Tegucigalpa, Honduras
U.S. military personnel from Joint Task Force Bravo, stationed at Enrique Soto Cano Air Base, in central Honduras, will participate in a rescue training course in the Caribbean waters of the Central American country, an official source reported Wednesday.
The exercise will take place April 15-24 in the Department of Colón and involves the deployment of Joint Task Force Bravo personnel to Puerto Castilla, to practice command and response operations in the face of a downed helicopter, the US Embassy. declared United in Tegucigalpa in a statement.
He added that UH-60, HH-60 and CH-47 helicopters will be used in the exercise, and that “Colón residents should anticipate the visibility of air movement near Trujillo and Puerto Castilla during the training week.”
“The Task Force regularly conducts operations above the water, making this training crucial to the unit’s readiness and enhancing the capabilities of the response team in a situation similar to the real-world scenario,” adds the official information. to.
1-228, Aviation Regiment Commander Adam Bock said, “Our operations during this training go hand in hand with our commitment to maintain a ready force.”
Honduran Army
“The training will serve to strengthen our skills and willingness to respond to a helicopter crash or similar contingencies in the area,” he added.
The diplomatic legation did not indicate whether the Honduran military will participate in the exercise.
The United States maintains a small number of military personnel at the Soto Cano base, whose runway for all types of aircraft was built by that country’s military in the early 1980s, in the years of the ‘Cold War’. Central America. .
Joint Task Force Bravo 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 the Allied nations of that country as well as U.S. forces. the Southern Command area of operations, indicated the diplomatic legation. EFE