"...The US will significantly increase its military presence in the Philippines ? an announcement that has angered China, whose Communist Party chief urged his military to prepare for a struggle and whose state-run media have criticized the agreement.
The US announced in 2011 that it would increase joint training exercises and ship visits to the Philippines in order to counter China?s growing influence in the region. These visits have been welcomed by Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III.
This month, the US announced that it would increase the number of troops, aircraft and ships that rotate through the Philippines. The announcement was made during the 3rd Phillipines-United States Bilateral Strategic Dialogue in Manila, which was held Dec. 11-12. The two countries are expected to sign a five-year joint US-Philippine military exercise plan in their upcoming meetings, The Diplomat reported..."
http://rt.com/usa/news/us-military-p...communist-338/
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This should be of further interest. I wonder if they are heading to the Far East? 
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"...Two aircraft carriers stationed off the Syrian coast were sent back to the US this week in a move that the Obama administration thought would ease tensions, but angered Turkish officials who hoped for significant US military presence in the region.
The USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier and the USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and its 2,500 marines were recalled after being stationed on the Syrian coast, allegedly in preparation of potential military invasion.
The USS Eisenhower, which has the capacity to hold thousands of men, joined the other warship during the first week of December, ready to launch an American-led military intervention ?within days? if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were to use chemical weapons against the opposition, Time reported. But as the violence escalated in the past few days, the warships took off and headed back to the US.
The US usually has two aircraft carriers stationed in the Persian Gulf at all times, but will only have one deployed this month ? the USS John C. Stennis, which is stationed nowhere near Syria. By recalling the USS Eisenhower and the USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, the US simply outraged its key ally in the region ? Turkey..."
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Of course the ships might have left because the Russian Baltic fleet is heading to Syria, and we didn't want a confrontation...and that was bound to have annoyed Turkey. Next month there will be a meeting between the U.S., Russia and the head of the U.N. They will try to implement what they had agreed to in Geneva. 
Source: http://www.politicalforum.com/latest-world-news/280693-u-s-military-moving-east-new-post.html
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