RM2JNBNNC–Amberley, Australia. 25 July, 2022. A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bomber, with the 509th Bomb Wing, taxis for take off during exercise Koolendong 22 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, July 25, 2022 over Australia. Credit: TSgt. Dylan Nuckolls/US Air Force/Alamy Live News
RF2KCC755–Marines fire Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapons.
RM2JNBNNM–Amberley, Australia. 18 July, 2022. U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bombers, with the 509th Bomb Wing, approaches a KC-135 tanker to refuel escorted by Royal Australian Air Force fighter aircraft during exercise Koolendong 22, July 18, 2022 over Australia. Credit: TSgt. Dylan Nuckolls/US Air Force/Alamy Live News
RF2KCCP05–U.S. Marines provide mortar fire.
RMPCGC5C–U.S. Navy Capt. Daniel Dusek, left, the commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), receives a commemorative plaque from Adam Giles, the chief minister of Australia's Northern Territory while Capt. Cathal O' Connor, second from right, the commodore of Amphibious Squadron 11, presents a command coin to David Tollner, the territory's deputy chief minister, Aug. 29, 2013, aboard the ship as it makes a port visit to Darwin, Australia, during exercise Koolendong 2013. Koolendong is an amphibious and live-fire exercise designed to increase interop
RM2MD5YC1–U.S. Marines with Lima Co., 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, patrol towards an objective during company attacks as part of exercise Koolendong 22 at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, July 13, 2022. Exercise Koolendong 22 is a combined and joint force exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Airmen, and Australian Defence Force personnel.
RMWHKM6H–U.S. Marines with the Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, fire an M777 howitzer during Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 27, 2019. Koolendong is a live-fire bilateral exercise conducted to increase interoperability between U.S. Marines and the Australian Defence Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Filca)
RM2MD2RK1–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard Murray, a rifleman with Lima Co., 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, observes an objective during company attacks as part of exercise Koolendong 22 at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, July 12, 2022. Exercise Koolendong 22 is a combined and joint force exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Airmen, and Australian Defence Force personnel.
RMWHKKP4–U.S. Marines with the Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, fire an M777 howitzer during Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 26, 2019. Koolendong is a live-fire bilateral exercise conducted to increase interoperability between U.S. Marines and the Australian Defence Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Filca)
RM2MD5YBB–U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Calvin Higginbottom, an assistant patrol leader with Lima Co., 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, poses for a photo during company attacks as part of exercise Koolendong 22 at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, July 13, 2022. Exercise Koolendong 22 is a combined and joint force exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Airmen, and Australian Defence Force personnel.
RM2CKAYM4–U.S. Marines with Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, and Australian Army members conduct a combined fire support attack during Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, Sept. 8, 2020. Koolendong will exercise the Marine Corps' and Australian Defense Force's ability to conduct a range of crisis response and contingency operations in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lydia Gordon)
RM2MD2RMK–U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Daniel Chiavacci, a platoon commander with Lima Co., 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, communicates over radio during company attacks as part of exercise Koolendong 22 at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, July 12, 2022. Exercise Koolendong 22 is a combined and joint force exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Airmen, and Australian Defence Force personnel.
