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U.S. Marines with Company C., 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin conduct a simulated embassy reinforcement during Exercise Darrandarra at Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia, June 16, 2021. A group of MRF-D Marines role-played as rioters in a foreign nation to realistically simulate what could happen during an embassy reinforcement. Darrandarra, meaning “together,” demonstrates the Marine Corps’ ability to operate with the Australian Defence Force and reinforce embassies and conduct noncombatant evacuation operations in response to crises and contingencies in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Colton K. Garrett)

U.S. Marines assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 20.2, take part in an Evacuation Control Center training exercise in Kuwait, May 26, 2020. The ECC processes, screens, and conducts selected logistic functions associated with emergency evacuation of designated noncombatant evacuees in support of the Department of State. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC is a crisis response force, prepared to deploy a variety of capabilities across the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Robert Kuehn)

U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa conduct an Evacuation Control Center and Noncombatant Evacuation Operation training exercise with Portuguese and Dutch NATO allies during Exercise Real Thaw 17 at Beja, Portugal, March 8, 2017. Real Thaw 17 is a Portuguese-led, combined force exercise that provides tactical training to multiple participating nations in order to maintain joint readiness and strengthen relationships with NATO Allies. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jessika Braden)

Marine Corps Installations Pacific hosted an all day Noncombatant Evacuation Operation Exercise March 8th at the Community Center aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan.

Nearly 100 Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa established an evacuation control center for an exercise in Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The exercise prepared the crisis response unit for a military assisted departure mission. The passenger terminal used hosted a real ECC 19 months ago when SPMAGTF-CR-AF, assisted in the evacuation of U.S. personnel from the U.S. embassy in Tripoli, Libya. U.S. citizens and embassy personnel traveled by ground convoy to neighboring Tunisia, before being flown to NAS Sigonella, where they were processed through the ECC before moving on to other locations.

Marines with CLR-3 conducted noncombatant evacuation operations drills Aug. 21 during exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian at the Central Training Area.