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Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-35A Lightning II aircraft with No. 75 Squadron and U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft Marine Aircraft Group 12 taxi the runway at RAAF Base Tindal, Australia, Aug. 19, 2022.
Exercise Pitch Black is the Royal Australian Air Force’s largest and most complex Large Force Employment exercise. Pitch Black 2022 is being conducted at RAAF Bases Darwin, Tindal, and Amberley from 19 August to 8 September 2022. This Year’s exercise will host up to 2500 personnel and around 100 aircraft from 17 participating nations from around the globe.
Activities such as Exercise Pitch Black recognize Australia’s strong relationships and the high value we place on regional security and fostering closer ties throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
Exercise Pitch Black features a range of realistic, simulated threats which can be found in a modern battle-space environment and is an opportunity to test and improve our force integration utilizing one of the largest training air space areas in the world. Exercise Pitch Black aims to further develop offensive counter air, air interdiction and stick, intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities, as well as foster international co-operation with partner forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jackson Ricker)
| Date Taken: | 08.19.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 09.04.2022 21:18 |
| Photo ID: | 7400701 |
| VIRIN: | 220819-M-BH827-1138 |
| Resolution: | 6519x3667 |
| Size: | 2.69 MB |
| Location: | RAAF BASE TINDAL, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AU |
| Web Views: | 201 |
| Downloads: | 27 |
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