<p>Four Osprey military aircraft arrived at the Royal Australian Air Force Base in Darwin on April 28, completing the first trans-Pacific flight in Osprey history and joining a sizable group of other US Marines.</p><p>This footage shows the four MV-22 Ospreys at the base. The video also includes interviews with pilots who describe the refueling and logistical challenges they faced transporting the aircraft nearly 6,000 miles from Hawaii.</p><p>The Ospreys joined 1,250 US Marines and sailors who arrived in Australia’s north from Camp Pendleton in California, Sky News</a> reported earlier this month on April 18.</p><p>The military buildup is designed to bolster US forces in the Pacific</a> while also sending a message to North Korea, which recently held live-fire drills and a failed missile launch on April 29</a>. North Korean state newspaper Rodong Sinmun</a> said Darwin could be the site of an upcoming nuclear conflict.</p><br />
