Barunga Festival 2026: Marines gain cultural experience in the outback of the Northern Territory

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26 hold spears gifted to them by Esther Bulumbara, the senior traditional owner of Bagala clan lands, at the Barunga Festival 2026 closing ceremony in Barunga, Northern Territory, Australia, June 7, 2026.

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U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Chase Fortier/Released 260607-M-IU023-1003.JPG

Jun 26, 2026

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26 hold spears gifted to them by Esther Bulumbara, the senior traditional owner of Bagala clan lands, at the Barunga Festival 2026 closing ceremony in Barunga, Northern Territory, Australia, June 7, 2026. MRF-D is a six-month forward deployment in Australia that strengthens combined interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and provides rapid crisis-response options for the joint force across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Chase Fortier)

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