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Singapore is a member of the [[Five Power Defence Arrangement]] together with the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and [[Malaysia]]. Designed to replace the former defense role of the British in the Singapore-Malaysia area, the arrangement obligates members to consult in the event of external threat and provides for stationing Commonwealth forces in Singapore.

Singapore has consistently supported a strong U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific region. In [[1990]], the U.S. and Singapore signed a [[Memorandum of Understanding]] (MOU) which allows the U.S. access to Singapore facilities at [[Paya Lebar Airbase]] and the [[Sembawang]] wharves. Under the MOU, a [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] logistics unit was established in Singapore in [[1992]]; U.S. fighter aircraft deploy periodically to Singapore for exercises, and a number of U.S. military vessels visit Singapore. The MOU was amended in [[1999]] to permit U.S. naval vessels to berth at the [[Changi Naval Base]], which was completed in early 2001.

==Training==