Marines and Aussies Work Air Ground Assault Training

05/13/2014
05/12/2014: Marines and Aussies Work Air Ground Assault Training with CH-53s and Tigers in assault exercise. Air Assault from SldInfo.com on Vimeo. Credit:MRF-D:5/8/14 MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, Northern Territory, Australia – Marines with MRF–D participate in an air-ground bilateral exercise involving both the Marines and Australian Defence Force, here. The…

The Marines in Australia Remember the Battle of Coral Sea

05/12/2014
05/12/2014: The establishment of a Marine Corps Rotational Force in Australia is unfolding in a long history of the Aussie-US relationship.  Here the memory of Coral Sea is highlighted. DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia – Lieutenant Col. Keven Matthews, commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force –…

Marines, JGSDF Conduct Immediate-Action Drill Training

05/10/2014
05/10/2014: Soldier from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct immediate-action drills with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 4, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, other I…

Philippine and US Airmen Conduct Close Air Support Training

05/09/2014
05/09/2014: Philippine and U.S. Airmen conduct visual target identification for close air support training at Basa Air Base, Floridablanca, Republic of the Philippines, during Balikatan, May 7, 2014.  Balikatan is an annual bilateral training evolution that helps maintain a high level of interoperability and enhances military-to-military relations and combined combat…

U.S. Marines, JGSDF Conduct Fast Rope Training

05/06/2014
05/06/2014: Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force fast rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight while conducting fast-rope training with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 5, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors…

Black Sea Rotational Force Works with Romanian, Armenian and Bulgarian Forces

05/06/2014
05/06/2014: Marines assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14.2 from Weapon's Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment familiarize Romanian, Armenian and Bulgarian Militaries with BSRF-14's crew served and personal weapon systems, 29 April 2014 aboard Babadag, Training Area, Romania. BSRF has deployed to a number of states for exercises and…

JGSDF Conduct Amphibious Raid Training

05/04/2014
05/04/2014: Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct night amphibious raid training during Exercise Iron Fist 2014 aboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., Feb. 03, 2014. Iron Fist is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, other I Marine Expeditionary Force…

MRF-D Marines Train in Australia

05/04/2014
05/04/2014: KANGAROO FLATS TRAINING AREA, Northern Territory, Australia – Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, perform a live-fire range during a training exercise, here, May 1, 2014. The Marines with MRF-D will conduct independent and bilateral training with the Australian Defence Force aboard existing…