Marine Corps Cpl. Markell Stringfellow, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 7 with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, escorts a group of role-players entering the evacuation control center during Exercise Darrandarra in Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia, June 16, 2021. A group of MRF-D Marines role-played as American citizens wanting to evacuate a foreign country to realistically simulate what would happen during a noncombatant evacuation. Darrandarra, meaning “together,” demonstrates the Marines Corps’ ability to operate with the Australian Defence Force and conduct noncom


Marine Corps Cpl. Markell Stringfellow, a landing support specialist with Combat Logistics Battalion 7 with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, escorts a group of role-players entering the evacuation control center during Exercise Darrandarra in Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia, June 16, 2021. A group of MRF-D Marines role-played as American citizens wanting to evacuate a foreign country to realistically simulate what would happen during a noncombatant evacuation. Darrandarra, meaning “together,” demonstrates the Marines Corps’ ability to operate with the Australian Defence Force and conduct noncombatantant evacuation operations in response to crises and contingencies in the Indo-Pacific region.


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