Guam Plan Could Affect Hawaii Military

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President Barack Obama‘s new approach to increasing the U.S. military presence in Guam could affect Hawaii, Bloomberg News reports.

Instead of spending some $21 billion to add to the military there, Obama now wants to relocate Marines from elsewhere in the region — possibly some from Hawaii, according to Bloomberg. 

The administration also plans to send 4,500 Japan-stationed Marines to Guam, as well as 4,000 Marines who would otherwise be in Australia. 

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