US Aircraft, Troop Rotations Likely to Increase in Australia: AUSMIN Meeting

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (R) and Australian Minister for Defense Peter Dutton stand for their national anthems during an honor cordon at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on Sept. 15, 2021 Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

The United States will look to increase troop and military aircraft rotations in Australia as cooperation between the allies ramps up, following the recent signing of the AUKUS trilateral, security agreement amid ongoing tensions with Beijing in the region.

Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton visited and met with their U.S. counterparts, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, for four hours on Sept. 17 morning EST, during the 2021 iteration of the AUSMIN talks—which are held annually.