/Communications Support 281 (4.2%)
Logistics/Maintenance 1,707 (25.5%)
Management/Administrative 362 (5.4%)
Medical/Dental/Social Services 80 (1.2%)
Other 114 (1.7%)
Security 804 (12.0%)
Training 20 (0.3%)
Translator/Interpreter 516 (7.7%)
Transportation 623 (9.3%)