Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22 conducted a trans-pacific tactical redeployment (TACREDEPLOY) of forces and equipment, primarily consisting of a team from the aviation combat element (ACE) to further demonstrate the range and quick reaction capability of the MAGTF from 12 – 17 September.“I want to maximize the training value of every event, and take advantage of opportunities allowing us to demonstrate particularly our HADR proficiency in the Indo-Pacific,” explained Colonel Chris Steele, the MRF-D 22 commander, while providing his commander’s intent for the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). “This is also an opportunity to provide once-in-a-lifetime experiences to our Marines and Sailors and that is also important to
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SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QLD, Australia − U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas Clayton, a food service specialist with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, kept the need for Google translator at bay.
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Approximately 1,500 Marines have arrived and are scheduled to participate in the next iteration of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin at Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, April 23.
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U.S. Marines and Australian Defence Force service members provided assistance after Tropical Cyclone Marcus swept through Darwin, NT, Aus., March 19, 2018.
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U.S. Marines and sailors from Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, embarked on the Royal Australian Navy’s Amphibious Assault Ship, Landing Helicopter Dock, HMAS Adelaide (LHD 01), at Port of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on June 16, 2016. Marines and sailors, along with their equipment and a small number of vehicles, will arrive in Adelaide to participate in Exercise Hamel, alongside members of the Australian Army and U.S. Army. Approximately 180 Marines and sailors of MRF-D embarked, marking the first time this size of U.S. Marines have been aboard an Australian vessel since roughly World War II. “This embarkation is a key milestone for not only the Marines and sailors of Alpha Company but
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Marines and sailors with Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force Darwin, simulated casualty evacuations in a training area outside of Roberson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 20, 2016. “We were on a basic patrol,” said Sgt. Joseph R. Slizewski, a rifleman. “A couple hundred meters in one of our guys in the rear stepped on an [improvised explosive device].”Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick L. Perez, a hospital corpsman, acted as the casualty.“I had an amputated left leg, a sucking chest wound on the left side of my chest and a possible traumatic brain injury from the blast,” said Perez, from San Francisco, California. Marines made sure their first priority is to maintain fire superiority at all
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