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    MRF-D 24.3: VMM-268 (Rein.) Marines conduct deck landing qualifications aboard Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour during Exercise Pitch Black 24 [Image 5 of 14]

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    MRF-D 24.3: VMM-268 (Rein.) Marines conduct deck landing qualifications aboard Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour during Exercise Pitch Black 24

    TIMOR SEA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA

    07.25.2024

    Photo by Cpl. Manuel Rivera 

    Marine Rotational Force - Darwin

    U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Michael Buonocore, left, an aircraft commander with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, poses for a photo with Italian Navy Lt. Cmdr. Riccardo Lotti, an NH-90 pilot, 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 MRF-D 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)

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    Date Taken: 07.25.2024
    Date Posted: 07.28.2024 22:00
    Photo ID: 8555152
    VIRIN: 240725-M-TE664-1103
    Resolution: 5247x3498
    Size: 11.51 MB
    Location: TIMOR SEA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AU

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