Tom Corben is a research fellow with the foreign policy and defense program of the University of Sydney's United States Studies Center.
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An E-2D Hawkeye plane approaches U.S. aircraft carrier John C. Stennis during the 2016 Exercise Malabar off Okinawa: This year, Australia will host the naval drill for the first time. © Reuters
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