United States Marine Corps personnel welcomed to Darwin - Department of Defence

The first company-sized rotation of approximately 200 United States Marines Corps personnel have been officially welcomed to Darwin, with a ceremony at Robertson Barracks. This initial Marine Corps rotation arrived in Darwin on 3 April, as part of the enhanced Australia-US defence cooperation announced in November last year by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and United States President Barack Obama. US Marine Corps personnel will deploy to northern Australia on a rotational basis for around six months per year.

Source: http://media.australia.gov.au/notify/click.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.defence.gov.au%2Fdefencenews%2Fstories%2F2012%2Fapr%2F0404.htm&collection=releases&rank=42&auth=IsTusFpGaId6qNndOk1Ejw

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