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Helicopter exercise tests JTF-B rescue capabilities
A HH-60 Blackhawk from the 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment lands at a simulated aircraft crash to receive casualties during a search and rescue exercise, May 21, 2019, in Comayagua, Honduras. Members from various units on Joint Task Force – Bravo participated in the exercise that simulated a HH-60 Blackhawk crashed during a routine flight carrying personnel. The exercise practiced notification, recall, search and rescue, on-scene medical care, recovery of personnel from low and high angle austere terrain, and medical care once the injured returned to base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

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Photo by: Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr. |  VIRIN: 190521-F-VH066-1415.JPG