Mission accomplished | US Marines, allies complete Tongan exercise
    September 21, 2015 — The sun reaches its zenith as U.S. Marines and their partner-nation soldiers go on day-long patrols, wading through chest-high rivers, impassable marshes and dense tropical vegetation. Their objectives lie in distance, promising to be safe havens as long as they keep a 360-degree security setup while they patrol and keep constant vigilance. MORE 
                
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                Exercise Kowari 2015 concludes in Darwin, Australia
    September 21, 2015 — The trilateral survival training exercise Kowari 2015, hosted by the Australian Defence Force and involving U.S. Marine Corps and Army, Australian Army and People’s Liberation Army personnel formally concluded at a graduation and closing ceremony Sept. 12 at Larrakeyah Barracks, the Northern Territory, Australia. MORE 
                
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                US Marines awarded for work in Australia
    September 7, 2015 — U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin attended the unveiling of a conservation and awareness display for threatened giant clams Sept. 7 at the Territory Wildlife Park in Berry Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.The Marines and sailors with MRF-D have MORE 
                
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