August 28, 2021 - A helmet camera view from a U.S. Marine with Company B., 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, participating with his fellow Marines in a mechanized infantry assault with Australian Army soldiers during Exercise Koolendong 2021 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia.
The mechanized infantry assault allowed Marines to work alongside Australian M113AS4 Armored Personnel Carriers and M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks to seize an objective point.
Exercise Koolendong validates 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.