Marine Corps Maj. Ryan Ryman, the air officer of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin , controls a landing zone in preparation for Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), MRF-D , to take off in an MV-22B Osprey alongside Italian Navy pilots in an NH-90 helicopter for a bi-lateral formation as part of a training sortie during Exercise Pitch Black 24 at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, July 22, 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 aro
Marine Corps Maj. Ryan Ryman, the air officer of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin , controls a landing zone in preparation for Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), MRF-D , to take off in an MV-22B Osprey alongside Italian Navy pilots in an NH-90 helicopter for a bi-lateral formation as part of a training sortie during Exercise Pitch Black 24 at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, July 22, 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 4,000 personnel. Exercise Pitch Black 24 allows MRF-D ’s Aviation Combat Element, VMM-268 (Rein.), to integrate MV-22B Ospreys and air-combat capabilities into a combined-joint setting in support of multinational objectives. Ryman is a native of Kansas. ( Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Kassie McDole)
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