Pacific Marines Stories

Lance Cpl. Isaac Hernandez, rifleman, 1st Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, spreads soil around the vegetable patch at the school, here, May 30. Marines with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin helped students with the foundation build a vegetable garden funded by the Consulate General of the United States, Melbourne. MRF-D Marines volunteer at the school every Thursday to help with projects like this and provide mentorship. - Lance Cpl. Isaac Hernandez, rifleman, 1st Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, spreads soil around the vegetable patch at the school, here, May 30. Marines with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin helped students with the foundation build a vegetable garden funded by the Consulate General of the United States, Melbourne. MRF-D Marines volunteer at the school every Thursday to help with projects like this and provide mentorship.

MRF-D Marines and NT students build garden

Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin got their hands dirty as they helped Casuarina Senior College students with the Clontarf Foundation build a vegetable garden, funded by the United States Consulate General, Melbourne, at the school, here, May 30.The Clontarf Foundation engages young indigenous men attending school. The foundation began

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Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck, Jr., commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks with Sgt. Donald Bowley, assault section leader, Weapons Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, during lunch at the Northern Other Rank’s Mess, here, May 28. Glueck flew to Australia to visit MRF-D Marines and tour surrounding military facilities. - Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck, Jr., commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks with Sgt. Donald Bowley, assault section leader, Weapons Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, during lunch at the Northern Other Rank’s Mess, here, May 28. Glueck flew to Australia to visit MRF-D Marines and tour surrounding military facilities.

III MEF CG visits Darwin

Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force, visited Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, here, May 28.His two-day visit consisted of speaking to Marines about the MRF-D initiative at a brief, touring surrounding Australian military facilities and eating lunch with sergeants and below.During his brief,

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A Marine with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, treats a simulated casualty at the third station during a squad competition, here, May 23. MRF-D Marines ran approximately 4.5 miles, stopping only to complete different training exercises at four locations. - A Marine with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, treats a simulated casualty at the third station during a squad competition, here, May 23. MRF-D Marines ran approximately 4.5 miles, stopping only to complete different training exercises at four locations.

MRF-D Marines beat the heat at KFTA

The intense Northern Territory heat and an arduous 4.5-mile run in full combat gear were only some of the obstacles Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, faced as they completed a squad competition, wrapping up their four days in the field, here, May 23.Throughout their run, Marines also

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