From April to October 2024 Headquarters, MRF-D MAGTF deploys to Darwin, Australia, postures for contingency, interoperates and strengthens relationships with regional allies and partners in order to respond to crisis and set conditions for operational tasking.
After completing Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 23.3 as a 60 mm mortar system section leader with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Cpl. Kaleb Waggoner, a native of Ohio, is now an M252 81mm mortar system squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. Upon his return from MRF-D 23.3, he immediately requested orders to 2nd Bn., 5th Marines, so he could redeploy with MRF-D 24.3.
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A new group of Marines and Sailors arrived in the Northern Territory to begin the 13th annual iteration of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin.
U.S. Marines and Sailors with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participated in a rugby clinic with members of the San Diego Legion professional American rugby team at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 23, 2024.
The work for deploying Marines doesn’t start when they first set foot in their destination. The work starts months in advance as they train and rehearse for the possible mission sets they’ll encounter while deployed. As part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2, elements of 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and Combat Logistics Battalion 5, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, were certified during a mission rehearsal exercise, Nov. 27 - Dec. 8, for an upcoming deployment to Australia as part of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin.