DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY, Australia — It was a textbook example of “human interoperability,” the reliance on direct relationship-building to overcome challenges. This personal coordination, rooted in common goals, proved to be the catalyst for a massive, multi-national movement of troops and...

DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia — Under the Palawan sun, in the austerity and humidity of Balabac, Philippines, U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to I and III Marine Expeditionary Forces completed the final rigorous requirements for Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26 to be certified as a...

CAMP AGUINALDO, Philippines — Philippine, U.S., Australian, and Japanese service members conducted Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations across the Philippine archipelago as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026, from April 20 to May 5...

DABO SINGKEP, Indonesia — During Exercise Super Garuda Shield 25, a detachment from 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), Marine Rotational Force — Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3, supported a multi-national amphibious exercise off the coast of Dabo Singkep, Indonesia. MRF-D’s ANGLICO Marines plugged...

HONIARA, Solomon Islands — On August 6, 2025, United States Marines with the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force stood alongside U.S. and Solomon Islands officials atop Skyline Ridge at the 83rd anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Guadalcanal. Hosted by U.S...