Videos

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Holly Sandler, the fire power control team leader with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, explains her team and her role as forward observation for a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration during Exercise Loobye at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 12, 2021. Sandler and the rest of the forward observation team were inserted via an MV-22B Osprey in order to send confirmation of the target hit. Exercises like Loobye demonstrate MRF-D’s ability to conduct operations as a joint force with the Australian Defence Force, execute expeditionary operations, like HIRAIN, and exemplify their mutual dedication to being postured and ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Sarah E. Taggett)

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin conduct a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System rapid infiltration during Exercise Loobye at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 12, 2021. HIRAIN is the process of identifying an enemy target from forward observation points and unmanned aerial vehicles, seizing key terrain for an aerial landing, inserting HIMARS onboard a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, destroying the target and retrograding back to a secure location. Exercise Loobye is a tangible demonstration that the U.S. Marines and the Australian Defence Force are postured to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Colton K. Garrett and Cpl. Sarah E. Taggett)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jonathan Fico, a fires chief with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, explains his team and his role as forward observation for a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration during Exercise Loobye at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 12, 2021. Fico and the rest of the forward observation team were inserted via an MV-22B Osprey in order to send confirmation of the target hit. Exercises like Loobye demonstrate MRF-D’s ability to conduct operations as a joint force with the ADF, execute expeditionary operations, like HIRAIN, and exemplify their mutual dedication to being postured and ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Sarah E. Taggett)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Pusey, a rifleman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, gives an interview during Exercise Darrandarra at Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia, June 15, 2021. The interview provided Cpl. Pusey the opportunity to discuss the purpose of the exercise and training activities that occurred. Darrandarra, meaning “together,” demonstrates the Marine Corps’ ability to operate with the Australian Defence Force and reinforce embassies in response to crises and contingencies in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Colton K. Garrett)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mitchell Limonoff, a rifleman with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, gives an interview during Exercise Darrandarra at Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia, June 15, 2021. The interview provided Sgt. Limonoff the opportunity to discuss the purpose of the exercise and training activities that occurred. Darrandarra, meaning “together,” demonstrates the Marine Corps’ ability to operate with the Australian Defence Force and reinforce embassies in response to crises and contingencies in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Colton K. Garrett)

U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 21, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct a communications exercise (COMMEX) on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 13, 2021. COMMEX provides an opportunity for Marines to reinforce job skills and equipment functionality in preparation for future deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Marcus Melara)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct integrated military operations in urban terrain during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, April 8, 2021. Marines worked in conjunction with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, to secure a mock city to employ the Amphibious Combat Vehicle as part of ITX 3-21. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Gabriel Antwiler)