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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Rodriguez, 100th Operation Support Squadron survival, resistance, evasion and escape instructor out of Mildenhall Air Force Base, England, demonstrates how to use a tourniquet as Belize Defence Force and Belize Coast Guard members observe, during exercise AGILE BEAR 25, Belize City, Belize, Aug. 4, 2025. AGILE BEAR, led by Joint Task Force-Bravo provides critical subject matter expert exchanges in disaster response and counter transnational criminal organization activities preparing U.S. Southern Command’s Situational Assessment Team, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, and Belize and NATO partners for a collaborative response in times of crises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

Aug. 4, 2025

EE. UU., BDF, BCG practican atención táctica de bajas en combate durante AGILE BEAR 25

BELIZE CITY, Belize — Miembros de la Fuerza de Defensa de Belice y de la Guardia Costera de Belice participan en una clase de atención táctica de lesiones por combate dirigida por instructores de supervivencia, resistencia, evasión y escape de la Fuerza Aérea de EE. UU., así como por instructores de respuesta de emergencia del Cuerpo de Marines de la Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta-Bravo durante el ejercicio AGILE BEAR 25, en la Ciudad de Belice, Belice, el 4 de agosto de 2025. Dada la alta vulnerabilidad de América Central a desastres naturales, el ejercicio AGILE BEAR de la Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta-Bravo trabaja en colaboración con la Unidad de Apoyo a la Formación del Ejército Británico en Belice para equipar a las fuerzas beliceñas con el conocimiento y los recursos necesarios para disminuir el impacto de estos eventos.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jacob Aguilar, Joint Task Force-Bravo J7 engineering project officer, explains parts of a small, unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) during exercise AGILE BEAR 25, Belize City, Belize, Aug. 4, 2025. AGILE BEAR, led by JTF-Bravo provides critical subject matter expert exchanges in disaster response and counter transnational criminal organization activities preparing U.S. Southern Command’s Situational Assessment Team, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, and Belize and NATO partners for a collaborative response in times of crises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dylan Rossitto)

Aug. 4, 2025

EE. UU., BDF, BCG realizan un intercambio de expertos en sUAS durante AGILE BEAR 25

BELIZE CITY, Belize — Los miembros del U.S. Army Joint Task Force-Bravo, la Fuerza de Defensa de Belice y la Guardia Costera de Belice observan un pequeño sistema de aeronave no tripulada (sUAS) durante el ejercicio AGILE BEAR 25, en la Ciudad de Belice, Belice, el 4 de agosto de 2025. Durante el curso, los participantes aprendieron sobre las ventajas y usos de los sUAS, ayudando en la recolección de datos sin poner en riesgo a los miembros del servicio. AGILE BEAR, liderado por el Joint Task Force-Bravo, proporciona intercambios críticos de expertos en la materia en respuesta a desastres y actividades de organizaciones criminales transnacionales, preparando al Equipo de Evaluación Situacional del Comando Sur de EE. UU., al 1er Batallón, 228º Regimiento de Aviación y a los socios de Belice y la OTAN para una respuesta colaborativa en tiempos de crisis.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jacob Aguilar, Joint Task Force-Bravo J7 engineering project officer, explains parts of a small, unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) during exercise AGILE BEAR 25, Belize City, Belize, Aug. 4, 2025. AGILE BEAR, led by JTF-Bravo provides critical subject matter expert exchanges in disaster response and counter transnational criminal organization activities preparing U.S. Southern Command’s Situational Assessment Team, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, and Belize and NATO partners for a collaborative response in times of crises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dylan Rossitto)

