U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, assist Italian Navy Seamen secure their seatbelts in an MV-22B Osprey during Exercise Pitch Black 24 in the Timor Sea, July 25, 2024. Exercise Pitch Black 24 is the largest in the exercise’s 43-year history and brings together 20 participating nations, more than 140 aircraft from around the world, and over 4000 personnel. Exercise Pitch Black 24 allows Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3’s Aviation Combat Element, VMM-268 (Rein.), to integrate MV-22B Ospreys and air combat capabilities into a combined-joint setting in support of multi-national objectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel Rivera)
| Date Taken: | 07.25.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 07.28.2024 22:02 |
| Photo ID: | 8555162 |
| VIRIN: | 240725-M-TE664-1131 |
| Resolution: | 5590x3727 |
| Size: | 19.8 MB |
| Location: | TIMOR SEA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AU |
| Web Views: | 88 |
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