U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Parker Pardee, the executive office of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, and Royal Australian Air Force Group Capt. Melissa Neilson, commanding officer of Headquarters Northern Command, salute at the USS Peary monument in Darwin, Australia, during a commemoration ceremony for the Battle of the Coral Sea, May 5, 2026. MRF-D is a six-month forward deployment in Australia that strengthens combined interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and provides rapid crisis-response options for the joint force across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Whistler)
| Date Taken: | 05.04.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.12.2026 20:26 |
| Photo ID: | 9679951 |
| VIRIN: | 260504-M-GF332-1126 |
| Resolution: | 4787x3191 |
| Size: | 2.66 MB |
| Location: | DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AU |
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