1st Lt. Michael Mathews, battalion fire-support officer

1st Lt. Michael Mathews, battalion fire-support officer with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force- Darwin, and Sgt. Scott Fitzgibbins, battery commander’s assistant with 101st Battery, 8-12 Regiment, work together during Exercise Southern Frontier at Mount Bundey Training Area, June 26, 2014. The rotational deployment enables Marines to more effectively train, exercise, and operate with partners, enhances regional security and builds capacity to respond more rapidly to natural disasters and crises throughout that region.