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)
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 |
Web Views: | 100 |
Downloads: | 3 |
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