From left, U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jason Bradtmueller a crew chief with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23; Royal Australian Navy Captain Mitchell Livingstone, commander of Headquarters Northern Command; U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Adam Greer, Air and Space Attache of U.S. Embassy, Canberra; U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brendan Sullivan, commanding officer of MRF-D 23; Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, 27th U.S. Ambassador to Australia; Kahtleen Lively, U.S. Consul General, Melbourne; and Sgt. Maj. Erick Cortes, sergeant major of MRF-D 23, pose for a photo on Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, May 17, 2023. Working alongside Australian Allies, MRF-D is postured and ready to respond to crisis and contingency in the region, contributing to a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brayden Daniel)