Pitch Black 2016

U.S. Air Force F-16s on the flightline for Exercise Pitch Black 2016 (PB16) at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, Aug. 4, 2016. PB16 allows participant nations to exercise deployed units in the tasking, planning and execution of Offensive Counter Air and Offensive Air Support while utilizing one of the largest training airspace areas in the world. (Australian Defence Force photo by LSIS Jayson Tufrey)

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Pitch Black 2016

U.S. Air Force F-16 aircraft sit on the tarmac at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin for Exercise Pitch Black 16 (PB16), Aug. 3, 2016. The purpose of PB16 is to foster closer military ties between participant nations, practice mutually beneficial training in a complex air environment, and establish a better understanding between militaries in the Asia-Pacific region. (Australian Defence Force photo by Cpl. David Gibbs)

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Exercise Pitch Black 2016

U.S Air Force F-16 aircraft sit on the flightline at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Darwin during Exercise Pitch Black 2016 (PB16), Aug. 4, 2016. PB16 is scheduled from July 29-19 Aug, 2016, and is the RAAF Chief of Air Force’s biennial capstone international engagement activity with forces drawn from a wide range of regional, coalition and allied nations. (Australian Defence Force photo by LSIS Jayson Tufrey)

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Exercise Pitch Black 2016

A U.S. Air Force F-16 aircraft sits on the tarmac at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin during Exercise Pitch Black 16 (PB16), Aug. 4, 2016. The purpose of PB16 is to foster closer military ties between participant nations, practice mutually beneficial training in a complex air environment, and establish a better understanding between militaries in the Asia-Pacific region. (Australian Defence Force photo by Cpl. David Gibbs)

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Exercise Pitch Black 2016

U.S. Air Force F-16 aircraft line the Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin flightline during Exercise Pitch Black 2016 (PB16), Aug. 4, 2016. The purpose of PB16 is to foster closer military ties between participant nations, practice mutually beneficial training in a complex air environment, and establish a better understanding between militaries in the Asia-Pacific region. (Australian Defence Force photo by LSIS Jayson Tufrey)

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Exercise Pitch Black 2016

A U.S. Air Force F-16 aircraft sits on the flightline at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Darwin during Exercise Pitch Black 2016 (PB16), Aug. 4, 2016. PB16 is scheduled from July 29-19 Aug, 2016, and is the RAAF Chief of Air Force’s biennial capstone international engagement activity with forces drawn from a wide range of regional, coalition and allied nations. (Australian Defence Force photo by LSIS Jayson Tufrey)

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F-16s roar at PITCH BLACK 16

Published Aug. 5, 2016
Headquarters Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs

DARWIN, ACT, Australia -- U.S. Air Force F-16s on the flightline for Exercise Pitch Black 2016 (PB16) at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, Aug. 4, 2016. PB16 allows participant nations to exercise deployed units in the tasking, planning and execution of Offensive Counter Air and Offensive Air Support while utilizing one of the largest training airspace areas in the world.