Tuesday's exercise at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows was a company-level drill, but it's also part of a big push by the U.S. in the Asia-Pacific region with the war in Iraq over, Afghanistan nearing an end and China's military growth a continuing worry.
The Bellows training is part of Tiger Balm, annual exercises with the Singaporean army that date to 1981. The renewed emphasis on Asia and the Pacific has heightened the importance of military engagement with old partners such as Singapore as the United States seeks to create new training and basing opportunities where it can. Full story
