The United States Marine Corps has announced that they are planning a reduction of their force from 202,000 troops to 182,000 troops over the next 10 years. However, as the Marine Corps goes through their restructuring of its Pacific Force, it seems highly likely the Hawaii would receive an additional 1,000 Marines from one of its base in Okinawa. There are currently 8,000 Marines and 9,000 dependents on Okinawa, and the majority of them will be relocated to a base on Guam. No official word has been released by the Marine Corps as to if and when these Marines would be moved to the Hawaiian islands.
