DARWIN (Reuters) - U.S. Marines deployed to Australia's northern city of Darwin reflect President Donald Trump's continued commitment to a security "pivot" to Asia at a time of heightened tensions, the Marines' commander said on Wednesday.
Some 1,250 Marines began arriving in Darwin by plane on Tuesday for joint training manoeuvres under a 25-year programme started by former U.S. President Barack Obama in 2011 as a part of his "pivot" to Asia policy.
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