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US Marines CH-53E helicopter in Philippines
US Marines exit a CH-53E helicopter during Balikatan 22 in northern Luzon in March 2022.

US Marine Corps/Sgt. Melanye Martinez

  • The US and Japan said in January that a Marine Littoral Regiment will be set up in Japan by 2025.
  • A Marine Littoral Regiment will also hold a major exercise in the northern Philippines this spring.
  • Those moves reflect the US's focus on being able to operate around Pacific in a war with China.

US Marine Corps units designed to fight on remote islands will soon take position close to Taiwan, reflecting preparations by the US and its allies for a potential conflict with China over the island that Beijing claims as part of its territory.

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Military & Defense, International, US Marine Corps, Marine Littoral Regiment, Japan, Philippines, Taiwan, Luzon, Okinawa, first island chain
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New US Marine units are taking position on 'key terrain' around Taiwan as tensi…