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Australian Army Soldiers with Battle Group Waratah, 8th Brigade, perform synchronized combat arms training with U.S. Marines during exercise Southern Jackaroo on Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, May 23, 2016. Exercise Southern Jackaroo allowed the Australian Army to train realistically side by side with one another. MRF-D Home Page MRF-D Facebook
U.S. Marines conduct platoon live fire
Lance Cpl. Nick Quets, team leader, conducts platoon live fire at Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, May 22, 2016. The live fire and maneuver was part of Exercise Southern Jackaroo, a combined training opportunity during Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D). MRF-D is a six-month rotational deployment of Marines to Darwin, Australia to conduct exercises and train with the Australian Defence Forces, strengthening the U.S.-Australia alliance. MRF-D Home Page MRF-D Facebook
U.S. Marines, Mongolian Soldiers conduct Small Boat Riverine Training Course during Khaan Quest 2016
U.S. Marine Sgt. Nate Hitchcock, assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, demonstrates proper hand gestures and signals to members of the Mongolian Armed Forces while aboard a Combat Rubberized Raid Craft (CRRC) during a small boat riverine training course. The small boat riverine training course is part of KQ16 and is the continuation of a basic water survival course to familiarize MAF soldiers with different survival tactics that can be used during their deployment or U.N. missions.
Shootin' on a Ship
U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 16.2 conduct pre-qualification for Marine Corps M9 Pistol Qualification Table 4 on USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2), May 20, 2016. The Navy-Marine Corps team is dedicated to maintaining a flexible and effective force in readiness to ensure the security and stability of the Asia-Pacific region. Koa Moana Photos
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment deploy to Ojojihara Maneuver Area in Sendai, Japan, to conduct Artillery Relocation Training Program 16-1, May 7-29, 2016. ARTP is a Japan-funded, routine training exercise that allows Marines with 3rd BN, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, to conduct live-fire training. ARTP is special because it allows Marines to conduct the training they require to maintain their skills in expeditionary readiness and it also provides a means to interact with their local Japanese neighbors.

 

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Task Force Koa Moana teaches non-lethal capabilities in Timor Leste

By Cpl. William Hester | June 9, 2016

Part of the U.S. Marine Corps’ reputation as professional warriors come from the ability to understand and execute the ethically correct levels of force continuum, the fine lines and details that decide the amount of force required to handle any conflict with techniques ranging from verbal to lethal.Marines from 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III MORE
Cobra Pilot is first to complete Aviator Immersion Program

By Cpl. Kimberlyn Adams | June 9, 2016

Capt. Jason Grimes, an AH-1Z Cobra pilot with Marine Light Attack Squadron (HMLA) 369 and a Hibbing, Minnesota, native, is the first pilot to complete the two-month Aviator Immersion Program in Bridgeport, California.As part of the program, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39 sends pilots to Bridgeport to train alongside infantry battalions so they may MORE
VMM-364 conducts confined area landings

By PFC. Liah Kitchen | June 2, 2016

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 364 “Purple Foxes” practiced section and division confined area landings at Holtville Airfield, California, May 20. MORE

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