Aug. 4, 2025

US, BDF, BCG conduct sUAS SME exchange during AGILE BEAR 25

BELIZE CITY, Belize — U.S. Army Joint Task Force-Bravo, Belize Defence Force and Belize Coast Guard service members look at a small, unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) during exercise AGILE BEAR 25, Belize City, Belize, Aug. 4, 2025. During the course, participants learned about the advantages and uses of sUASs, aiding in the collection of data without putting service members in harm’s way. AGILE BEAR, led by Joint Task Force-Bravo provides critical subject matter expert exchanges in disaster response and counter transnational criminal organization activities preparing U.S. Southern Command’s Situational Assessment Team, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, and Belize and NATO partners for a collaborative response in times of crises.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Rodriguez, (left), 100th Operation Support Squadron, survival, resistance, evasion and escape instructor, U.S. Army Sgt. Zachery Quiales, (center), 311th Field Hospital combat medic, and U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Vance, (right), Joint Task Force-Bravo firefighter, prepare to transfer a patient during a tactical combat casualty care subject matter expert exchange as part of exercise AGILE BEAR 25, Belize City, Belize, Aug. 4, 2025. Given Central America's high vulnerability to natural disasters, Joint Task Force-Bravo's AGILE BEAR exercise works collaboratively with the British Army Training Support Unit-Belize to equip Belizean forces with the necessary knowledge and resources to lessen the impact of these events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

Aug. 4, 2025

US, BDF, BCG practice tactical combat casualty care during AGILE BEAR 25

BELIZE CITY, Belize — Belize Defence Force and Belize Coast Guard members participate in a tactical combat casualty care class led by U.S. Air Force survival, resistance, evasion and escape, and a Joint Task Force-Bravo Marine Corps emergency response instructors during exercise AGILE BEAR 25, Belize City, Belize, Aug. 4, 2025. Given Central America's high vulnerability to natural disasters, Joint Task Force-Bravo's AGILE BEAR exercise works collaboratively with the British Army Training Support Unit-Belize to equip Belizean forces with the necessary knowledge and resources to lessen the impact of these events.

A crashed aircraft used for illicit activities was spotted in an illegal airstrip in Belize, August 2, 2025. As part of exercise AGILE BEAR 25, Joint Task Force-Bravo honed their Automated Route Reconnaissance Kit (ARRK) skills, which collected data on illegal landing strips in Belize. Exercises like AGILE BEAR increase our shared readiness to respond to natural disasters and security challenges through multifaceted capabilities ensuring our strength through unity and solidifying U.S. Southern Command's Joint Task Force-Bravo, as the partner of choice in Central America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

Aug. 2, 2025

JTF-Bravo realiza un vuelo ARRK

BELIZE CITY, Belize — Los miembros del JTF-Bravo J7 tomaron fotos con un Kit de Reconocimiento de Rutas Automatizado (ARRK) en un CH-47 Chinook, en Belice, durante el ejercicio AGILE BEAR el 2 de agosto de 2025. JTF-Bravo utilizó el ARRK para recopilar datos de pistas de aterrizaje ilegales utilizadas para actividades de organizaciones criminales transnacionales. AGILE BEAR, liderado por Joint Task Force-Bravo, proporciona intercambios críticos de expertos en la materia, preparando al Equipo de Evaluación de Situación del Comando del Sur de EE. UU., el 1-228º Regimiento de Aviación, y a Belice y socios de la OTAN para una respuesta colaborativa en tiempos de crisis.

U.S. Army Joint Task Force-Bravo J7 member, left, takes a photo while a CH-47 Chinook crew chief, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, observes in a CH-47 Chinook in Belize during exercise AGILE BEAR, August 2, 2025. Exercises like AGILE BEAR increase our shared readiness to respond to natural disasters and security challenges through multifaceted capabilities ensuring our strength through unity and solidifying U.S. Southern Command's Joint Task Force-Bravo, as the partner of choice in Central America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

Aug. 2, 2025

JTF-Bravo conducts ARRK flight

BELIZE CITY, Belize — Joint Task Force-Bravo J7 members took photos with an Automated Route Reconnaissance Kit (ARRK) in a CH-47 Chinook, in Belize, during exercise AGILE BEAR August 2, 2025. JTF-Bravo used the ARRK to collect data from illegal airstrips used for transnational criminal organization activities. AGILE BEAR, led by Joint Task Force-Bravo, provides critical subject matter expert exchanges, preparing U.S. Southern Command’s Situational Assessment Team, 1-228th Aviation Regiment, and Belize and NATO partners for a collaborative response in times of crises.

