The U.S. Army is investigating after a Black Hawk pilot was found dead while off base in Honduras.
1st Lt. Marciano Parisano, a 25-year-old from Cibolo, Texas, serving in the 1st Battalion of the 228 Aviation Regiment, was found dead in Comayagua on Saturday, as reported by the Army.
“It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts that we mark the passing of Lieutenant Marciano Parisano. He served our unit and mission at Soto Cano Air Base with honor, pride, and bravery,” stated U.S. Army Col. Daniel Alder, the commander of Joint Task Force-Bravo.
“As a UH-60 Blackhawk pilot with the 228 Aviation Regiment, his contributions to our team were invaluable,” Alder also expressed. “He will be greatly missed by everyone who had the privilege to know and serve alongside him.”
A U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk with 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo, takes off for fast rope training at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras in August 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jose Gonzalez)
Officials said Parisano graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 2023 and attended aviation training school in Alabama.
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force — Southern Command conduct preflight maintenance on Soto Cano Air Base, in Honduras in June 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Justin M. Smith)
“He earned the rank of 1st Lt., on November 27, 2024. Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras was his first duty station where he served as a UH-60 Blackhawk pilot with the 1st Battalion, 228 Aviation Regiment,” according to the Army. “His awards include the National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge [gold], Air Assault Badge, and Army Aviation ‘wings.’”
