Palau,” said the nation of 22,000 was open to hosting land bases, port facilities and airfields ... presence in Palau to help patrol its vast marine reserve, which covers an area of ocean ...

Marine Corps Engineer Detachment Palau 24.1 has made efforts to restore ... US military's expanding footprint as it recognizes more bases may be needed to counter China's military build-up.

Palau reefs are hosts to over 300 species of coral, nine species of sea grass, and 2,000 species of fish. Each member of this ecosystem depends the others to survive. When one piece of the link is ...