Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and French Armed Forces soldiers with 92nd Infantry Regiment, French Army, jump into the ocean during a French Armed Forces Nautical Commando Course off the coast of Noumea, New Caledonia, August 15, 2016. The course is a part of Exercise AmeriCal 16, a bilateral training exercise designed to enhance mutual combat capabilities and improve relations with our partners by exchanging a Marine Corps and French Armed Forces infantry platoon. While the Marines are in New Caledonia, the French infantry platoon traveled to Australia to partic

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Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and French Armed Forces soldiers with 92nd Infantry Regiment, French Army, jump into the ocean during a French Armed Forces Nautical Commando Course off the coast of Noumea, New Caledonia, August 15, 2016. The course is a part of Exercise AmeriCal 16, a bilateral training exercise designed to enhance mutual combat capabilities and improve relations with our partners by exchanging a Marine Corps and French Armed Forces infantry platoon. While the Marines are in New Caledonia, the French infantry platoon traveled to Australia to participate in Exercise Koolendong 16 with and Australian forces. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Carlos Cruz )

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