Lieutenant Col. Matthew Puglisi, left, officer-in-charge, Forward Coordination Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, the honourable Adam Giles, center, chief minister of the Northern Territory, and Cmdr. Brenton Smyth, right, commander, Headquarters Northern Command, examine a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Royal Australian Air Force's Base Darwin, March 25, 2014. This is the first MRF-D rotation to include an ACE, which will be integrated into bilateral training events with the Australian Defence Force. The ACE this year is comprised of four CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters and app


Lieutenant Col. Matthew Puglisi, left, officer-in-charge, Forward Coordination Element, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, the honourable Adam Giles, center, chief minister of the Northern Territory, and Cmdr. Brenton Smyth, right, commander, Headquarters Northern Command, examine a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Royal Australian Air Force's Base Darwin, March 25, 2014. This is the first MRF-D rotation to include an ACE, which will be integrated into bilateral training events with the Australian Defence Force. The ACE this year is comprised of four CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters and approximately 125 Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24, both stationed aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Marine Rotational Force E28093 Darwin 2014 begins to arrive Down Under 140326-M-GO800-034


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