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Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jordan Mullan, corpsman, Combat Logistics Detachment 1, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, is pulled out of the audience by an aboriginal dancer during a “Welcome to Country” ceremony April 22 at Robertson Barracks, Palmerston, Australia. Brigadier Mick Ryan, commander, 1st Brigade, Australian Army, Australian Defence Force, spoke about the relationship between the Marines and Australians during the MRF-D deployment, and introduced Marines to aboriginal culture by inviting the Kenbi Dancers to conduct a welcoming performance. MRF-D is the deployment of U.S. Marines to Darwin and the Northern Territory, for approximately six months at a time, where they will conduct exercises and training on a rotational basis with the ADF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kathryn Howard/Released)