Meet the 19 Troops Representing America at the Olympics Army Staff Sgt. Naomi Graham throws a right to the chin of Briana Che during a USA Nationals bout during the first week of December 2018 in Salt Lake City. (U.S. Army) 12 Jul 2021 When the world's greatest athletes assemble in Tokyo for the Summer Olympic Games later this month, 19 service members will be helping represent the United States. In a news release Monday, the Defense Department said that the U.S. Olympic team will include 17 soldiers, a Marine and a Coast Guardsman. That is a handful more than the 16 service members who represented the U.S. in Rio de Janeiro during the 2016 games.