![AUSTRALIAN ARMY BASE ROBORTSON BARRACKS, Australia— U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, commanding general for III Marine Expeditionary Force, talks to an Australian Defence Force (ADF) soldier on July 26, 2017. Nicholson AUSTRALIAN ARMY BASE ROBORTSON BARRACKS, Australia— U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, commanding general for III Marine Expeditionary Force, talks to an Australian Defence Force (ADF) soldier on July 26, 2017. Nicholson](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/MT4X00/australian-army-base-robortson-barracks-australia-us-marine-lt-gen-lawrence-nicholson-commanding-general-for-iii-marine-expeditionary-force-talks-to-an-australian-defence-force-adf-soldier-on-july-26-2017-nicholson-inspected-facilities-and-warehouses-provided-by-the-adf-in-order-to-improve-future-iterations-of-marine-rotational-force-darwin-us-marine-corps-photo-by-lance-cpl-damion-hatch-jr-MT4X00.jpg)
AUSTRALIAN ARMY BASE ROBORTSON BARRACKS, Australia— U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, commanding general for III Marine Expeditionary Force, talks to an Australian Defence Force (ADF) soldier on July 26, 2017. Nicholson
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A Papua New Guinea native greets a Royal Australian soldier with a flowered decoration after members from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Army and Royal British Army arrive at
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DVIDS - Images - U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and Australian Army soldiers train together during Exercise Crocodile Strike [Image 3 of 8]
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The Honorable Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia, is saluted by U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Banning, commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, and Australian Army Brig. Ash Collingburn, commanding
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