U.S. Army Sgt. Gabe Lucero, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment crew chief, performs a flight observation in a CH-47 Chinook in Honduras, July 31, 2025. Given Central America's high vulnerability to natural disasters, Joint Task Force-Bravo's AGILE BEAR exercise works collaboratively with the British Army Training Support Unit-Belize, Belize Defence Force and Belize Coast Guard to conduct subject matter expert exchanges equipping our forces with the necessary knowledge and resources to lessen the impact of these events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

July 31, 2025

JTF-Bravo despliega SSAT en Belice para AGILE BEAR 25

BELIZE CITY, Belize — Los miembros del servicio de la Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta-Bravo desplegados hacia adelante para establecer un Equipo de Evaluación Situacional del Comando Sur de EE. UU. (SSAT) en apoyo de AGILE BEAR 25, en Ciudad de Belice, Belice, el 31 de julio de 2025. Ejercicios como AGILE BEAR aumentan nuestra preparación compartida para responder a desastres naturales y desafíos de seguridad a través de capacidades multifacéticas que aseguran nuestra fortaleza a través de la unidad y consolidan al Comando Sur de EE. UU., JTF-Bravo, como el socio preferido en Centroamérica.

U.S. Army Sgt. Gabe Lucero, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment crew chief, performs a flight observation in a CH-47 Chinook in Honduras, July 31, 2025. Joint Task Force-Bravo's helicopter activities, in collaboration with host nation and NATO military partners, showcase their unique ability to perform search and rescue operations and deliver humanitarian aid to remote environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

July 31, 2025

JTF-Bravo deploys SSAT to Belize for AGILE BEAR 25

BELIZE CITY, Belize — Joint Task Force-Bravo service members forward deployed to stand up a U.S. Southern Command Situational Assessment Team (SSAT) in support of AGILE BEAR 25, at Belize City, Belize, July 31, 2025. Exercises like AGILE BEAR increase our shared readiness to respond to natural disasters and security challenges through multifaceted capabilities ensuring our strength through unity and solidifying U.S. Southern Command’s, JTF-Bravo, as the partner of choice in Central America.

A Panamanian Servicio Nacionales de Fronteras (SENAFRONT) member motions his team to move forward during a simulated visit, board, search, and seizure training between U.S. and Panamanian special forces units, at Panama City, Panama, July 17, 2025. As part of PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I, the Government of Panama conducted unilateral, simulated Panama Canal security operations, supported by U.S. Southern Command. This phase includes Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) academics, a command post exercise (CPX), and a field training exercise (FTX). (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

July 17, 2025

EE.UU., fuerzas especiales panameñas ejecutan la fase I de entrenamiento VBSS de PANAMAX-Alpha

PANAMA CITY, Panama — Un UH-60 Blackhawk, asignado al 1-228.º Regimiento de Aviación de la Base Aérea Soto Cano, proporciona apoyo aéreo durante un entrenamiento simulado bilateral de visita, abordaje, búsqueda y aprehensión entre unidades de fuerzas especiales de EE. UU. y Panamá, en Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá, el 17 de julio de 2025. PANAMAX es un ejercicio conjunto diseñado para mejorar la interoperabilidad entre las naciones participantes y fortalecer su capacidad para llevar a cabo operaciones multinacionales, particularmente para defender el Canal de Panamá.

A UH-60 Blackhawk, assigned to the 1-228th Aviation Regiment out of Soto Cano Air Base, provides overhead support during a bilateral simulated visit, board, search, and seizure training between U.S. and Panamanian special forces units, at Panama City, Panama, July 17, 2025. PANAMAX is a joint exercise designed to enhance interoperability among participating nations and strengthen their ability to conduct multinational operations, particularly to defend the Panama Canal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

July 17, 2025

U.S., Panamanian special forces execute PANAMAX-Alpha Phase I VBSS training

PANAMA CITY, Panama — A UH-60 Blackhawk, assigned to the 1-228th Aviation Regiment out of Soto Cano Air Base, provides overhead support during a bilateral simulated visit, board, search, and seizure training between U.S. and Panamanian special forces units, at Panama City, Panama, July 17, 2025. PANAMAX is a joint exercise designed to enhance interoperability among participating nations and strengthen their ability to conduct multinational operations, particularly to defend the Panama Canal.

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