Two UH-60 and two HH-60 Black Hawks assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo, depart Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Jan. 26, 2026, to provide dedicated medical evacuation coverage throughout the Combined Jungle Operations Training Course at Base Aeronaval Cristobal Colon, Panama. Under the direction of U.S. Southern Command, JTF-Bravo is supporting a combined U.S.-Panamanian effort to enhance bilateral relationships and interoperability, expanding the nations’ long-standing strategic security partnership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Merchak)

A U.S. Army HH-60 Black Hawk assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo, prepares to depart Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Jan. 26, 2026, to provide dedicated medical evacuation coverage throughout the Combined Jungle Operations Training Course at Base Aeronaval Cristobal Colon, Panama. Under the direction of U.S. Southern Command, JTF-Bravo is supporting a combined U.S.-Panamanian effort to enhance bilateral relationships and interoperability, expanding the nations’ long-standing strategic security partnership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Merchak)

Members assigned to 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo land two HH-60L and two UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters in preparation to support the upcoming Combined Jungle Operations Training Course at Panama Pacífico International Airport, Panama, Jan. 26, 2026. Interoperability is a cornerstone of the U.S.–Panama security partnership, coordinated through the Joint Security Cooperation Group – Panama. It enables U.S. and Panamanian forces to operate seamlessly together, building mutual trust, shared tactics and the ability to respond effectively to shared threats like transnational crime and regional instability.(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Trey Woodard)

Members assigned to 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo land two HH-60L and two UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters in preparation to support the upcoming Combined Jungle Operations Training Course at Panama Pacífico International Airport, Panama, Jan. 26, 2026. Interoperability is a cornerstone of the U.S.–Panama security partnership, coordinated through the Joint Security Cooperation Group – Panama (JSCG-P). It enables U.S. and Panamanian forces to operate seamlessly together, building mutual trust, shared tactics and the ability to respond effectively to shared threats like transnational crime and regional instability.(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Trey Woodard)