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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt Justin Ruddy, an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26, poses with an M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun at the Exercise Pitch Black 26 open day at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, Aug. 1, 2026. Exercise Pitch Black 26 brings together 21 nations and up to 100 aircraft for air combat training. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and allies and partners and provide a forward-postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. Ruddy is a native of Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Whistler)
| Date Taken: | 07.31.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.09.2026 04:01 |
| Photo ID: | 9858579 |
| VIRIN: | 260801-M-GF332-1162 |
| Resolution: | 2987x4480 |
| Size: | 1.48 MB |
| Location: | DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AU |
| Web Views: | 3 |
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