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Marines wrap-up exercise Southern Jackaroo 2015

At midday on the culmination of Exercise Southern Jackaroo, various amounts of gunfire could be heard throughout the training area until the battle was done and it was time to prepare for a movement. The battle group consisting of U.S. Marines and Australian soldiers, grabbed their packs, slung their rifles and took their first steps toward their

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Marine Rotational Force - Darwin march for ANZAC Day

The inky sky gradually shifts colors as dawn turns to day. The crowd watches silently as groups of people walk up and place a wreath at the base of the cenotaph. On April 25, the City of Darwin hosted a Dawn Service and Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Day parade to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Australian and New Zealand forces landing

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Marines, Australians attend a ceremony to mark relocation of service flags

Light filters in through floor-length windows in every direction, giving tapestries and furniture a distinct but soft glow. In the lobby stands a group of service members that will march in an array of national and ensign flags.Among the service members, a well-known uniform of crimson red, navy blue and khaki stands out. The uniform belongs to a

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Marines arrive Down Under to train with Australian counterparts

Marines 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, stationed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, arrived April 12 at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Darwin Australia. The Marines arrived to begin the fourth evolution of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 2015. MRF-D is the deployment of U.S. Marines to Darwin and the Northern

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Marines work to send aircraft to Australia

It takes 1,500 hours of cleaning and nearly 20 days to complete breakdown, detailed cleaning, inspection and reassembly of one CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter – and the Marines of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 did it five times over.This process is required when deploying aircraft to Marine Rotational Force-Darwin. The aircraft will be

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Marines and Australians train together in the Top End

Marines slowly edge their way to the firing line as adrenaline courses through their veins. Assuming their firing positions, they insert their magazines and prepare to fire. As the command was given, the sharp crack of rifles could be heard through the jungle as Marines and Australian Soldiers sent rounds downrange towards their targets.Marines

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Australian general welcomes MRF-D aboard

Brig. Gen. John Frewen, 1st Brigade commanding general and senior Australian Defence Force officer for Robertson Barracks, spoke to Marine Rotational Force – Darwin Marines about expectations for the six- and the significance of their presence, here, April 11. Each company formed into perfect alignment and waited for the command to gather around

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Marines increase presence in Australia with third iteration of MRF-D

Service members at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay departed here, March 25, to begin a six-month deployment to Australia’s Northern Territory as part of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin.Approximately 100 Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463) and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24 (MALS-24), as well as four CH-53E Super

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Sallyman raises morale in field

After a long day of training in full gear with temperatures breaking 100 degrees, there’s nothing quite like a cold drink.A chilled refreshment can be hard to come by out in the field, but not when the Sallyman, short for Salvation Army man, drives his truck to training areas all over the Top End simply to deliver iced beverages and snacks to

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MRF-D trains with Aussies, MEU ‘out bush’ during Exercise Koolendong

Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin moved through the extreme heat and dry terrain of the Australian Outback to send rounds flying at a simulated militia group of rebels armed with 82mm mortars, two vehicles and other weaponry. This movement-to-contact exercise was just one of three ranges in which Marines with Lima Company, 3rd

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