San Diego [US], October 6: The Singapore Armed Forces will spend nearly two weeks conducting exercises with US Marines to sharpen their ability to work together in the Indo-Pacific, where there is growing tension over China's threat to invade Taiwan.
The training at Camp Pendleton in Southern California, which will include simulated warfare, will be part of Valiant Mark, an annual exercise held between the two countries. Drills begin on Saturday.
The US and Singapore are not formal military allies. Earlier this year, the Singapore Navy conducted exercises with Chinese warships in the South China Sea. But the US has a long partnership with Singapore, which is home to an American logistics facility that the US Navy uses for resupplies and ship repairs.
Source: Qatar Tribune