31 March 2025 MRF-SEA Marines and S'pore Guards Conclude Valiant Mark 25, Conquer SAFTI City Training Facility SINGAPORE — The 27th iteration of Exercise Valiant Mark came to a close on March 26, 2025, as U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Singapore Guardsmen with 3rd Battalion Singapore Guards, 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade, culminated...
06 December 2024 MRF-SEA Marines Strengthen Ties with Brunei Forces During CARAT Exercise After completing the first three exercises of their current rotation in the Indo-Pacific, a group of subject matter experts from Marine Rotational Force - Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA) traveled to Brunei to join the U.S. Navy for its most recent iteration of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training...
09 December 2024 U.S. Marine Rotational Force and Singapore Armed Forces Launch Annual Valiant Mark Exercise The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA) commenced Exercise Valiant Mark 2024 in a ceremony today at Bedok Camp, Singapore...
21 November 2024 U.S. and Indonesian Marines Conclude Successful Keris MAREX 2024 On Nov. 19, a combined force of nearly 600 personnel from the U.S. Marine Corps’ Marine Rotational Force - Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA), and the 10th Marine Infantry Battalion of the Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia (KORMAR), or Indonesian Marine Corps, concluded Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2024 in a...
13 November 2024 MRF-SEA Marines Conclude Exercise CARAT Malaysia 2024 Lumut Naval Base in Lumut, Perak, Malaysia, dates back to the creation of the Royal Malaysian Navy, serving as the institution’s headquarters since Sept. 9, 1984. In October, the Royal Malaysian Armed Forces hosted a detachment of personnel from Marine Rotational Force - Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA)...
06 November 2024 U.S. and Indonesian Marines Kick Off Third Annual Keris MAREX Training in Batam U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force–Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA), and elements of Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia (KORMAR), began Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2024 today aboard Yonif 10 Marinir, Batam, Indonesia. This year’s iteration of Keris MAREX, taking place from Nov. 6 to 19, marks the...
24 April 2014 The First Australian to Command Marines in Vietnam Receives Bronze Star Lieutenant Gen. Terry Robling, commanding general, Marine Corps Forces Pacific, visited the Marines of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin in order to present a Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device to Brig. Michael Harris during an award ceremony, here, April 22, 2014.Both Marines and...
13 June 2014 Face of Defense: Former Australian Soldier Returns as U.S. Marine Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Eves, born in Queensland, Australia, is back in his native land, serving as a section leader with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force DarwinEves was raised just outside of Brisbane, Australia, though as the son of an Australian...
26 March 2018 US Marines, Australian Defence Force Aid to Cyclone Marcus Aftermath DARWIN, NT, Australia -- swept through Darwin, NT, Aus., March 19, 2018.The service members worked together to clear tree branches and debris from roadways and sidewalks that were obstructed by the wreckage the cyclone caused to Larrekeyah Defence Precinct and Robertson Barracks.Service members also...
03 July 2018 Aussies, Marines Take On Amphibious Warfare The Australian Defence Force brought on a small group of U.S. Marines to take part in an amphibious raid training, Exercise Sea Series 18, in Australia from May 18 to June 26, 2018.The Marines, from Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 18, arrived in Sydney to start with a command portion of the event...