February , 2015

"The U.S. is in talks with Australia about "basing" Navy vessels in its main South Pacific ally, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert said, a move that would risk inflaming tensions with China.

"We’re doing a study together with the Australia Defense Force to see what might be feasible for naval cooperation in and around Australia, which might include basing ships," Admiral Greenert said during a speech Tuesday at a university in Canberra."

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