Marine Corps Sgt. Melvin Paniagua, a platoon sergeant with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, leads an ambush patrol during training at Kangaroo Flats Training Area, NT, Australia, May 26, 2021. Patrolling put small teams of Marines in forward positions to secure objective control points, maintain security and gather information. Patrolling exercises demonstrate proficiency and establishes MRF-D as a postured force, ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Keywords: , ambush, australia, mrf-, operations, patrol, security