Keywords: marine marine rotational force-darwin marinerotationalforcedarwin mrf-d mrfd usmc darwin australian capital territory australiancapitalterritory australia au U.S. Marines with the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, arrive in Darwin, Australia to begin preparation for exercise Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) on April 13, 2016. MRF-D was a six-month deployment of Marines into Darwin, Australia, where they conducted exercises and trained with the Australian Defense Forces, strengthening the U.S.-Australia alliance. (Australian Defense Force photo by ABIS Kayla Hayes) U.S. Marines with the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, arrive in Darwin, Australia to begin preparation for exercise Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) on April 13, 2016. MRF-D was a six-month deployment of Marines into Darwin, Australia, where they conducted exercises and trained with the Australian Defense Forces, strengthening the U.S.-Australia alliance. (Australian Defense Force photo by ABIS Kayla Hayes) |