(Honolulu, Hawaii)
About 200 Hawaii Marines who were the first to establish an ongoing Marine Corps presence in Australia had minimal or negligible social impact and contributed $1.8 million to the local economy, according to reports by the Australian government.Reportedly, the presence of U.S. forces in Australia will be expanded to include a Marine Air-Ground Task Force with support strength from the U.S. Air Force.
In other words, the Marines behaved themselves.
The Fox Company Marines with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, returned to Hawaii in late September from the six-month deployment to Darwin, Australia.
In addition, increased U.S. presence in the SE Asia-Pacific region includes stationing forward-deployed littoral combat ships in Singapore and returning U.S. Navy ships and personnel to Subic Bay, Philippines.
Logically, the increased U.S. military presence can be attributed to the aggressiveness of the Chinese regarding maritime claims over the oil deposits below the South China Sea.
China claims almost entire South China Sea
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Note that U.S. forces were welcomed to Australia by a Leftist government
Australia is America's most consistent ally. And it's a big lump of real-estate too
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