Commanding Officer of the Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 2018 Aviation Combat Element, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Alvarez. *** Local Caption *** The Aviation Combat Element of the 2018 Marine Rotational Force - Darwin has arrived in the Northern Territory as part of the seventh and largest rotation to date. This year's Aviation Combat Element comprises eight MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. The aircraft are from Marine Medium Tilt-rotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268), based at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii. The Aviation Combat Element will be hosted at the Royal Australia

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Commanding Officer of the Marine Rotational Force - Darwin 2018 Aviation Combat Element, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Alvarez. *** Local Caption *** The Aviation Combat Element of the 2018 Marine Rotational Force - Darwin has arrived in the Northern Territory as part of the seventh and largest rotation to date. This year's Aviation Combat Element comprises eight MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. The aircraft are from Marine Medium Tilt-rotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268), based at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii. The Aviation Combat Element will be hosted at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin for the duration of the rotation.

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