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USA designed "Boeing C-17 Globemaster" operated by the RAAF (Royal Australian Air-Force) |
By Christopher Whyte
From Islamabad to Canberra, countries across the Asia-Pacific region have lately engaged in a variety of alliance-strengthening activities. This past couple of weeks, Pakistan and China have engaged in joint war games, with mock raids against militant profile targets composed of paratrooper exercises, helicopter skirmish simulations and a weather-aborted fighter assault. Elsewhere, the United States has been involved in numerous partnership building ventures, including a frantic attempt to address a recent drone raid against Pakistani military units and the emergence of terms for the stationing of thousands of U.S. Marines in Darwin, Australia.
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