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    Mission accomplished | US Marines, allies complete Tongan exercise [Image 1 of 5]

    Mission accomplished | US Marines, allies complete Tongan exercise

    TONGATAPU ISLAND, TONGA

    09.09.2015

    Photo by Cpl. Angel Serna 

    Marine Rotational Force - Darwin

    U.S. Marines with Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conduct patrol-based operations and engage in platoon-level attacks with troops from His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga, the New Zealand Defence Force, the French Army of New Caledonia and the Tongan Royal Guards during their culminating event for Exercise Tafakula 15 Sept. 9-11 on Tongatapu Island, Tonga. Each military force split into integrated platoons for the event that comprised of 72 hours of patrolling, land navigation and attacking mock enemy positions. The rotational deployment of U.S. Marines in Darwin affords unprecedented combined training opportunities such as Exercise Tafakula and improves interoperability between the involved forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angel Serna/Released)

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    Date Taken: 09.09.2015
    Date Posted: 09.20.2015 20:43
    Photo ID: 2186184
    VIRIN: 150909-M-BL930-001
    Resolution: 4383x2922
    Size: 590.13 KB
    Location: TONGATAPU ISLAND, TO

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