Tindal RAAF base would benefit greatly from the influx of US forces, and, dare I say it, cash.
And I'd sleep safer knowing that if the Islamics in Indonesia suddenly rose up as one against "the Australian infidels", we'd have more than a few Hornets up north to defend us.
Ya know, I bet the next war we go to is in the Philippines or Indonesia or Malaysia.
That would make Australia a good staging base, Guam is kind of tiny...
That map is funny!
"remote Australia"
"VERY remote Australia"...