23 September 2019 Marine Rotational Force – Darwin Marines Conduct Trans-Pacific Flight in MV-22 Ospreys MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII -- U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin completed a trans-Pacific flight in MV-22 Ospreys for the fourth time, transiting from Darwin, Australia to their home station on Marine Corps Base Hawaii on September 19.The flight consisted of four MV-22 Ospreys from...
22 April 2019 U.S. Marines Arrive in Darwin for Annual Rotation DARWIN, NT, Australia -- U.S. Marines have begun arriving in Darwin, Australia for the eighth iteration of the Marine Rotational Force (MRF) – Darwin initiative. The majority of Marines are scheduled to arrive in Darwin mid-April and will undertake a range of training activities until October...
23 October 2019 U.S. Marines Complete Their Eighth Rotation in Australia DARWIN, NT, Australia -- U.S. Marines have completed the eighth iteration of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D), a six-month rotation of Marines in Australia’s Northern Territory. The U.S. Marines that comprised the 2019 rotation have departed Australia and returned to their home stations or...
04 September 2019 Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and ADF Complete Combined-arms Live-fire Exercise in NT DARWIN, NT, Australia -- U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin in collaboration with Australian Army Soldiers completed Exercise Koolendong 2019 in the Northern Territory of Australia in August.Exercise Koolendong, conducted at Mount Bundey Training Area from 21-29 August, was a...
23 April 2018 Marines Land Down Under for Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 2018 DARWIN, NT, Australia -- Approximately 1,500 Marines have arrived and are scheduled to participate in the next iteration of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 2018 at Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, April 23.MRF-D is a six month rotation that started as an agreement between former...
26 July 2019 U.S. Marines Reach 2,500 in Darwin for First Time DARWIN, NT, Australia -- Marine Rotational Force – Darwin achieved a major milestone this week with the arrival of additional Marines, reaching 2,500 for the first time in accordance with the Force Posture Initiatives.This increase in MRF-D personnel is a tangible demonstration of the United States’...
04 August 2017 Maritime Prepositioning Force Ships Successfully Conduct Group Sail SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron THREE (MPSRON 3) successfully conducted an underway multi-ship training exercise, Group Sail, Aug. 2-3, off the coast of Saipan.For the first time in 10 years MPSRON 3 conducted its largest successful multi-day Group Sail...
20 April 2023 USS Chung Hoon Departs Subic Bay, Philippines After Scheduled Port Visit SUBIC BAY, Philippines - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung Hoon (DDG 93) departed Subic Bay, Philippines, following a scheduled port visit, April 17.“The crew of USS Chung Hoon had a fantastic time in Subic Bay,” said Cmdr. Kevin Schaeffer, Chung Hoon’s commanding officer...
24 April 2023 U.S. Navy, JMSDF Conduct Training Torpedo Exercise in Japanese Waters NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan -- Aircrews from the “Saberhawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 conducted anti-submarine warfare (ASW) torpedo training in Sagami Bay, April 13.This training was the second time the U.S. Navy launched an inert training torpedo with Japan Maritime...
21 November 2018 USS Ashland Completes Typhoon Recovery Mission in Northern Mariana Islands GUAM -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) departed the waters near Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) after assisting Task Force-West with Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and local authorities, Nov. 20.“As we...