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U.S. Army Spc. Kayla Garcia, a military working dog (MWD) handler assigned to Army Forces Battalion, Joint Task Force Bravo, and MWD Zoli walk with Sgt. Matthew Lynch, paramedic with the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment Charlie Company, toward a UH-60 Blackhawk during hoist training at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 29, 2021.

Nov. 15, 2021

MWDs Train on Helicopter, Medevac Operations

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force Bravo’s 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment C Company recently acclimated two MWDs to helicopter flight, and the use of the HH-60’s hoist capabilities during a training exercise Oct. 29, 2021 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.

Joint Task Force Bravo’s 1-228th Aviation Regiment works with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and Panama Servicio Nacional Aeronaval (SENAN) Security Force to conduct casualty evacuation training in Santiago, Panama, Oct. 18, 2021.

Oct. 21, 2021

USAAAD, DPAA join forces, conduct live hoist rescue training

Members of Joint Task Force Bravo’s U.S. Army Air Ambulance Detachment (USAAAD), 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment conducted live hoist and Skedco hoist training, Oct. 11, 2021 in Santiago, Panama.

An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the “Sea Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 lands on the flight deck of the Freedom-class littoral combat during a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC), Nov. 11, 2020. Sioux City is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South's mission, which includes counter illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Juel Foster/Released)

Nov. 13, 2020

USS Sioux City Assists Distressed Mariner

CARIBBEAN SEA — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) assisted a tanker in distress while operating in the U.S. Fourth Fleet area of operations, November 11.

U.S. Army aircrew, assigned to the 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment Air Ambulance Detachment at Joint Task Force-Bravo, prepare their gear for a medical evacuation training exercise at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras July 31, 2020. The 1-228 Charlie Company aeromedical evacuation area of responsibility spans 31 countries and 16 dependencies.

Aug. 24, 2020

JTF-Bravo Aeromedical Evacuation Teams Save Three Lives in Four Weeks

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Pilots and crew from Joint Task Force – Bravo’s 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Air Ambulance Detachment recently performed three life-saving aeromedical evacuations in the course of four weeks, from Jun. 22 to Jul. 14, 2020.

Honduran Air Force, US Army Reserve partner for first-ever online MEDEVAC training course

June 29, 2020

Honduran Air Force, US Army partner for first-ever online MEDEVAC training course

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Twenty members of the Honduran Air Force graduated from a Basic Aeromedical Evacuation training course provided by Joint Task Force- Bravo, June 19. The three-week academic training course included the participation of 13 nurses and seven doctors stationed at different Honduran Air Force bases, who connected with their JTF-Bravo counterpart from the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment through video chat.

Sgt. Brad Miller, a medical readiness non-commissioned officer with the West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) medical detachment, provides training on tactical casualty combat care (TCCC) to members of the Peruvian Armed Forces during a hands-on training held July 2, 2019, in Lima, Peru.

July 10, 2019

WVARNG conducts knowledge exchange with Peru's army, police

Members of the West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) conducted hands-on aeromedical evacuation (MEDEVAC) operations training for medical experts of the Peruvian Armed Forces the first week of July in Lima.

Flight paramedics from the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment assist Joint Security Forces personnel with patient packaging as part of the hot and cold load orientation during a Medical Evacuation training, at Soto Cano Air Base, Jan. 17, 2017.

Jan. 26, 2017

U.S. troops in Honduras practice medical evacuations

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment conducted a joint Medical Evacuation training with Joint Security Forces at Soto Cano Air Base, Jan. 17 - 18, to increase readiness and knowledge in preparation for medical emergencies.