Photo by Sgt. Lauren Brune | Joint Task Force Bravo | 06.15.2021
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Benjamin Ashworth, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, stands by for passengers during Fast-Rope Insertion and Extraction System (FRIES) training in Liberia, Costa Rica, June 15, 2021. The system is employed during situations where terrain restricts an aircraft from......
Photo by Sgt. Lauren Brune | Joint Task Force Bravo | 06.15.2021
A member of the Costa Rican Police Forces fast ropes out of a U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, during Fast-Rope Insertion and Extraction System (FRIES) training in Liberia, Costa Rica, June 15, 2021. The system is employed during situations where terrain restricts an aircraft from......
Photo by Sgt. Lauren Brune | Joint Task Force Bravo | 06.15.2021
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jillian Puorro, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew chief assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, fast ropes during Fast-Rope Insertion and Extraction System (FRIES) training in Liberia, Costa Rica, June 15, 2021. Training crews within the 1-228th Aviation Regiment enables the task force to support a......
Photo by Sgt. Lauren Brune | Joint Task Force Bravo | 06.15.2021
Policemen with the Costa Rican Police Forces run toward a U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, during Fast-Rope Insertion and Extraction System (FRIES) training in Liberia, Costa Rica, June 15, 2021. The purpose of the exercise was to improve interoperability with partner nations, gain......
Photo by Sgt. Lauren Brune | Joint Task Force Bravo | 06.15.2021
A member of the Costa Rican Police Forces fast ropes out of a U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, during Fast-Rope Insertion and Extraction System (FRIES) training in Liberia, Costa Rica, June 15, 2021. The system is employed during situations where terrain restricts an aircraft from......
Photo by Sgt. Lauren Brune | Joint Task Force Bravo | 06.15.2021
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, and policemen with the Costa Rican Police Forces listen to a safety briefing before conducting Fast-Rope Insertion and Extraction System (FRIES) training in Liberia, Costa Rica, June 15, 2021. Training crews within the 1-228th Aviation Regiment enables the task force......
Photo by Sgt. Lauren Brune | Joint Task Force Bravo | 06.15.2021
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, and policemen with the Costa Rican Police Forces listen to a safety briefing before conducting Fast-Rope Insertion and Extraction System (FRIES) training in Liberia, Costa Rica, June 15, 2021. Training crews within the 1-228th Aviation Regiment enables the task force......
Photo by Sgt. Lauren Brune | Joint Task Force Bravo | 06.15.2021
A member of the Costa Rican Police Forces fast ropes out of a U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, during Fast-Rope Insertion and Extraction System (FRIES) training in Liberia, Costa Rica, June 15, 2021. The system is employed during situations where terrain restricts an aircraft from......
