ABC Online | US Marines leave Darwin after six months of training with ADF in largest rotation yet ABC Online The latest contingent of US Marines are leaving the Northern Territory after a rotation that, for the first time, included combined training with Australian forces in responding to natural disasters. About 300 marines flew out of Darwin's RAAF base ... Hundreds of US Marines head home after Defence Force operation More than $1m of taxpayer funds spent on defence force sex change surgeries |