{"id":140858,"date":"2024-03-28T21:16:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T22:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=140858"},"modified":"2024-03-30T02:52:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T02:52:56","slug":"u-s-marines-sailors-arrive-in-darwin-for-13th-iteration-of-mrf-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=140858","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Marines, Sailors arrive in Darwin for 13th iteration of MRF-D"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DARWIN, NT, AUSTRALIA — <\/span><\/p>\n

DARWIN, NT, Australia \u2013 A new group of Marines and Sailors arrived in the Northern Territory to begin the 13th annual iteration of Marine Rotational Force \u2013 Darwin.<\/p>\n

Led by a California-based Marine infantry regiment for the third year in a row, this year\u2019s Marine Air-Ground Task Force brings approximately 2,000 U.S. Marines and Sailors to Australia\u2019s Northern Territory for a series of exercises and training events alongside the Australian Defence Force.<\/p>\n

Part of a 25-year agreement made in 2011, the six-month deployments advance shared security objectives identified in the Australian United States Force Posture Initiatives. The deployment has grown in scale and complexity each year, enhancing our Alliance\u2019s capabilities and ability to work together, and improving our combined capacity to respond to crises and contingencies in the Indo-Pacific region. MRF-D remains a key touchpoint of the Australia-U.S. security Alliance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Marines and Sailors of Marine Rotational Force \u2013 Darwin are honored and excited to continue the legacy of cooperation and interoperability with our Australian Defence Force brothers and sisters,\u201d said U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brian T. Mulvihill, the commanding officer of MRF-D 24.3. <\/p>\n

\u201cOur strong Alliance contributes to stability in the region and enables the readiness of our forces to respond to any crisis or contingency that arises.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Participants will conduct operations across a full spectrum of missions including expeditionary operations, geographically distributed communications, non-combatant evacuation operations, embassy reinforcements, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and rapid projection of combat power.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese rotations not only help build interoperability between the ADF and the U.S., but also serve to increase regional cooperation with partner nations in the Indo-Pacific,\u201d said Australian Navy Capt. Mitchell Livingstone, the commanding officer of Headquarters Northern Command. As in previous rotations, this year\u2019s MRF-D exercise schedule will incorporate security partners from throughout the Pacific Islands and the broader region. Training events will occur throughout Australia and various countries in the region through the end of MRF-D 24.3\u2019s rotation in October.<\/p>\n

The Australia-U.S. Alliance is an anchor of peace, security, and stability in the Indo-Pacific. Our nations share key objectives: increasing combined capabilities, promoting a stable and secure Indo-Pacific region, and strengthening their ability to respond to humanitarian crises, natural disasters, and contingencies.<\/p>\n

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