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25 Central American firefighters graduate from US Air Force led exercise
Joint Task Force-Bravo, 612th Air Squadron firefighters trained with 25 firefighters from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize and Costa Rica at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras during Central America Sharing Mutual Operational Knowledge and Experiences (CENTAM SMOKE), a biannual exercise held on base, August 19 - 23. Five representatives from each Central American nation received basic training in safety practices, personal protection equipment, structural and wildland fires, aircraft fires, vehicle extrication and helicopter familiarization. Participants pose for a photo after the graduation ceremony August 23, 2019.

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Photo by: Martin Chahin |  VIRIN: 190822-A-EW556-194.JPG