U.S. Marine Corps and Royal Australian Air Force F-35B Lightning IIs take part in Exercise Pitch Black at air bases in Australia. This year’s exercise runs August 19 through September 8 at RAAF Bases Darwin, Tindal, and Amberley, and involve some 2,500 personnel and 100 aircraft from 17 participating nations.

Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs with No. 75 Squadron and U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs with Marine Aircraft Group 12 taxi the runway at RAAF Base Tindal, Australia, August 19, 2022.

Sergeant Jackson Ricker/U.S. Marine Corps