US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper said on Wednesday that the United States wanted to invest in more bases in the Asia-Pacific, adding to its China containment activities in the region, after saying earlier this month that the US hoped to deploy intermediate-range missiles there. The Marine Corps and attached Navy corpsmen suffered total casualties of 23,160 killed or missing and 67,199 wounded. A group of South Korean students has stormed a US Army base in Seoul in a protest over a traffic accident last month which killed two schoolgirls. A US embassy spokeswoman in Manila condemned the incident, declaring it a "brutal act of terrorism". Asia Report. The Pentagon confirmed that one US soldier was dead and another was injured in the incident, which happened around 2100 local time (1300 GMT). In vid, you can see Syrian armed men firing at US vehicles but not clear if U.S. soldiers opened fire earlier. The US military has a huge footprint across south-east Asia and the Pacific, particularly in Japan and South Korea. The expansion of the US military into Asia-Pacific is not just about power, but also about profit. “What I want to do is reallocate forces,” Esper said when asked about cutting troops in Afghanistan. The total dead or missing were 41,592 for all U.S. Army ground troops in the Pacific and southeast Asia, with another 145,706 wounded. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Saturday at the Reagan National Defense Forum said that he wants to prioritize the deployment of US forces to the Asia-Pacific region from other areas, including Afghanistan, Bloomberg news agency reported. Thai troops show off different snakes inhabiting their home country during training for soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division on March 6, 2020, at Camp Friendship, Korat, Thailand. The worry for Asia-Pacific countries is that precedents are being set. Human Rights activists said that U.S. troops shot dead a Syrian soldier after he had fired his gun in the air. Without question: US military expansion in the Asia-Pacific. Sailors on board both US aircraft carriers in the Pacific have tested positive to coronavirus, sparking fears the Navy could become crippled in the region. The US Army is exploring ways to gain a better foothold in the Indo-Pacific region and looking at new and longer soldier deployments there as one avenue for achieving this goal. The US Army is exploring ways to gain a better foothold in the Indo-Pacific region and looking at new and longer soldier deployments there as one avenue for achieving this goal. US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper said on Wednesday that the United States wanted to invest in more bases in the Asia-Pacific, adding to its China containment activities in the region, after saying earlier this month that the US hoped to deploy intermediate-range missiles there. A decade ago, it would have been unthinkable for the US to even mention the thought of US forces leaving South Korea. The U.S. would reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan to 8,600 within 135 days and complete withdrawal within 14 months in line with the agreement, according to the joint declaration. Colonel Yapching did … Radio storytelling and community empowerment in Philippines Ampatuan massacre justice aftermath with more fear of warlords, corruption. The students attacked American troops at the Yongsan Base in the latest violent explosion of anger since the girls were crushed to death by an armoured vehicle taking part in a training mission.