MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, Australia – Marine Lance Cpl. Noah Thatcher, assistant gunner, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, fires an 81mm mortar system during Exercise Koolendong 2017, July 12, 2017. Marines in Weapons Company, were given commands during a live fire exercise from a Forward Air Controller – Airborne element in order to integrate surface-to-surface fire with air to surface fire. Koolendong 17 is an annual, battalion-level bilateral live fire event designed to improve combat readiness and provide trai
MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, Australia – Marine Lance Cpl. Noah Thatcher, assistant gunner, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, fires an 81mm mortar system during Exercise Koolendong 2017, July 12, 2017. Marines in Weapons Company, were given commands during a live fire exercise from a Forward Air Controller – Airborne element in order to integrate surface-to-surface fire with air to surface fire. Koolendong 17 is an annual, battalion-level bilateral live fire event designed to improve combat readiness and provide training opportunities that strengthen the interoperability of Marines and sailors, Australian Defence Force, and French Army New Caledonia.
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