Australia and the United States have signed an agreement to reinforce cooperation on deployment of U.S. Marines for training in Australia's North Territory, according to the AUSMIN 2013 Joint Communique from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) on Thursday, November 21, 2013.
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U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Mike Kopa, 26, of Woodbridge, Va., second from left, gets some advice from an Australian soldier at Mount Bundey Training Area, Australia in June 2013. |