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            <div class="image-caption">A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies over Trujillo Bay, Colon, Honduras, April 16, 2021. Members from Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, will conduct overwater survival training to improve unit readiness if an overwater emergency were to arise in U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lauren Brune)</div>
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            <div class="image-caption">A U.S. Army aircrew conducts a helocast training exercise in an HH-60L Blackhawk helicopter assigned to 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, during overwater survival training at Trujillo Bay, Honduras, April 18, 2021. The training prepared service members to be able to respond to overwater flight emergencies and to ensure the safety of crew members and passengers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lauren Brune)</div>
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            <div class="image-caption">U.S. Army and Air Force service members assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B), Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, conduct a helocast training exercise from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, JTF-B, during overwater survival training at Trujillo Bay, Honduras, April 18, 2021. The training allowed service members to improve their survivability and readiness in the event of a natural disaster or personnel recovery rescue mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lauren Brune)</div>
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            <div class="image-caption">U.S. Army Spc. Ivan Zambrano, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, participates in shallow water egress training in Puerto Castilla, Honduras, April 17, 2021. The training prepared service members to be able to respond to overwater flight emergencies and to ensure the safety of crew members and passengers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lauren Brune)</div>
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            <div class="image-caption">U.S. Army and Air Force members assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, participate in a helocast training exercise during overwater survival training at Puerto Castilla, Honduras, April 17, 2021. The training is used to certify aircrews on overwater flight operations, and individual and crew emergency egress, ditching, water survival, passenger procedures and water recovery operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lauren Brune)</div>
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    <div><b>By Sgt Lauren Brune</b> <span class="date">/ Published April 29, 2021</span></div>
    <span class="dateline-text">Comayagua, Honduras, </span>
    <p>U.S. service members attached to Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, conducted the second iteration of overwater survival training at Puerto Castilla and Trujillo Bay, Honduras, from April 16-23, 2021.<br />
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The training exercise consisted of a safe and deliberate approach to getting service members confident in their abilities to respond in the event of an overwater emergency, such as a downed aircraft or a recovery mission in open water.<br />
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“Everyone started out with the basic techniques which allowed us to roll right into real iterations - more than we have ever been able to in the past,” said U.S. Army Capt. Gabriel Beck, OIC of training and the commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment Bravo Company.<br />
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On the first day of training, basic swim survival was conducted to prepare and ensure the safety of all participants for the live iterations later in the week. This included raft training, shallow-water egress training, medical readiness training, caving ladder training, and helocast practice off a dock to simulate jumping out of an aircraft.<br />
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“This sort of training is really critical for the type of operations that JTF-B manages in Central America,” said U.S. Army Maj. Brian Malloy, acting castmaster at overwater survival training and the deputy J7 engineer assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo. “Being in an area of operations where they often fly over water, the aircrew honed their skills to be able to safely navigate over water and survive in the case of an emergency.”<br />
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This training allowed members of JTF-B to prepare for potential future joint operations with our Central American partners and to enhance readiness for overwater survivability.<br />
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Last year, JTF-B worked alongside partner nations to support rescue operations of those affected by hurricanes Eta and Iota. The training conducted over the past 10 days ensured that JTF-B can facilitate humanitarian aid and disaster response in the future, if needed, again.<br />
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Over 100 service members with the 1-228th Aviation Regiment, the Combat Support Hospital, Puerto Rican National Guard members, Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape (SERE) members, and other elements from Joint Task Force-Bravo worked together to make the training a success.<br />
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“The amount of training everyone got out of it has been really incredible to watch, because that training is difficult to replicate in any other scenario,” said Malloy. “Being able to bring together all these different, diverse members from across the task force in such a tough and realistic training environment was fantastic to see.”</p>
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