RMWHKM6K–U.S. Marines with the Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, await to be inserted via MV-22 Ospreys during a company raid in Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 23, 2019. Koolendong is a live-fire bilateral exercise conducted to increase interoperability between U.S. Marines and the Australian Defence Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Filca)
RMDDPKK6–The sun sets over forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is currently participating in Exercise Koolendong with the 31st Marine Expeditiona
RM2CKAYMA–U.S. Marines with Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, destroy a notional target with an AT4 rocket in support of combined fire support attacks during Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, Sept. 8, 2020. Koolendong will exercise the Marine Corps' and Australian Defense Force's ability to conduct a range of crisis response and contingency operations in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lydia Gordon)
RMW0MR01–Marines with Combined Anti-Armored Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, stop to scan for targets while training in maneuvering through a wooded area in a convoy operation at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia on August 8, 2016. The Marines are taking part in Exercise Koolendong 16 and are part of the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin. Photo by Sarah Anderson/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI
RM2D67KE5–U.S. Marines with Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, take a defensive position during the final live-fire range to destroy simulated enemy forces during Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, Sept. 10, 2020. Koolendong will exercise the Marine Corps' and Australian Defense Force's ability to conduct a range of crisis response and contingency operations in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lydia Gordon)
RM2GK750M–An Australian Army Protected Mobility Vehicle – Light is staged during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 21, 2021. The PMV-L was born into service in 2020. Exercises like Koolendong validate MRF-D’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations with combined innovative capabilities and through their shared commitment, ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.
RM2GG4BP4–An Australian Army Protected Mobility Vehicle – Light is staged during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 21, 2021. The PMV-L was born into service in 2020. Exercises like Koolendong validate MRF-D’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations with combined innovative capabilities and through their shared commitment, ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Foster)
RM2GK7PT5–An Australian Army Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle – Medium transports troops before a live fire scenario during Exercise Koolendong, Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 28, 2021. Exercises like Koolendong validate Marine Rotational Force – Darwin’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary command and control operations, demonstrating the shared commitment to being ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.
RM2CKAXFJ–U.S. Marines with Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, and Australian Army members work together to communicate to and direct close air-support to fire at notional enemy locations during Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, Sept. 8, 2020. Koolendong will exercise the Marine Corps' and Australian Defence Force's ability to conduct a range of crisis response and contingency operations in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lydia Gordon)
RM2JNBNNP–Amberley, Australia. 18 July, 2022. U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bombers, with the 509th Bomb Wing, approaches a KC-135 tanker to refuel escorted by Royal Australian Air Force fighter aircraft during exercise Koolendong 22, July 18, 2022 over Australia. Credit: TSgt. Dylan Nuckolls/US Air Force/Alamy Live News
RF2KCCNYG–U.S. Marine picks up rounds to resupply a machine gunner.
RM2D67KEE–U.S. Marines with Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, take a defensive position during the final live-fire range to destroy simulated enemy forces during Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 10, 2020. Koolendong will exercise the Marine Corps' and Australian Defense Force's ability to conduct a range of crisis response and contingency operations in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lydia Gordon)
RM2GK7HRA–Australian Army soldiers with 5 RAR coordinate a sweep of the enemy position while conducting a rehearsal air raid during Exercise Koolendong, Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 26, 2021. Exercises like Koolendong validate Marine Rotational Force - Darwin and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations with combined innovative capabilities; and through their shared commitment, ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.
RMPJ6FHF–Northern Territory, Australia. 4th Sep, 2018. Australian Defence Force members with Charlie Company, 5th Royal Australian Regiment, fire squad automatic weapons during Marine Rotational Force ''“ Darwin's Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, Australia, Aug. 22, 2018. Ex Koolendong consisted of multi-lateral training between the U.S., Australia and French forces and included night raids, platoon and company sized live-fire attacks, the air wing, artillery and mortar live-fire and other elements to show full Marine Air-Ground Task Force capabilities in the region. (Credit I
RM2MD0Y17–U.S. Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22 and Australian Army tactical vehicles, are staged aboard the U.S. Army Logistics Support Vessel-3 “Gen. Brehon B. Somervell”, during exercise Koolendong 22, at Darwin Port, NT, Australia, July 12, 2022 . Exercise Koolendong 22 is a combined and joint force exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Airmen, and Australian Defence Force personnel.
RM2T6DBP5–USS Denver activity 130902
RM2MCXK97–U.S. Army Soldier guides an Australian Army vehicle on a U.S. Army Logistics Support Vessel-3 “Gen. Brehon B. Somervell” during exercise Koolendong 22 at Darwin Port, NT, Australia, July 12, 2022. Exercise Koolendong 22 is a combined and joint force exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Airmen, and Australian Defence Force personnel.
