Forward observation for Exercise Loobye *B-roll*

Credit: Cpl. Sarah Taggett | Date Taken: 11/08/2021
U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company detachment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, conduct forward observation for a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration during Exercise Loobye at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 10-12, 2021. The forward observation team was inserted via an MV-22B Osprey in order to send confirmation of the target hit. Exercises like Loobye demonstrate MRF-D’s ability to conduct operations as a joint force with the ADF, execute expeditionary operations, like HIRAIN, and exemplify their mutual dedication to being postured and ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Sarah E. Taggett)