Community engagement
Air Force values its relationship with local communities and appreciates the support they provide during essential military training.
Exercise Pitch Black and the Northern Territory have been linked for 41 years and build on relationships and practices that extend back further still.
During the planning for Exercise Pitch Black, engagement occurs with local and state governments, communities and businesses, Indigenous representatives, graziers and schools.
Exercise Pitch Black will return in 2026 on 20 July through to 7 August.