Three Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, UH-60 Blackhawks fly in formation during an air assault training course in Honduras, Dec. 7, 2023. The training validated Alpha Company, 1-228th Aviation Regiment, Soldiers to ability to operate overwater while responding to multiple locations simultaneously across the northern Honduran ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Z. Erwin)

An Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, UH-60 Blackhawk flies over the coast of Roatan, Honduras, Dec. 7, 2023. The aircraft was participating in an air assault training exercise that validated U.S. Army Soldiers to ability to operate overwater while responding to multiple locations simultaneously across the northern Honduran ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Z. Erwin)

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Abimelec Santiago Rios, 1st Sgt. for Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, briefs members of the Honduran Air Force leadership team at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Dec. 6, 2023. The Honduran leadership team flew alongside U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawks during a flying exercise for the 1-228th Aviation Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Z. Erwin)

U.S. Army soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, attend an air assault training walkthrough prior to execution at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Dec. 6, 2023. The training validated Alpha Company, 1-228th Aviation Regiment, Soldiers to ability to operate overwater while responding to multiple locations simultaneously across the northern Honduran ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Z. Erwin)

U.S. Army soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, attend an air assault training walkthrough prior to execution at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Dec. 6, 2023. The training validated Alpha Company, 1-228th Aviation Regiment, Soldiers to ability to operate overwater while responding to multiple locations simultaneously across the northern Honduran ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Z. Erwin)

U.S. Army Soldiers conduct preflight inspections on an Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, UH-60 Blackhawk prior to air assault training at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Dec. 6, 2023. The training validated Alpha Company, 1-228th Aviation Regiment, Soldiers to ability to operate overwater while responding to multiple locations simultaneously across the northern Honduran ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Z. Erwin)

U.S. Army Soldiers conduct preflight inspections on an Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, UH-60 Blackhawk prior to air assault training at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Dec. 6, 2023. The training validated Alpha Company, 1-228th Aviation Regiment, Soldiers to ability to operate overwater while responding to multiple locations simultaneously across the northern Honduran ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Z. Erwin)

An Alpha Compnay, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, UH-60 Blackhawk flies over the coast of Roatan, Honduras, Dec. 7, 2023. The aircraft was participating in an air assault training exercise that validated U.S. Army Soldiers to ability to operate overwater while responding to multiple locations simultaneously across the northern Honduran ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Z. Erwin)

U.S. Army Soldiers conduct preflight inspections on an Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, UH-60 Blackhawk prior to air assault training at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Dec. 7, 2023. The training validated Alpha Company, 1-228th Aviation Regiment, Soldiers to ability to operate overwater while responding to multiple locations simultaneously across the northern Honduran ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Z. Erwin)

Three Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, UH-60 Blackhawks fly in formation during an air assault training course in Honduras, Dec. 7, 2023. The training validated Alpha Company, 1-228th Aviation Regiment, Soldiers to ability to operate overwater while responding to multiple locations simultaneously across the northern Honduran ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nick Z. Erwin)