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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Barton, an aircraft rescue firefighter specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, sports an MWSS-171 Marine Firefighter patch during Exercise Pitch Black 2016 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, July 28, 2016. Barton is a liaison between Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 and No. 17 Squadron Fire and Rescue team stationed at RAAF Tindal, in case of emergencies with the flying squadron’s aircraft during the exercise. Pitch Black is a multination exercise that also includes participation from Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Indonesia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore and Thailand. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg)
160728-M-OH021-942.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg

Jul 31, 2016
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE TINDAL, Australia - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Barton, an aircraft rescue firefighter specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, sports an MWSS-171 Marine Firefighter patch during Exercise Pitch Black 2016 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, July 28, 2016. Barton is a liaison between Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 and No. 17 Squadron Fire and Rescue team stationed at RAAF Tindal, in case of emergencies with the flying squadron’s aircraft during the exercise. Pitch Black is a multination exercise that also includes participation from Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Indonesia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore and Thailand. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg)


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