RM2R48FAN–US Marines with a M113AS4 during Exercise Koolendong 2021
RM2MDE9HE–U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (3/5), 1st Marine Division, enter Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, shortly after arrival in support of exercise Koolendong 22, July 22, 2022. 3/5 deployed a rifle company from Southern California to Darwin during the battalion’s readiness exercise, increasing their readiness to serve as part of I Marine Expeditionary Force’s crisis response within the Indo-Pacific region.
RMDDPKKN–The sun sets over forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is currently participating in Exercise Koolendong with the 31st Marine Expeditiona
RMDDPP2H–Amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9) pulls in to Darwin, Australia for a port visit. Denver is on patrol with the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is currently participating in Exercise Koolendong with the 31st Marine Expeditionary
RMW0MR07–Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, attack an objective during a live-fire range movement at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia on August 10, 2016. The Marines are part of Marine Rotational Force Darwin and are taking part in Exercise Koolendong 16. The range also included close air support, mortars, sniper over watch and the Combined Anti-Armored Team. Photo by Sarah Anderson/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI
RMDDRHX7–A Marine with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, waits to begin a movement-to-contact training evolution during Exercise Koolendong, here, Sept. 3. This training evolution is the first of its kind here in w
RMDDRHC3–Lance Cpl. Chance Voth, team leader, 3rd Platoon, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, takes a knee as he prepares to engage a simulated enemy force during Exercise Koolendong, here, Sept. 1. This training ev
RM2JNBNNF–Amberley, Australia. 18 July, 2022. U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bombers, with the 509th Bomb Wing, approaches a KC-135 tanker to refuel escorted by Royal Australian Air Force fighter aircraft during exercise Koolendong 22, July 18, 2022 over Australia. Credit: TSgt. Dylan Nuckolls/US Air Force/Alamy Live News
RME78JYN–U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment conduct a helicopter insert during a live-fire exercise as part of Koolendong 2014 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Australia, Aug. 28, 2014. Koolendong is an amphibious and live-fire exe
RM2GF13GK–Bradshaw Station, Australia. 21st Aug, 2021. Australian Army soldiers with 1st Armored Regiment in Australian Service Light Armored Vehicle during a live-fire exercise at Bradshaw Field Training Area August 21, 2021 in Bradshaw Station, NT, Australia. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News
RM2D67KE6–U.S. Marines with Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, take a defensive position during the final live-fire range to destroy simulated enemy forces during Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 10, 2020. Koolendong will exercise the Marine Corps' and Australian Defense Force's ability to conduct a range of crisis response and contingency operations in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lydia Gordon)
RMPJ6FHD–Northern Territory, Australia. 4th Sep, 2018. Australian Defence Force members with Charlie Company, 5th Royal Australian Regiment, fire squad automatic weapons during Marine Rotational Force ''“ Darwin's Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, Australia, Aug. 22, 2018. Ex Koolendong consisted of multi-lateral training between the U.S., Australia and French forces and included night raids, platoon and company sized live-fire attacks, the air wing, artillery and mortar live-fire and other elements to show full Marine Air-Ground Task Force capabilities in the region. (Credit I
RM2GG4BMW–An Australian M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank and an M113AS4 Armoured Personnel Carrier move towards Objective Crocodile for rehearsals during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug 26, 2021. U.S. Marines and Australian Army soldiers participated in mounted and dismounted attacks during the exercise. Exercises like Koolendong validate Marine Rotational Force-Darwin’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations with combined innovative capabilities; and through their shared commitment, are ready to respond to a crisi
RM2JK573N–July 19, 2022 - RAAF Curtin, Western Australia, Australia - July 19, 2022 - RAAF Curtin, Western Australia, Australia - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dexter Madrigal, a rifleman with 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 22, and Australian Army Pvt. Daniel Rochford, with 16th Battalion, Royal Western Australian Regiment, pose for a photograph under the stars after completing an airfield seizure event as part of exercise Koolendong 22, at Royal Australian Air Force Base Curtin, WA, Australia, July 19, 2022. Exercise Koolendong 22 is a combined a
RME78J6W–U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin assault a simulated enemy position Aug. 21, 2014, in preparation for the final exercise as part of Koolendong 2014 at the Bradshaw Field Training Area in N
RF2A14K50–Anti-tank missileman of the U.S. Marine Corps.
