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U.S. Marines and sailors with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, attend the USO Warrior Day Event at Robertson Barracks, Australia, August 30, 2016. The USO Warrior Day Event provides Marines and sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, entertainment and time to build camaraderie after Exercise Koolendong. (U. S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by MCIPAC Combat Camera Cpl. Jordan Walker)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, conduct Exercise Koolendong 16 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, August 28, 2016. The Marines are part of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin and are taking part in Exercise Koolendong 16, a tri – lateral training exercise between U.S. Marines, Austalian Defence Forces and French Armed Forces New Caledonia. (U. S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by MCIPAC Combat Camera Cpl. Jordan Walker)

Marines with 92 régiment d'infanterie, French Armed Forces New Caledonia (FANC), and Marines and Sailors with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, swapped weapons during table 5 training during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, August 17, 2016. The Marines are part of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin and are taking part in Exercise Koolendong 16, a tri – lateral training exercise between U.S. Marines, Austalian Defence Forces and French Armed Forces New Caledonia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Cpl. Jordan D. Walker)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, conduct a movement to contact drill at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Aug. 10, 2016. The Marines are part of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and are taking part in Exercise Koolendong 16, a tri – lateral training exercise between U.S. Marines, Austalian Defence Forces and French Armed Forces New Caledonia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Cpl. Jordan D. Walker)

Australian soldiers with 5th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, Australian Army, Australian Defence Force, work with U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, to complete an air assault course July 2 during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia. The soldiers were dropped off by a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 in waves to maneuver and seize a mock enemy objective by aid of air and ground elements. The rotational deployment of U.S. Marines in Australia affords an unprecedented combined training opportunity with their Australian allies and improves interoperability between the two forces. Also available in high definition. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Angel Serna/Released)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Ryan Ray with 1st Battalion 5th Marines, Marine Rotational Force Darwin conducted an aerial recon with a Raven drone in order to provide coordinates for the Australian Defense Force Artillery as part of Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia on 24 August, 2014. Also available in high definition. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Hug)

U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Detachment 331, as part of Marine Rotational Force Darwin, conduct training on a basic Combat Engineer demolitions range, during Exercise Koolendong 2014, aboard the Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, 17 August 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by MCIPAC Combat Camera Sgt John C Lamb)

U.S. Marines with Scout Sniper Platoon, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, conduct long distance marksmanship training on the M40A5, M110 SASS and M107 SASR rifles, as part of Exercise Koolendong 2014, aboard the Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, 18 August 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by MCIPAC Combat Camera Sgt John C. Lamb)

U.S. Navy Corpsmen assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conduct a mass casualty drill during Exercise Koolendong 2014 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Aug. 16, 2014. The focus of Exercise Koolendong 2014 is to establish a 4th Marine Regiment and Australian Defense Force combined headquarters element, directing ground, aviation and logistics capabilities in austere conditions, directing all maneuver elements in execution of the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by MCIPAC Private First Class Joshua E. Chacon/ Released)

U.S. Navy Corpsmen assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conduct a mass casualty drill during Exercise Koolendong 2014 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Aug. 16, 2014. The focus of Exercise Koolendong 2014 is to establish a 4th Marine Regiment and Australian Defense Force combined headquarters element, directing ground, aviation and logistics capabilities in austere conditions, directing all maneuver elements in execution of the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by MCIPAC Private First Class Joshua E. Chacon/ Released)

Using dozens of aircraft and a convoy of more than 50 vehicles, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit moved a battalion-size force from the ships of Amphibious Squadron 11 more than 300 miles inland to take part in Exercise Koolendong 13. Marines and Sailors from the ground combat element, combat logistics element and command element of the 31st MEU arrived in waves of Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements (known as 7-tons); High Mobility, Multi-Wheeled Vehicles; and Light Armored Vehicles. During the two-day period it took the convoy to reach the training area, MV-22 Osprey and CH-53 Super Stallion aircraft unloaded waves of additional forces. The combined offload efforts of the ground and air combat elements brought a total of approximately 700 troops ashore for the exercise. Koolendong will feature several day and night live-fire exercises alongside the Marine Rotational Force - Darwin and the 5th Royal Australian Regiment. The 31st MEU brings what it needs to sustain itself to accomplish the mission or to pave the way for follow-on forces. The size and composition of the 31st MEU makes it well suited for amphibious operations, which includes raids, assaults, evacuations and humanitarian assistance operations. Soundbites from Cpl. Adam G. Burns, Platte City, Mo. Produced by Sgt. Jonathan Wright.