U.S. Marines with Combined Anti-Armor Team
(CAAT) Red platoon
with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin conduct live-fire scenarios over the
course of two days during Exercise Koolendong 21 (K21) at Bradshaw Field Training Area,
NT, Australia.
CAAT Red conducted bounding Humvee drills
with various mounted weaponry, held phase lines for tactical vehicles to
push forward, held positions within hides, fired a Javelin shoulder-fired
anti-tank missile at an enemy tank hold and fired 12 Tube-launched,
Optically tracked, Wire-guided TOW missile systems at an enemy position.
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.
U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Micha Pierce
August 29, 2021
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