Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin , take off in an MV-22B Osprey from the flight deck of the Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour as part of deck landing qualifications 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
Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin , take off in an MV-22B Osprey from the flight deck of the Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour as part of deck landing qualifications 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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