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JTFB, British Army conduct Air Assault exercise in Belize
February 11, 2022 — Service members from the British Army's 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment conducted air assault training with our 1-228 Aviation Regiment Winged Warriors at the British Army Training Support Unit in Belize, Feb 8, 2022. JTF-Bravo conducted ground to air coordination and logistics to better prepare for joint operations within Central America and... MORE

U.S. Army aviation team completes qualifications to support USNS Comfort 2019
July 30, 2019 — U.S. Army Helicopter pilots and crew members of Joint Task Force –Bravo completed qualifications July 18-26 to support an upcoming mission, off the coast of Punta Arenas, Costa Rica. The UH-60 Blackhawk team assigned to 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment (1-228th AVN) conducted deck-landing qualifications in preparation to support USNS Comfort 2019 in Costa Rica... MORE

A UH-60 Blackhawk assigned to the 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment completes a bounce off the U.S. Naval Ship Comfort during deck landing qualifications July 26, 2019, off the coast of Punta Arenas Costa Rica. U.S. Army Helicopter pilots and crew members of Joint Task Force –Bravo completed qualifications July 18-26 to support an upcoming mission, off the coast of Punta Arenas, Costa Rica.

Capt. West: Living her aviation dream
April 8, 2019 — Not many jobs hold as much appeal as that of a pilot. The freedom, the blue skies and the adventure draws people from all walks of life to find a way to get their flying license. Often times, those wide-eyed dreamers find a recruiter’s office to be a great avenue for their aspirations... MORE

U.S. Army Capt. Jennifer West, 1-228th Aviation Regiment Bravo Company commander, stands by a CH-47 Chinook at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 4, 2019.

U.S. Army helps protect Pan-American Highway in OP Darien Lift
January 17, 2019 — The 1-228th Avn Regt Chinook crews provided air transportation assistance from Jan. 4-12 for the first phase of the operation, named Darien Lift... MORE

Agents from Panama’s National Border Service wait to load slings onto a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook headed to the Darien Province in the Republic of Panama, Jan. 11, 2019.