Marine Corps Col. David Banning, commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, awaits the command to start the tactical movements for rehearsals, while aboard a Protected Military Vehicle -Medium during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug 25, 2021. Banning observed the rehearsal as Marines and Australian Army soldiers participated in mounted and dismounted attacks 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 thro


Marine Corps Col. David Banning, commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force-Darwin, awaits the command to start the tactical movements for rehearsals, while aboard a Protected Military Vehicle -Medium during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug 25, 2021. Banning observed the rehearsal as Marines and Australian Army soldiers participated in mounted and dismounted attacks 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, are ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.


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