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A Panamanian soldier and his bomb-detection K-9 get hoisted up during PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I, at Cerro Tigre, Panama, July 15, 2025. PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I is a government of Panama exercise supported by U.S. Southern Command, focused on security of the canal in Panama. The portion JTF-Bravo is participating in for phase one includes providing hot and cold load training, K-9 familiarization and hoist training, medical evacuation, fast rope insertion and aerial overwatch training with our helicopters and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

July 15, 2025

JTF-Bravo support Panamanian K-9 handler hoist operations during PANAMAX-Alpha PH I

PANAMA CITY, Panama — JTF-Bravo support Panamanian K-9 handler hoist operations during PANAMAX-Alpha PH I, at Cerro Tigre, Panama, July 15, 2025. PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I is a government of Panama exercise supported by U.S. Southern Command, focused on security of the canal in Panama. The portion JTF-Bravo is participating in for phase one includes providing hot and cold load training, K-9 familiarization and hoist training, medical evacuation, fast rope insertion and aerial overwatch training with our helicopters and partners.

A CH-47 Chinook assigned to 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, runs its engines during PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I, at Panama Pacific International Airport, Panama, July 14, 2025. By working with partner nations and leadership regionally, the U.S. creates unity of effort in addressing shared challenges such as transboundary and transregional criminality and region security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

July 14, 2025

La Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta-Bravo apoya a las fuerzas de EE. UU. y panameñas durante la Fase I de PANAMAX-Alpha

PANAMA CITY, Panama — Los miembros de la 1ª Batalla del Regimiento de Aviación 228 de la Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta Bravo participaron en un evento de entrenamiento en PANAMAX-Fase Alpha I, en el Aeropuerto Internacional Panamá Pacífico, Panamá, el 14 de julio de 2025. Estados Unidos y Panamá tienen una asociación de larga data basada en el respeto mutuo, valores compartidos y cooperación duradera que beneficia a ambas naciones.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bailea Parks, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment aircrewman, sits in a CH-47 Chinook, during a training event at PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I, at Panama Pacifico International Airport, Panama, July 14, 2025. The U.S. and Panama have a longstanding partnership built on mutual respect, shared values, and enduring cooperation that benefits both our nations. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

July 14, 2025

Joint Task Force-Bravo supports U.S., Panamanian forces during PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I

PANAMA CITY, Panama — Joint Task Force-Bravo 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment members participated in a training event at PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I, at Panama Pacifico International Airport, Panama, July 14, 2025. The U.S. and Panama have a longstanding partnership built on mutual respect, shared values, and enduring cooperation that benefits both our nations.

A member from the exercise crisis response team addresses a group working on the emergency response plan during a training scenario.

June 27, 2025

Jaguar Sentinel exercise conducted in Panama ahead of hurricane season

PANAMA PACIFICO AIRPORT, Panama — Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo led a two-day tabletop exercise with emergency response personnel in Panama at the Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil (SINAPROC) headquarters, located at the Regional Logistics Center for Humanitarian Assistance (CLRAH), Panama Pacifico Airport Complex, June 25-26, 2025.

U.S. Army Col. Daniel Alder, left, Joint Task Force-Bravo outgoing commander, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Evan L. Pettus, center, U.S. Southern Command military deputy commander, and Col. Robert Snyder, JTF-Bravo commander, render a salute during the playing of service anthems at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, June 18, 2025. Established in 1983, JTF-Bravo supports U.S. military and humanitarian operations throughout Central America, providing critical airlift, medical, logistics, and security assistance to partner nations.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

June 26, 2025

Col. Robert C. Snyder III takes command of Joint Task Force-Bravo during Change of Command ceremony

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. Army Col. Robert C Snyder III took command of Joint Task Force-Bravo during a change of command ceremony becoming the 44th commander of JTF-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, June 18, 2025.

Pilots and aircrew from the 1-228th Aviation Regiment pose with a child dressed as a pilot during the Honduran Fuerza Aerea Air Show.

June 23, 2025

Joint Task Force-Bravo “cleared hot” for annual Honduran Fuerza Aerea Air Show in La Lima, Cortes, Honduras

LA LIMA CORTES, Honduras — A UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook, from Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1-228th Aviation Regiment “Winged Warriors” made their appearance at the annual Fuerza Aerea Air Show at Colonel Armando Escalon Espinal Air Base June 14-15, 2025.

U.S. Army Capt. Evelyn Mose, right, Joint Task Force-Bravo public health nurse, gives a women’s health class during a medical mission in Comayagua, Honduras, May 29, 2025. By partnering with local governments and organizations, JTF-Bravo ensures vulnerable communities receive the medical attention they might otherwise lack due to limited healthcare infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

May 30, 2025

JTF-Bravo conducts first-ever women’s health focused MEDRETE

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo partnered with a local Comayagua hospital to hold its first-ever women’s health focused medical mission at Jose Maria Ochoa Center, Comayagua, Honduras, May 29.“A commitment to women’s health and their children is a commitment to a community’s future,” said Dr. (Maj.) Lindsay Grubish, Joint Task Force-Bravo emergency medicine

U.S. and Dominican Republic service members and Center of Emergency Operations personnel brief their capabilities during a Jaguar Sentinel knowledge exchange in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, May 7, 2025. Participants included civil engineers, emergency response medical, and communications specialists who worked together to synergistically come up with solutions to a simulated natural disaster. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

May 10, 2025

Joint Task Force-Bravo conducts inaugural Dominican Republic Jaguar Sentinel

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Several U.S. service members assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo met with the Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias (COE), or Center of Emergency Operations, for the first time during Jaguar Sentinel 2025-Dominican Republic, an emergency response tabletop knowledge exchange, May 6-8 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.During the two-day event, U.S.

Members from Joint Task Force Bravo, 1-228th Aviation Regiment, Army Support Activity and Army Southern Command leadership join junior aircraft maintainers in cutting the ribbon dedicating a new hangar at Soto Cano Air Base.

April 30, 2025

Junior maintainers lead ribbon cutting for Joint Task Force-Bravo and U.S. Southern Command’s $44M hangar

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Maj. Gen. Phil Ryan, U.S. Army South (USARSOUTH) commander, presided over an official ceremony dedicating a long awaited hangar for use at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.

A HH-60L Black Hawk assigned to the United States Army Air Ambulance Detachment (USAAAD), 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment Joint Task Force-Bravo, flies by with a crew chief during a simulated overwater hoist rescue at Lake Yojoa, Honduras, April 22, 2025. To conduct a rescue, two pilots fly with a crew chief who operates the hoist, and a flight paramedic who assists with rescue and initial care of the patient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

April 28, 2025

Soto Cano Air Base’s 1-228th conducts overwater hoist drills

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — United States Army Air Ambulance Detachment (USAAAD), 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment Joint Task Force-Bravo critical care flight paramedics, conducted several simulated overwater hoist rescues at Lake Yojoa, April 22, 2025. During the two-day event, several HH-60L Black Hawk pilots practiced multiple over water hoist operations utilizing

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