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The US has dispatched the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the USS Tripoli from bases in Japan to the Middle East, involving roughly 5,000 Marines. The move has provoked Japanese concern that US bases in Okinawa are being used as unconsulted attack hubs, creating domestic political pressure and broader strategic tensions for the US‑Japan alliance.
