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Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26 earns historic milestone certification

Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26 became certified as a Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force for the first time in the rotational force's 15-year history while participating in Exercise Balikatan 26 in May 2026. The five-month certification process began during Exercise Steel Knight 25 and validated MRF-D’s ability to execute their mission essential tasks to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force, allies and partners during their six-month rotational deployment while providing a forward-postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Bryant Rodriguez, Sgt. Kyle Chan, Cpl. Grant Schirmer, Lance Cpl. Andrew Whistler) This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed assets from Adobe Stock: Silent Hunter performed by makesound/stock.adobe.com

July 8, 2026

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Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26 earns historic milestone certification

July 8, 2026 | 4:24

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