Aboriginal troops may teach Prince Harry some unusual skills

Prince Harry has arrived in Australia to complete a month-long secondment with the army, which will include time with the North West Mobile Force

The British royal will tackle the unique terrain the 1.8 million square km that NORFORCE covers in the Northern Territory and the northern region of Western Australia

Here soldiers of NORFORCE are patrolling the area in inflatable boats, along the island of Cotton Island in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory

The purpose of NORFORCE is to prevent illegal foreign fishing vessels and drug smugglers as well as people smugglers from neighbouring Indonesia

Aboriginal reservists make up a large proportion of the NORFORCE’s 600-strong unit, and are well-versed on the terrain and the food the land can provide

Prince Harry arrived at 8.30am on Monday and was created by thousands of people who braved the rain in Canberra to catch a glimpse of him

He was the centre of attention in Canberra and was dressed in the British white tropical uniform.

Prince Harry is known as Captain Wales 

He paid a visit to Canberra’s Australian War Memorial where he placed a poppy at the Roll of Honour as well as laying a wreath

He showed off his playful side on Monday, pulling faces at babies and even got a peck on the cheek from an elderly woman

NORFORCE soldiers use the land as a source of food.

Lance-corporal Vinnie Rami searches for mud clams in the mangroves on Astell Island

Lance-corporal Rami hols his F88 Austeyr rifle as he walks through thick bushland during a surveillance and reconnaissance patrol around Astell Island

The prince may also try his hand at spear fishing while he trains with NORFORCE.

Here a soldier is holding a guitarfish on Astell Island 

Members of NORFORCE re-enact a World War II Nackaroo patrol on Manbuloo station, south of Katherine

NORFORCE soldiers are walking in formation as they perform a surveillance and reconnaissance patrol around Astell Island in the NT

Patrol Commander Andrew ‚Dusty‘ Miller digs for water amongst spinifex grass on Wigram Island in Arnhem Land in the NT

Patrol Commander Andrew ‚Dusty‘ Miller inspects rubbish that has washed up onto rocks on Wigram Island

Prince Harry, known as Captain Wales in the British Army, may get a taste of turtle eggs, which are cooked by NORFORCE as a source of food

Turtle eggs can be found underneath the sands in nests on Wigram Island, which is part of Arnhem Land in the Top End

Lance-corporal Rami eats a raw turtle egg while he patrols with his unit across the Northern Territory and Western Australia

Spear fishing is another way NORFORCE soldiers get food in the often barren land of their 1.8 million patrol square kilometre area

Spears for spear fishing are fashioned out of tree branches and used in the hunting of fish in the waters surrounding Arnhem Land

Weapon care is also a large part of being a soldier.

These two NORFORCE soldiers are cleaning their F88 Austeyr rifles

Boats are also utilised by NORFORCE who must patrol waters in the area to make sure they are safe along

Here the unit is seen pushing down an inflatable boat on the ramp of a transport vessel leaving Gove – 650 kilometres east of Darwin in the NT

The prince may also have to sleep under the stars on the ground of transport vessels while training with NORFORCE

He is expected to complete his secondment with the Australian army, with units in Darwin, Perth and Sydney

An aerial shot of the terrain and area NORFORCE covers during their patrols, which Prince Harry will be part of during his visit to Darwin