Military experts dispute Harris' assertion that no US soldiers are in combat zones.

The claim made by Vice President Kamala Harris that the U.S. has "not one member of the United States military who is on active duty" in a combat zone "for the first time this century" has been fact-checked by critics and found to be misleading.

In Tuesday's debate, former President Trump challenged Harris' claim that there are U.S. troops in harm's way worldwide. Despite her ambiguous phrasing, it is evident that American soldiers are at risk in various parts of the globe.

During the Presidential Debate on ABC, Harris stated that for the first time this century, there is no member of the United States military on active duty in a combat zone in any war zone around the world.

The Pentagon informed Planet Chronicle Digital that its personnel are positioned in hazardous areas, but these deployments are initiated by the Executive Branch rather than as a result of Congress declaring war.

""Military service involves serving in areas where hostilities may take place, as designated by executive order or the Secretary of Defense," a Defense Official stated."

"Despite being stationed in these areas, it does not necessarily mean that the service member is involved in war. The U.S. is not currently engaged in any war and has no troops deployed in active war zones globally."

Over the past few years, the U.S. has quietly stopped declaring war zones, according to Mark Montgomery, senior director for the Center on Cyber and Tech Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracy, who shared this information with Planet Chronicle Digital.

Montgomery added, "I would ask: Is anyone getting combat-related hazardous duty pay?" The answer is yes, as seen in Syria.

The Pentagon declined to say whether troops in countries such as Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and other bases in the Middle East have received hazardous duty pay over the past 10 months, as Iran has supported proxies including the Houthis and Hezbollah.

According to Military.com, a member who is subjected to hostile fire, explosion of hostile mines or other hostile action while performing duty in a hostile fire area, exposed to a hostile fire event or killed, injured or wounded by hostile fire or explosion is eligible for Hazardous Duty Pay, which is distributed at a monthly rate of $225.

Since 1983, military members serving in Lebanon have been eligible for hazardous duty pay. In Syria, eligibility for land combat was granted in 2003, while air combat eligibility was granted in 2014. Iraq has remained an eligible region since 1990.

Since the 1991 Gulf War, the U.S. has consistently deployed troops to combat zones.

"Greenway stated to Planet Chronicle Digital that the assertion is particularly problematic, given that she is the current VP and should be aware that we recently conducted a raid in Syria that resulted in the killing of a senior ISIS commander and the need for several U.S. troops to be medically evacuated after another raid against ISIS in Syria. Additionally, several servicemembers were wounded in Iraq when Al Asad Airbase was attacked by Iranian-sponsored terrorists less than a month ago, and our ships are under near-daily attack in the Red Sea."

Greenway stated that a VP who is unaware of military operations in combat overseas is committing a dereliction of duty.

According to The Washington Post, Iraqi officials have agreed to a tentative plan for the U.S. to withdraw most of its troops from Iraq by 2025, leaving behind a residual force. Currently, the U.S. has approximately 2,500 troops stationed in Iraq alone.

Thabit al-Abbasi, Iraqi Defense Minister, stated on television that the first phase of the project will commence this year and end in 2025, while the second phase will conclude in 2026.