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The second group of Marines to rotate through Australia arrived in Darwin Sunday night for the start of their six-month tour. U.S. Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich greeted about 200 Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, after their Boeing 737 landed, according to a Marine Corps news release.  The members of 3/3 are based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Bleich said he met with Darwin government officials last week, and they were enthusiastic about the Marines coming back to town. When members of Fox Company, 2/3, were in Darwin last year, it was estimated that they boosted the local economy…

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