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The Australian Defence Force and Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) have successfully completed Exercise Crocodile Response in the Northern Territory.
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The humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) activity took place at military bases across Darwin and the Mount Bundey Training Area, providing scenarios that challenged the regional partners to co-operate in response to a humanitarian crisis.
Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds said the exercise enhanced co-ordination between Australia and the US in responding to natural disasters in the region.
“The presence of the MRF-D in northern Australia better positions both Australia and the United States to respond to crises in the region, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief,” Minister Reynolds said.
“Australian and United States forces were able to exercise how they operate within a broader multi-national and whole-of-government response to a disaster in the region.”
The exercise was conducted in partnership with other government agencies, including the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the US Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance and the Australian Medical Assistance Team.
Officials from the Indonesian Armed Forces, Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency, and Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency observed the exercise and shared their significant operational HADR experience.