RM2MDE9GP–U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (3/5), 1st Marine Division, deplane a Boeing 777 after arriving at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, in support of exercise Koolendong 22, July 22, 2022. 3/5 deployed a rifle company from Southern California to Darwin during the battalion’s readiness exercise, increasing their readiness to serve as part of I Marine Expeditionary Force’s crisis response within the Indo-Pacific region.
RF2KCCM77–Members of the Australian Army and U.S. Marine Corps working together.
RM2GK7T6X–Two MV-22B Ospreys fly over a tree line at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 29, 2021. The MV-22B Ospreys were transporting U.S. Marines and Australian Army soldiers to an objective point for an aerial assault for Exercise Koolendong. Exercise Koolendong validates Marine Rotational Force – Darwin’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary command and control operations, demonstrating the shared commitment to being ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.
RF2A14K6C–U.S. Marines fire TOW anti-tank missiles and 50 caliber machine gun rounds.
RMPPBGNK–An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268) airlifts an M777 Howitzer from Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, during Marine Rotational Force – Darwin’s Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, Australia, Aug. 25, 2018. This is the first time an Osprey has lifted and moved a Howitzer in an austere environment in Australia and it is the first time an entire artillery battery deployed in support of MRF-D.
RMW0MR04–Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, attack an objective during a live-fire range movement at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia on August 10, 2016. The Marines are part of Marine Rotational Force Darwin and are taking part in Exercise Koolendong 16. The range also included close air support, mortars, sniper over watch and the Combined Anti-Armored Team. Photo by Sarah Anderson/U.S. Marine Corps/UPI
RM2GF13KJ–Bradshaw Station, Australia. 21st Aug, 2021. Australian Army soldiers with 1st Armored Regiment in Australian Service Light Armored Vehicle during a live-fire exercise at Bradshaw Field Training Area August 21, 2021 in Bradshaw Station, NT, Australia. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News
RM2GG4BNG–Australian M113AS4 Armoured Personnel Carriers wait for the command to move towards Objective Crocodile for rehearsals during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug 26, 2021. U.S. Marines and Australian Army soldiers participated in mounted and dismounted attacks during the exercise. Exercises like Koolendong validate Marine Rotational Force-Darwin’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations with combined innovative capabilities; and through their shared commitment, are ready to respond to a crisis or contingen
RME78J99–U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin work as a unit to overtake objectives Aug. 21, 2014, during a live-fire exercise as part of Koolendong 2014 at the Bradshaw Field Training Area in Northern
RM2GK7T5Y–An MV-22B Osprey flies over a tree line at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 29, 2021. The MV-22B Osprey was transporting U.S. Marines and Australian Army soldiers to an objective point for an aerial assault for Exercise Koolendong. Exercise Koolendong validates Marine Rotational Force – Darwin’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary command and control operations, demonstrating the shared commitment to being ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.
RF2A14K6A–U.S. Marines fire TOW anti-tank missiles and 50 caliber machine gun rounds.
RMPPBGNC–An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268) airlifts an M777 Howitzer from Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, during Marine Rotational Force – Darwin’s Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, Australia, Aug. 25, 2018. This is the first time an Osprey has lifted and moved a Howitzer in an austere environment in Australia and it is the first time an entire artillery battery deployed in support of MRF-D.
