Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bailey Beggs, left, a machine gunner with Combined Anti-Armor Team Red platoon, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, changes the barrel of a M240B machine gun while Staff Sgt. Pedro Hernandez, the platoon sergeant for CAAT Red platoon, MRF-D, inspects the weapon’s iron sights during Exercise Koolendong, Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 29, 2021. Marines with the CAAT Red platoon conducted a live fire scenario at their final objective point for the exercise. Exercises like Koolendong validate MRF-D’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to c


Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bailey Beggs, left, a machine gunner with Combined Anti-Armor Team Red platoon, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, changes the barrel of a M240B machine gun while Staff Sgt. Pedro Hernandez, the platoon sergeant for CAAT Red platoon, MRF-D, inspects the weapon’s iron sights during Exercise Koolendong, Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 29, 2021. Marines with the CAAT Red platoon conducted a live fire scenario at their final objective point for the exercise. Exercises like Koolendong validate MRF-D’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary command and control operations, demonstrating the shared commitment to being ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.


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