Guam to become a major US strategic hub
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The United States military buildup on Guam is part of a biggest strategic realignment in the region since World War Two, according to the man in charge of the effort.Retired Marine Major-General David Bice, director of the Joint Guam Program Office, says the transfer of eight thousand US Marines from the Japanese island of Okinawa to Guam is only part of the new American strategy.As well as the Marines, the United States is bringing in more air and naval assets, and will also establish an intelligence and surveillance base in the US territory.
Presenter:Bruce Hill
Speaker:Retired Marine Major-General David Bice, director of the Joint Guam Program Office
