A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment prepares to land at the indigenous village of Piedra Mesa, Telire region of Talamanca, Limón, Costa Rica. Operation Pura Vida, a joint humanitarian mission and Medical Readiness Training Exercise, brought 16 doctors, nurses, dentists and other specialists from Joint Task FOrce-Bravo, joined 30 Costa Rican physicians to provide basic healthcare services to approximately 300 residents of the village.

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