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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.

A U.S. Marine with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 2018 handles a crocodile during a welcome aboard brief at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, Australia, April 12.

Marines land down under for MRF-D 2018

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.

US Marines, ADF service members aid community during Tropical Cyclone Marcus aftermath

US Marines and ADF service members aid Australian community following Tropical Cyclone Marcus aftermath

U.S. Marines and Australian Defence Force service members provided assistance after Tropical Cyclone Marcus swept through Darwin, NT, Aus., March 19, 2018.

U.S. Marines, Australian soldiers and Australian sailors stand at attention for the lowering of the Australian flag aboard the HMAS Adelaide at Port of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, June 16, 2016. This marks the first time Marines and sailors from Marine Rotational Force - Darwin have embarked in such numbers on an Australian HMAS. This opportunity allows for MRF-D to expand the partnership capabilities with our Australian allies. The Marines are with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, MRF-D.

MRF-D Marines and Sailors set sail on HMAS Adelaide

U.S. Marines and sailors from Company A, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force

Australian Army Pvt. Jayden S. Oldride and U.S. Marine Cpl. Ernesto Argote, combat engineers, search through the thicket at Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 19, 2016. U.S. Marine and Australian Army combat engineers conducted clearing training to find improvised explosive device and caches. Marine Rotational Force - Darwin is a six-month deployment of Marines into Darwin, Australia, where they will conduct exercises and train with the Australian Defence Forces, strengthening the U.S.-Australia alliance. Oldride, from Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia, is with 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, 1st Brigade. Argote, from Los Angeles, California, is with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, MRF-D.

Man down: MRF-D simulates casualty evacuation

Marines and sailors with Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, watch a traditional Aboriginal dance during the Welcome to Country Ceremony on Robertson Barracks, Darwin, Australia on April 22, 2016. Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D) is a six-month deployment of Marines into Darwin, Australia, where they will conduct exercises and train with the Australian Defence Forces, strengthening the U.S.-Australia alliance.

Marines down under: 1st Battalion 1st Marines sets footprint kicking off MRF-D 2016

Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, stationed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton,

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Clarissa Verastegui and Cpl. Jordy Reyna place wreaths at the unveiling of a giant clam conservation awareness display Sept. 7 at the Territory Wildlife Park, Berry Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. Marines and sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin volunteered since the beginning of their six-month rotation in Australia to contribute to the park as part of their involvement with the local community. Beyond purely military training, Marines’ participation in engagements throughout the Northern Territory shows their appreciation for Australia’s welcome. Verastegui is a warehouse clerk with Combat Logistics Detachment – 1, MRF-D, and a native of Laredo, Texas. Reyna is a flight equipment technician with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, MRF-D and a native of Humble, Texas.

US Marines awarded for work in Australia

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463,

Participants listen as a Larrakia Aboriginal Nation elder Bilawarra Lee speaks Aug. 29 at Larrakeyah Barracks, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, before the start of Exercise Kowari 15. Kowari is a trilateral environmental survival training opportunity hosted by Australia and includes forces from Australia, China and the U.S. simultaneously. Environmental survival training in the Australian Outback offers a unique training opportunity in the Pacific.

Australians welcome participants at the Exercise Kowari 15 opening ceremony

The Australian Defence Force, along with an elder from the Larrakia Aboriginal Nation, formally

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