MRF-D 25.3: Meet Your MRF-D: Forces in Football

Video by Sgt. Ezekieljay Correa

Marine Rotational Force - Darwin

July 3, 2025 | 2:53

U.S. Marines and sailors with the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3 men’s and women’s soccer teams played soccer against Australian Sailors with the Navy Football Federation Australia at the Darwin Football Stadium, NT, Australia, July 4, 2025. The third annual Forces in Football game celebrated the U.S. Independence Day and highlighted the close relationship between MRF-D and the Australian Defence Force. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed asset from Universal Music Production: Stay on the Path composed by Marko Benini and Sarah Todd / universalproductionmusic.com) (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Ezekieljay Correa)

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MRF-D 25.3: Meet Your MRF-D: Forces in Football

Mission:
189th IN BDE (CATB) observes, coaches, and trains our ARNG and USAR partners to provide trained and ready units to support combatant commander requirements around the world. O/O, conduct Mobilization and Large Scale Mobilization Operations (LSMO) in support of our ARNG and USAR partners to meet combatant commander OPLAN requirements.
Vision:
Our purpose is to support First Army’s mission to achieve FORSCOM directed readiness and deliver trained and ready NG and RC forces. We accomplish this through partnership with the National Guard and US Army Reserve as FORSCOM’s proponent for the integration of the Army’s Total Force Policy (ATFP) and execution of Mobilization Training Centers (MTC) operations as part of the Army’s LSMO effort.

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