Tegucigalpa.
US military personnel assigned to the Joint Task Force Bravo at Enrique Soto Cano Air Base, in Comayagua, will provide personnel rescue training on the water in Honduras.
The US Embassy reported that the training will take place April 15-24 in the Colón Department. “The setting for the training will be the deployment of the staff Joint Task Force Bravo towards Puerto Castilla to practice command and response operations in the face of a downed helicopter with UH-60, HH-60 and CH-47 aircraft ”.
Visibility
Residents of Colón should anticipate the visibility of air movement near Trujillo and Puerto Castilla during the training week, the diplomatic mission added.
“The Task Force regularly conducts operations above the water, making this training critical to unit readiness and better enabling the team to respond to a real-life scenario-like situation,” he says.
“Our operations during this training go hand in hand with our dedication to maintaining a prepared force,” said Lieutenant Colonel. United States Army Adam Bock.
“The training will serve to reinforce our skills and willingness to respond to a helicopter crash or a similar incident in the area,” he said.
“The Joint Task Force Bravo It is one of three task forces under the United States Southern Command that places a strong emphasis on maintaining its competence and responsiveness to assist both the Allied nations of the United States and the United States armed forces in the area . ends the newsletter.