U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, June 4, 2011. DOD photo by Cherie CulleGates: U.S. Asia-Pacific Presence To Grow -- UPI
SINGAPORE, June 6 (UPI) -- While the number of U.S. service personnel stationed in Asia may drop, the United States will increase its military activity in the area, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in Singapore.
At the same time the United States will seek to boost military cooperation with Asian nations, including more joint military exercises, Gates said in a speech to the 10th Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual Asian security summit hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
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