Pitch Black 2014
Pitch Black 2014 gets under way as an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the D.C. Air National Guard taxis out at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia. The ANG unit is deployed to Australia from Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Pitch Black is the RAAF’s largest and most complex air exercise, traditionally held in the Northern Territory every two years. Exercise Pitch Black is being conducted from RAAF Bases Darwin and Tindal Aug. 1 through 22, 2014, featuring participants from Australia, the United States, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and French Air Force (New Caledonia) who will cooperate for Offensive Counter Air (OCA) and Defensive Counter Air (DCA) missions. (Royal Australian Air Force photo by Cpl. David Gibbs/Released)