Keywords: usmc marines marine corps marinecorps pacific marine rotational force – darwin 2016 marinerotationalforce–darwin2016 mrf-d 2016 mrfd2016 deployment 6-month rotation 6monthrotation 1st battalion 1stbattalion 1st marine regiment 1stmarineregiment 1st marines 1stmarines new caledonia newcaledonia training exercise bilateral our partners ourpartners u.s. and french alliance usandfrenchalliance allies combined forces combinedforces mates french armed forces frencharmedforces french army frencharmy soldiers infantry americal 16 americal16 nautical commando course nauticalcommandocourse amphibious water survival watersurvival exchange mangrove transport mud river water raft riverwaterraft noumea nc outdoor U.S. Marines Corps 1st Lt. Ian M. Cameron, left, an infantry officer, and Cpl. Alfredo Ibarra, right, a rifleman, transport ammo through mangroves during a French Armed Forces Nautical Commando Course in Noumea, New Caledonia, Aug. 22, 2016. The course is a part of Exercise AmeriCal 16, a bilateral training exercise designed to enhance mutual combat capabilities and improve relations between the U.S. Marine Corps and the French Armed Forces. Cameron, from Rochester, Minnesota, and Ibarra, from Laredo, Texas, are with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Carlos Cruz Jr./released) www.dvidshub.net U.S. Marines Corps 1st Lt. Ian M. Cameron, left, an infantry officer, and Cpl. Alfredo Ibarra, right, a rifleman, transport ammo through mangroves during a French Armed Forces Nautical Commando Course in Noumea, New Caledonia, Aug. 22, 2016. The course is a part of Exercise AmeriCal 16, a bilateral training exercise designed to enhance mutual combat capabilities and improve relations between the U.S. Marine Corps and the French Armed Forces. Cameron, from Rochester, Minnesota, and Ibarra, from Laredo, Texas, are with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Carlos Cruz Jr./released) www.dvidshub.net |