MRF-D HIMARS platoon
U.S. Marines with High Mobility Artillery Rocket System platoon, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin stage for a photo during Exercise Koolendong at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 28, 2021. The purpose of HIMARS platoon is to receive target location, convoy to firing points, execute long range precision fires and retrograde to a safe location. Exercises like Koolendong validate MRF-D’s and the Australian Defence Force’s ability to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations with combined innovative capabilities; through their shared commitment, both forces are postured to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Colton K. Garrett)
