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Recent terrorist attacks in North Africa, coupled with the brewing conflict in Mali, have given U.S. leaders a call to action.
Over the next few years, the US will send more troops to Darwin and Australia will provide the US with greater access to airfields in the north and naval bases on the west coast, such as HMAS Sterling on Garden Island near Perth.
With an ongoing investigation into former CIA chief David Petraeus, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s office announced there would be a review of ethics training for senior officers.
The United States military has sent a covert task force to the Jordan-Syrian border to help the country’s military deal with Syrian refugees and help with the crisis in the neighboring country.
Xi Jinping met with U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta recently, his first public appearance with a foreign dignitary since his unexplained disappearance two weeks ago.
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is visiting India and will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his two-day trip.
In a nine-day trip to Asia, Pentagon chief Leon Panetta will talk to his counterparts on the U.S.’s strategic shift in the region.
An international fact-finding mission into Iran’s nuclear weapons program could be extended beyond three days if required, the country’s foreign minister has said.
