Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, set up a 180-degree security perimeter after a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter leaves a landing zone May 22 at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. Two CH-53Es with Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, MRF-D each picked up and transported approximately 140 Marines from Robertson Barracks to MBTA to begin Exercise Predator Walk. The exercise is a three-week bilateral training evolution with the Australian Army and enables Marines to become familiar with and improve their knowledge


Marines with Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, set up a 180-degree security perimeter after a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter leaves a landing zone May 22 at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. Two CH-53Es with Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, MRF-D each picked up and transported approximately 140 Marines from Robertson Barracks to MBTA to begin Exercise Predator Walk. The exercise is a three-week bilateral training evolution with the Australian Army and enables Marines to become familiar with and improve their knowledge of the Australians’ technical and tactical procedures and standard operating procedures to strengthen interoperability. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reba James/Released) Marines make sure movement is smooth in the Australian skies 150522-M-HL954-567


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