RM2GF13H3–Bradshaw Station, Australia. 21st Aug, 2021. An Australian Army soldier with 1st Armored Regiment is silhouetted by the sun in the turret of an Australian Service Light Armored Vehicle during a live-fire exercise at Bradshaw Field Training Area August 21, 2021 in Bradshaw Station, NT, Australia. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News
RMDDGT5R–A US Marine door gunner searches for targets aboard a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during live-fire training as part of Exercise Koolendong September 2, 2013 in the Northern Territory, Australia.
RM2GG4BMF–An Australian Army soldier moves into the prone position after dismounting an M113AS4 Armoured AS4 Armoured Personnel Carrier during rehearsals during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug 26, 2021. U.S. Marines and Australian Army soldiers participated in mounted and dismounted attacks during the exercise. Exercises like Koolendong validate Marine Rotational Force-Darwin’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations with combined innovative capabilities; and through their shared commitment, are ready to respond
RME78J92–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter drops off Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin Aug. 21, 2014, during a live-fire exercise as part of Koolendong 2014 at the Bradshaw Field Training
RME78HJH–U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin assault an enemy position during Koolendong 2014 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Australia, Aug. 16, 2014. Koolendong is an amphibious and live-fire exerc
RM2GK7T71–An MV-22B Osprey flies over an escarpment at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 29, 2021. The MV-22B Osprey was transporting U.S. Marines and Australian Army soldiers to an objective point for an aerial assault for Exercise Koolendong. Exercise Koolendong validates Marine Rotational Force – Darwin’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary command and control operations, demonstrating the shared commitment to being ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.
RF2A14K66–U.S. Marines fire TOW anti-tank missiles and 50 caliber machine gun rounds.
RM2GK75K9–An Australian Service Light Armored Vehicle fires its weapon at a target during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Aug. 21, 2021. 1st ARMD Regt. prepared for the exercise by zeroing their weapons during a live fire range. Exercise Koolendong validates Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary command and control operations, demonstrating the shared commitment to being ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.
RMG403WT–U.S. Corpsmen and Marines conduct a mass casualty drill.
RMDDPNWK–Colonel John E. Merna, the commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Prince George County, Md.,
RMG403AH–U.S. Marines guide a Humvee onto USS Bonhomme Richard.
RMDDT2YD–3M 6000 series respirator onboard forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the
RMG403AF–Marines fire a 120mm mortar.
RMPPBGN9–Marines with Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, prepare their M777 Howitzer for aerial lift by an MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268) during Marine Rotational Force – Darwin’s Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, Australia, Aug. 25, 2018. This is the first time an Osprey has lifted and moved a Howitzer in the field in Australia and it is the first time an entire artillery battery deployed in support of MRF-D.
RMG403AB–Marines and Sailors offload from a MV-22 Osprey.
RMG4038K–U.S. Marine fires an M777A2 howitzer.
RM2GG4BND–An Australian M113AS4 Aurmored Personnel Carrier moves towards Objective Bobcat for rehearsals during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug 26, 2021. U.S. Marines and Australian Army soldiers participated in mounted and dismounted attacks during the exercise. Exercises like Koolendong validate Marine Rotational Force-Darwin’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations with combined innovative capabilities; and through their shared commitment, are ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific r
RMPH190X–An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268) airlifts an M777 Howitzer from Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, during Marine Rotational Force – Darwin’s Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, Australia, Aug. 25, 2018. This is the first time an Osprey has lifted and moved a Howitzer in an austere environment in Australia and it is the first time an entire artillery battery deployed in support of MRF-D. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)
RM2GK75NT–Australian Service Light Armored Vehicles shoot at targets during a live-fire range at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 21, 2021. 1st Armored Regiment used this range to zero their weapons in preparation for Exercise Koolendong. Exercise Koolendong validates Marine Rotational Force – Darwin’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary command and control operations, demonstrating the shared commitment to being ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.
