1st Lt. Sandler explains forward observation of HIRAIN during Exercise Loobye *interview*

Credit: Cpl. Sarah Taggett | Date Taken: 12/08/2021
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Holly Sandler, the fire power control team leader with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, explains her team and her role as forward observation for a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Infiltration during Exercise Loobye at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 12, 2021. Sandler and the rest of the forward observation team were inserted via an MV-22B Osprey in order to send confirmation of the target hit. Exercises like Loobye demonstrate MRF-D’s ability to conduct operations as a joint force with the Australian Defence Force, execute expeditionary operations, like HIRAIN, and exemplify their mutual dedication to being postured and ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Sarah E. Taggett)