The three strategic objectives listed in the 2020 defence update looked like overreach. They now look credible thanks to Australia’s new partnership in AUKUS.
Not many people know that the marching song of the 1st Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps is Waltzing Matilda. They picked it up in 1942 when training in Victoria for World War II.
What other Australian tunes might US units adopt when training in Australia in the future?
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Peter Leahy is a retired Chief of Army, and Professor and foundation Director of the National Security Institute at the University of Canberra
