NFL touches down under

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Australia's first-ever NFL regular season game highlights the partnership between sport, service and community.

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A filled out stadium with US and Australian flags, confetti explosions and aircraft flying in formation.
The RAAF Roulettes and the US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey perform a fly past over the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the first NFL regular season game in Australia. Photo: LAC Jamie Kohlmann
Five military members march onto a field with flags.
ADF members march on the Melbourne Cricket Ground with the Australian National Flag and the ADF Ensign. Photo: LAC Jamie Kohlmann
An Australian flag and a United States flag is held up by military personnel on a sports field.
A triservice flag party unfurls the Australian National Flag and the US National Flag across the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Photo: LAC Jamie Kohlmann
Three military men walk past a seated crowd.
US Marine Corps SGT Major Josh Henderson (centre) walks onto the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the Pilot Recognition Ceremony. Photo: LAC Jamie Kohlmann
Australian Defence Force (ADF) and U.S Marine Corps (USMC) members came together at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), for the first regular season NFL game in Australia, commemorating 25 years since the September 11 attacks, honouring those who lost their lives and reflecting on our enduring alliance.
More than 100,000 people at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Photo: LAC Jamie Kohlmann
A large group of military personnel in a standing formation.
ADF and US Marine Corps members together at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Photo: LAC Jamie Kohlmann
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