RMDDT2YX–3M 6000 series respirator onboard forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the
RMDDRF26–Marines with Weapons Co., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marines Expeditionary Unit, fire the Expeditio
RMPPBGNA–Marines with Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, prepare their M777 Howitzer for aerial lift by an MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268) during Marine Rotational Force – Darwin’s Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, Australia, Aug. 25, 2018. This is the first time an Osprey has lifted and moved a Howitzer in the field in Australia and it is the first time an entire artillery battery deployed in support of MRF-D.
RMPH190M–An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268) airlifts an M777 Howitzer from Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, during Marine Rotational Force – Darwin’s Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, Australia, Aug. 25, 2018. This is the first time an Osprey has lifted and moved a Howitzer in an austere environment in Australia and it is the first time an entire artillery battery deployed in support of MRF-D. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)
RM2JH016T–U.S. Army Soldier guides an Australian Army vehicle on a U.S. Army Logistics Support Vessel-3 “Gen. Brehon B. Somervell” during exercise Koolendong 22 at Darwin Port, NT, Australia, July 12, 2022. Exercise Koolendong 22 is a combined and joint force exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Airmen, and Australian Defence Force personnel. (U.S. Army photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Teresa Kasper)
RM2GG4BMA–A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System assigned to Marine Rotational Force - Darwin conducts an emergency fire mission rehearsal during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 25, 2021. An emergency fire mission consists of HIMARS receiving a target location, convoying to a firing point, firing a payload and retrograding to a safe location. Exercise Koolendong validates MRF-D’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations with combined innovative capabilities; and through their shared commitment, ready to respond
RM2GK75MA–An Australian Service Light Armored Vehicle fires at targets during a live-fire range at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 21, 2021. 1st Armored Regiment used this range to zero their weapons in preparation for Exercise Koolendong. Exercise Koolendong validates Marine Rotational Force – Darwin’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary command and control operations, demonstrating the shared commitment to being ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.
RMDDREWN–Marines with Company E., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marines Expeditionary Unit, bound forward durin
RMPPBGNB–Gunnery Sgt. Osman Lima with Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, checks the M777 Howitzer before it is aerial-lifted by an MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268) during Marine Rotational Force – Darwin’s Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, Australia, Aug. 25, 2018. This is the first time an Osprey has lifted and moved a Howitzer in the field in Australia and it is the first time an entire artillery battery deployed in support of MRF-D.
RM2GG4BME–A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System assigned to Marine Rotational Force - Darwin aims it’s launcher while conducting an emergency fire mission rehearsal during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 25, 2021. An emergency fire mission consists of HIMARS receiving a target location, convoying to a firing point, firing a payload and retrograding to a safe location. Exercise Koolendong validates MRF-D’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations with combined innovative capabilities; and through their shared c
RM2GK75MJ–A group of Australian Service Light Armored Vehicles line up to prepare for a live-fire range at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 21, 2021. 1st Armored Regiment used this range to zero their weapons in preparation for Exercise Koolendong. Exercise Koolendong validates Marine Rotational Force – Darwin’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary command and control operations, demonstrating the shared commitment to being ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.
RM2GK7FRG–Australian Army Soldier Capt. Benjamin Peterson, tank officer instructor at the school of armour, observes the convoy of armoured vehicles before starting the movements for rehearsal of live fore ranges during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug 25, 2021. Peterson was the safety officer for the mounted and dismounted attacks by the armoured vehicles during the exercise. Exercises like Koolendong validate MRF-D’s and the ADF’s ability to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations with combined innovative capabilities; and through their shared commitment,
RM2MCGWAK–The Logistics Support Vessel-3 “Gen. Brehon B. Somervell” assigned to the Transportation Company Pacific-Provisional, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, underway to support Exercise Koolendong 22 in Darwin, Australia. Exercise Koolendong 2022 is a combined and joint exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Airmen, and Australian Defence Force personnel. (Photo by Chief Warrant 2 Teresa Kasper, 168th Transportation Detachment (LSV-3), TCP-P.)
