Mocorón Airport

Durzona ICAO code MHDU is an airfield used by the U.S. military and Honduran army. It is located in Mocoron, at the site of a remote Honduran military base near the southeastern border with Nicaragua. The airfield is currently being used in a joint US military and Honduran effort to combat the illegal narcotics trade. The U.S. effort is led by Joint Task Force-Bravo stationed at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras and the Honduran 5th Infantry Battalion.[1] The airfield was once used by Col. Oliver North to fund the Contras in Nicaraqua during the Iran-Contra affair.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Anderson, Zach. "Joint Task Force-Bravo Training Exercise Strengthens U.S., Honduran Partnership". Air Combat Command. U.S. Air Force. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Shanker, Thom. "Lessons of Iraq Help U.S. Fight a Drug War in Honduras". NY Times - Americas. NY Times. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

Coordinates: 14°59′21″N 84°13′15″W / 14.9891005°N 84.2208023°W / 14.9891005; -84.2208023


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