U. S. Special Forces; Honduran paratroopers exchange wings after training jump Published April 14, 2014 By Capt. Steven Stubbs Joint Task Force-Bravo Public Affairs SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- U.S. and Honduran service members exchanged jump wings after performing joint airborne operations training consisting of jumping from a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras on April 3, 2014. U.S. Special Forces from the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) performed a 1,500 foot static line jump alongside the Honduran 2nd Combat Airborne Infantry Battalion. The joint-training allowed members from both nations to retain currency, while also strengthening the relationship between the U.S. and Honduran forces. "It is a rewarding experience jumping with the Hondurans," said a U.S. Special Forces member who participated in the training "The techniques that they use are very similar to ours so it's almost like looking in a mirror when I watch them." In all, 32 Americans and 52 Hondurans made the jump to parachute safely to the Soto Cano airfield in what was deemed to be a highly successful training exercise. "It is a great honor to receive the Honduran jump wings from them but even greater to award them with a pair of ours," he said.