RM2MCBDCR–The Logistics Support Vessel-3 “Gen. Brehon B. Somervell” assigned to the Transportation Company Pacific-Provisional, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, travels in support of Koolendong 2022, Darwin, Australia. Exercise Koolendong 2022 is a combined and joint exercise focused on expeditionary advanced base operations conducted by U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Airmen, and Australian Defence Force personnel. (Photo by Chief Warrant 2 Teresa Kasper, 168th Transportation Detachment (LSV-3), TCP-P.)
RMDDREX0–Lance Cpl. John Ready, an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle gunner for Company E., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines,
RM2MDE9H5–U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (3/5), 1st Marine Division, are inspected by Australian Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment upon arrival at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, in support of exercise Koolendong 22, July 22, 2022. 3/5 deployed a rifle company from Southern California to Darwin during the battalion’s readiness exercise, increasing their readiness to serve as part of I Marine Expeditionary Force’s crisis response within the Indo-Pacific region.
RMPPBGNG–Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268) hook up an M777 Howitzer from Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, to an MV-22 Osprey during Marine Rotational Force – Darwin’s Exercise Koolendong at Mount Bundey Training Area, Australia, Aug. 25, 2018. This is the first time an Osprey has lifted and moved a Howitzer in an austere environment in Australia and it is the first time an entire artillery battery deployed in support of MRF-D.
RM2GK7T83–Australian Army soldiers and U.S. Marines maintain communications supporting an aerial assault during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 29, 2021. Australian Defence Force Members worked with U.S. Marines to conduct a simulated aerial assault during the exercise. Exercise Koolendong validates Marine Rotational Force - Darwin and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary command and control operations, demonstrating the shared commitment to being ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.
RM2GK75M3–An Australian Army soldier with 1st Armored Regiment observes a firing line from an Australian Service Light Armored Vehicle during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Aug. 21, 2021. 1st ARMD Regt. prepared for the exercise by zeroing their weapon during a live fire range. Exercise Koolendong validates Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary command and control operations, demonstrating the shared commitment to being ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.
RM2GK6J5F–Leaders of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and of the Australian Army discuss training events for Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 16, 2021. U.S. Marines and Australian Army forces hosted leaders from Forces Command to observe units training within Exercise Koolendong to show interoperability between the Australian Defence Force and the Marine Corps. Exercise Koolendong validates MRF-D’s and the ADF’s ability to conduct expeditionary command and control operations, demonstrating the shared commitment to being ready to respond to a crisis or contingency
RM2GK7HPP–U.S. Marines with Company A., 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, provide supporting fires while conducting a rehearsal air raid during Exercise Koolendong, Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 26, 2021. Exercises like Koolendong validate MRF-D and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations with combined innovative capabilities, and through their shared commitment, ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.
RM2GG4BKW–A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System assigned to Marine Rotational Force - Darwin aims it’s launcher while conducting an emergency fire mission rehearsal during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 25, 2021. An emergency fire mission consists of HIMARS receiving a target location, convoying to a firing point, firing a payload and retrograding to a safe location. Exercise Koolendong validates MRF-D’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations with combined innovative capabilities; and through their shared c
RM2GK7T76–An Australian Army soldier looks on as an AH-1Z Viper makes a reconnaissance pass over the objective during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 29, 2021. Australian Defence Force Members worked with U.S. Marines to conduct an aerial assault simulation. Exercise Koolendong validates Marine Rotational Force - Darwin and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary command and control operations, demonstrating the shared commitment to being ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.
RM2GK7HPH–A U.S. Marine Corps crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, observes terrain from the back of an MV-22B Osprey during Exercise Koolendong, Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 26, 2021. Exercises like Koolendong validate MRF-D's and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations with combined innovative capabilities; and through their shared commitment, ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.
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