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US assets and personnel deployed in Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, are also devoted to the safety and security of the region. Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
Reuters: U.S. has "no desire" for new military bases in Asia: admiral
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is placing renewed priority on Asia as it winds down wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but has no desire for new bases in the region, the head of U.S. forces in the Asia-Pacific said on Friday.
Admiral Robert Willard, head of the U.S. Pacific Command, said the military’s goal is to have a network of places close to the sea lanes of Southeast Asia where American forces can visit on rotation, avoiding the costly maintenance of bases.
“There is no desire nor view right now that the U.S. is seeking basing options anywhere in the Asia-Pacific theater,” he told reporters in Washington.
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WNU editor: This may change in the near future .... U.S. and Russia Wage New Arms Race to Counter China as Mattis Seeks Influence in Southeast Asia (Newsweek).
