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Amid increasing tensions between Beijing and Washington over Taiwan, the US is attempting to demonstrate heightened readiness in the Indo-Pacific region by exercising high-end battle technology.Summary
This article by Jack Dutton, writing for Newsweek, makes the following points:
- In October, the US Marine Corps used High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters in new training exercises in Japan and the Philippines.
- One of the drills—Resolute Dragon 22—was Japan's largest field exercise with the US Marine Corps.
- The other exercise—Kamandag—took part in the Philippines and featured more than 2,500 US and Philippine marines.
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Source Information:
- Article Source: Newsweek
- Media Check: Newsweek - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
