16,000 US Marines Could Be Stationed Permanently in Australia

US Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aldo Ramos, a grenadier with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, holds security at Combat Training Centre, Tully, QLD, Australia, June 12, 2024. Public domain

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