US Marines based in Darwin are returning home after more than six months in the NT.
More than 2,500 Marines and Sailors have been participating in a number of exercises in the region, as well as across South East Asia and the South West Pacific.
A new group is set to return to the Top End early next year.
Commander Headquarters Northern Command, Group Captain Melissa Neilson says their time in Darwin was a success.
“In addition to training activities, the visiting US military personnel have shown their appreciation to the NT community, through meaningful community engagement activities.”
“The Marine Rotational Force-Darwin is an example of how Australia and the US are committed to ensuring a peaceful, stable, and prosperous Indo-Pacific,” she says.
The deployment of Marines to Darwin has been taking place since 2012.
