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Soldiers from the 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment connect sling cables to a UH-60 Blackhawk for it to be carried from an austere riverbank to Liberia Airport in Costa Rica July 29, 2019. During a mission to support the USNS Comfort, the UH-60 crew performed a precautionary landing in an austere environment in Costa Rica. After inspecting the Blackhawk, the crew determined that aircraft was not safe to fly. Joint service members from Joint Task Force - Bravo worked together, with the assistance of a C-17 Globemaster III from U.S. Transportation Command, to return the broken helicopter back to Soto Cano. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
190729-F-VH066-1072.JPG Photo By: Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Soldiers from the 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment connect sling cables to a UH-60 Blackhawk for it to be carried from an austere riverbank to Liberia Airport in Costa Rica July 29, 2019. During a mission to support the USNS Comfort, the UH-60 crew performed a precautionary landing in an austere environment in Costa Rica. After inspecting the Blackhawk, the crew determined that aircraft was not safe to fly. Joint service members from Joint Task Force - Bravo worked together, with the assistance of a C-17 Globemaster III from U.S. Transportation Command, to return the broken helicopter back to Soto Cano.


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