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U.S. Marines and Navy Hospital Corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, remove simulated casualties from a 7-ton truck while conducting a mass casualty drill during Talisman Sabre 25, in the Northern Territory, Australia, July 21, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian A. Stippey) - U.S. Marines and Navy Hospital Corpsmen with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, remove simulated casualties from a 7-ton truck while conducting a mass casualty drill during Talisman Sabre 25, in the Northern Territory, Australia, July 21, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian A. Stippey)

A medical marvel: supporting the MRF-D MAGTF from Australia to the First Island Chain

When Marines and Sailors deploy to the Indo-Pacific as part of the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF), the mission isn’t just about combat readiness, deterrence, and multinational training. Sustaining that force — keeping more than 2,000 warfighters healthy, safe, and in the fight — depends on a medical capability that can operate anywhere, under any conditions, and alongside any partner. In 2025, MRF-D’s medical team is not only meeting that demand, but they are defining what forward-deployed Health Service Support (HSS) can achieve.

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Coalition medical personnel treat a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 23, 2015. The training familiarized U.S. joint services and partner nations with various techniques and procedures while simultaneously handling multiple casualties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clarence Leake/Released) - Coalition medical personnel treat a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 23, 2015. The training familiarized U.S. joint services and partner nations with various techniques and procedures while simultaneously handling multiple casualties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clarence Leake/Released)

Reserve U.S. Navy Corpsmen Leave Footprint While Deployed

Reserve service members are known for leading two different lives—some are teachers, fire fighters, police officers or even doctors. However, on the weekends when it’s time to put on the uniform of an Airman, Marine, Soldier or Sailor, these reservists are ready to train. Across the nation, reserve units keep their troops ready and operating at a

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