9,000 Marines will be deployed from Okinawa to Guam , Hawaii and Australia . This is a pact to reduce U.S. troops in Okinawa , easing local tensions . Cronin : The agreement also balances the military situation in the Asia - Pacific region . Cronin : There are good reasons for retaining but dispersing U.S. military forces throughout the region . U.S. presence helps preserve order , influence in the fast - growing region .
9,000 Marines will be deployed from Okinawa to Guam , Hawaii and Australia . This is a pact to reduce U.S. troops in Okinawa , easing local tensions . Cronin : The agreement also balances the military situation in the Asia - Pacific region . Cronin : U.S. presence helps preserve order , influence in the fast - growing region .