JTF-Bravo Soldiers, Airmen respond to crashed Panamanian aeronaval helicopter [Image 47 of 49]

PANAMA

09.23.2023

Courtesy Photo

Joint Task Force Bravo

A Servicio Nacional de Fronteras (SENAFRONT) mountaineer waits for the ‘go’ signal before climbing into a hovering U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment an exfiltration mission of Panamanian search and rescue, recovery, and mountaineering personnel September 23, 2023, in the Oláon District, Panama. A quick reaction force of 26 U.S. Army Soldiers and U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 1-228 AVN, Army Forces Battalion, 612th Air Base Squadron and Joint Task Force-Bravo joint staff with specialties in aviation, avionics, fueling, clinical medicine, personnel recovery, public affairs, flight medicine, weather and aviation operations mobilized within an hour of tasking notification to assist Panamanian forces in the search and recovery of a crashed Servicio Nacional Aeronaval (SENAN) AW-139, call sign AN-141. Throughout the two-week operation, U.S. military personnel from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, worked with SENAN, SENAFRONT, Bomberos de Panamá and Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil (SINAPROC) to secure the remote crash site, recover the crew’s remains and extract the flight data recording device, or “black box.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Pineda)

• Date Taken: 09.23.2023
• Date Posted: 09.28.2023 12:48
• Photo ID: 8046696
• VIRIN: 230923-F-XX999-2051
• Resolution: 8256x5504
• Size: 35.6 MB
• Location: PA