Keeping An Eye On China? First US Marines Arrive In Australia. -- Christian Science Monitor
The US is sending 2,500 Marines to Australia – officially to train with troops there and assist in humanitarian efforts. But many experts and diplomats say the real focus is China.
A contingent of some 200 US Marines have landed in northern Australia, part of a broader strategic shift by the US military toward the Pacific.
That force size is expected to grow to 2,500 total US troops in the months to come.
The move has been widely interpreted as a signal to China, with its rising military force helmed by commanders who are often less-than-transparent in their intentions, Pentagon officials often complain.
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More News On The First Deployment Of US Marines To Australia
US Marines Arrive in Australia -- Voice of America
As Part of New Pact, U.S. Marines Arrive in Australia -- New York Times
First Marines in Australia as U.S. ramps up Asia-Pacific focus -- Reuters
First contingent of 200 US Marines arrives in Darwin -- BBC
First 200 US Marines Land at Aussie Training Hub -- ABC News/AP
First 200 Marines arrive in Australia for Asia mission -- Washington Times
First deployment of US troops arrives in Australia -- The National
First US Marines arrive in Australia -- AFP
U.S. Marines Arrive in Australia as Asia-Pacific Presence Raised -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Australia welcomes US marines to Darwin -- Sydney Morning Herald
Debate over direction as US marines march into Darwin -- Daniel Flitton, Sydney Morning Herald
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