Lieutenant General John A. Toolan, commander of U.S.

Lieutenant General John A. Toolan, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, discusses the capabilities of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin with the assembly of Marines, as Lt. Col. Eric J. Dougherty, commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, MRF-D, looks on, April 27 at Robertson Barracks, Palmerston, Australia. Toolan addressed the employment of MRF - D in response to humanitarian assistance operations and peace keeping operations in the Pacific region. 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 Australian Defence Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reba James/Released)