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Soto Cano AB Honduras – HMH-772 – CH-53E

Soto Cano AB Honduras – HMH-772 – CH-53E Honduras Deployment poster art.

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 (HMH-772) is a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron operating the CH-53E Super Stallion. The squadron, known as “The Hustlers”, is based out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey and is the only CH-53E squadron in the Marine Corps Reserves. Falling under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 49 (MAG-49) and 4th Marine Aircraft Wing (4th MAW), HMH-772 provides Heavy Lift and Assault Support capabilities worldwide.

Soto Cano Air Base (commonly known as Palmerola Air Base) is a Honduran military base 5 mi (8.0 km) to the south of Comayagua in Honduras. It houses between 500 – 600 US troops and is also used by the Honduran Air Force academy. US military’s Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-B) is headquartered at Soto Cano. JTF-B consists of five groups: MEDEL (Medical Element) a Military Hospital, ARFOR (Army Forces), AFFOR (Air Force Forces), JSF (Joint Security Forces), and the 1st Battalion-228th Aviation Regiment consisting of some 18 aircraft, a mix of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and CH-47 Chinook helicopters.

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