Marine Corps Capt. Michael Buonocore, left, an aircraft commander with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin , 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 ’s Aviation Combat Element, VMM-268 (Rein.), to integrate MV
Marine Corps Capt. Michael Buonocore, left, an aircraft commander with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin , 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 ’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. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Manuel Rivera)
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