June 16, 2021 - Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin react to a notional vehicle borne improvised explosive device during Exercise Darrandarra 21 at Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia. A group of MRF-D Marines role-played as hostile citizens of a foreign nation to realistically simulate what would happen during an embassy reinforcement.
Darrandarra, meaning “together,” demonstrates the Marine Corps’ ability to operate with the Australian Defence Force and reinforce embassies in response to crises and contingencies in the Indo-Pacific region.
