U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Elkan Meyervolinek, the acting first sergeant of Headquarters Company, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26, left, receives instructions on the use of a woomera and spear for the Barunga Festival 2026 spear-throwing competition in Barunga, Northern Territory, Australia, June 7, 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. Meyervolinek is a native of Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Chase Fortier)
| Date Taken: | 06.06.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.11.2026 01:58 |
| Photo ID: | 9741906 |
| VIRIN: | 260607-M-IU023-1002 |
| Resolution: | 5712x4284 |
| Size: | 7.85 MB |
| Location: | NORTHERN TERRITORY, AU |
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