US Military Concludes Massive Drill in Western Pacific

The U.S. military has conducted a major joint exercise in western Pacific waters. The exercise comes amid rising concern about encounters involving China and other countries in disputed waters of the East and South China Sea, and airstrikes against Islamic militants in Syria. As the U.S. military prepared for an air strike on Syria, more than 18,000 personnel from the army, navy, air force and marine corps on Tuesday wrapped up participation in the U.S. military's largest joint...

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