Pentagon Announces Plans to Bulk Up Bases in Guam and Australia to Confront China’s Growing Threat

The Pentagon revealed details of its review of global military posture on Monday Officials said they were deploying fighter and bomber planes to Australia. They also announced that the base on Guam would be upgraded. The island of Guam is the closest U.S. base to mainland China. It is part of an effort to focus the U.S. military on the threat from Beijing The Pentagon plans to improve its bases in Guam and Australia to counter the growing threat from China, officials announced on Monday, after a nine-month review of military resources around the world. But they said that no…