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U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat controllers and Marine Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion operators gather together following their extraction July 13, 2017, from Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia. The tactical level exchanges and realistic scenario-based missions executed during Talisman Saber 2017 increased interoperability and partner capacity with between the U.S Air Force and Marine Corps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Tait) www.dvidshub.net

Megan Pohlner, a park guide at the Territory Wildlife Park, presents a baby crocodile to U.S. Marines with the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin (MRF-D), during a reception, staging, onward movement and integration (ROSI) brief at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, Australia, April 20, 2016. The RSOI program was designed for MRF-D as the first critical step in establishing situational awareness for all U.S. Marines and their planned training during their deployment in Australia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carlos Cruz Jr.)

Megan Pohlner, park guide at the Territory Wildlife Park, displays a baby crocodile to Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, during a reception, staging, onward movement and integration brief at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, Australia, April 20, 2016. The RSO&I program is designed for MRF-D as the first critical step in establishing situational awareness for all Marines and their planned training during their deployment in Australia. All Marines are required to attend this comprehensive program in order to ensure that foundations of interoperability, safety, and effective training are established. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carlos Cruz Jr./Released)

A baby crocodile is presented to Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, during a reception, staging, onward movement and integration brief at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, Australia, April 20, 2016. The RSO&I program is designed for MRF-D as the first critical step in establishing situational awareness for all Marines and their planned training during their deployment in Australia. All Marines are required to attend this comprehensive program in order to ensure that foundations of interoperability, safety, and effective training are established. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mandaline Hatch/Released)

A baby crocodile is presented to Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, during a reception, staging, onward movement and integration brief at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, Australia, April 20, 2016. The RSO&I program is designed for MRF-D as the first critical step in establishing situational awareness for all Marines and their planned training during their deployment in Australia. All Marines are required to attend this comprehensive program in order to ensure that foundations of interoperability, safety, and effective training are established. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mandaline Hatch/Released)

Megan Pohlner, park guide at the Territory Wildlife Park, presents a baby crocodile to Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, during a reception, staging, onward movement and integration brief at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, Australia, April 20, 2016. The RSO&I program is designed for MRF-D as the first critical step in establishing situational awareness for all Marines and their planned training during their deployment in Australia. All Marines are required to attend this comprehensive program in order to ensure that foundations of interoperability, safety, and effective training are established. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carlos Cruz Jr./Released)

Megan Pohlner, park guide at the Territory Wildlife Park, give Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, the opportunity to touch and hold a baby crocodile during a reception, staging, onward movement and integration brief at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, Australia, April 20, 2016. The RSO&I program is designed for MRF-D as the first critical step in establishing situational awareness for all Marines and their planned training during their deployment in Australia. All Marines are required to attend this comprehensive program in order to ensure that foundations of interoperability, safety, and effective training are established. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carlos Cruz Jr./Released)

A baby crocodile is presented to Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, during a reception, staging, onward movement and integration brief at Robertson Barracks, Darwin, Australia, April 20, 2016. The RSO&I program is designed for MRF-D as the first critical step in establishing situational awareness for all Marines and their planned training during their deployment in Australia. All Marines are required to attend this comprehensive program in order to ensure that foundations of interoperability, safety, and effective training are established. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mandaline Hatch/Released)