August 28, 2021 - U.S. Marines of Gun 5, Mike Battery, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force-Darwin conduct live-fire using an M777A2 Howitzer during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia. The Battery conducted the live-fire mission to provide indirect fire support to troops seizing an objective for the exercise.
Exercises like Koolendong validate MRF-D’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary command and control operations, demonstrating the shared commitment to being ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.