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medical staff give medical attention to a patient.

Oct. 21, 2025

Batallón de Fuerzas del Ejército realiza misión de atención de traumas

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Militares del Destacamento Médico del Batallón de Fuerzas del Ejército realizaron una misión de atención de traumas en el Hospital Escuela de Tegucigalpa, Honduras, el 21 de octubre de 2025.

medical staff give medical attention to a patient.

Oct. 21, 2025

Army Forces Battalion Performs Trauma Care Mission

Service members from the Army Forces Battalion Medical Detachment performed a trauma care mission at Hospital Escuela, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Oct. 21, 2025.

U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Collier Amundson, Army Forces Medical Detachment Chief of Rehabilitation, poses for a photo at Centro de Rehabilitacion Integral de Comayagua, Comayagua, Honduras, Sept. 17, 2025. Amundson’s weekly visits to Comayagua are one of many ways Joint Task Force-Bravo partners with the local community. For over forty years, JTF-Bravo’s medical missions have delivered essential healthcare services to remote, underserved populations, ensuring vulnerable communities receive medical care they might otherwise lack due to limitations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

Oct. 3, 2025

Meaning beyond movement: JTF-Bravo physical therapist provides hope to Honduran communities

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Since March of 2025, Centro de Rehabilitacion Integral de Comayagua (CRIC) has come to know the caring heart and guidance of Joint Task Force-Bravo’s two-person physical therapy team.U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Collier Amundson, Army Forces Medical Detachment (AFMD) Chief of Rehabilitation and Minnesota-native, dedicates one day each week to caring for

U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Collier Amundson, left, Army Forces Medical Detachment Chief of Rehabilitation, examines a La Paz Honduran local, Rito Chevez’leg during a physical therapy exercise at Centro de Rehabilitacion Integral de Comayagua, Comayagua, Honduras, Sept. 17, 2025. Amundson works alongside local physical therapists to provide quality care to patients while building and strengthening their partnership through knowledge exchanges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

Oct. 3, 2025

El propósito más allá del movimiento: Fisioterapeuta de la FTC-Bravo brinda esperanza a comunidades hondureñas

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Desde marzo de 2025, el Centro de Rehabilitación Integral de Comayagua (CRIC) conoce el corazón solidario y la guía de un equipo formado por dos fisioterapeutas de la Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta-Bravo.

Members from the U.S. and Panamanian emergency response teams gather together for a group photo at the end of the week long mass casualty training exercise.

Sept. 24, 2025

La Unión hace la fuerza: Colaboración para una respuesta eficaz ante múltiples víctimas

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — Se llevó a cabo un intercambio de expertos en múltiples víctimas y un ejercicio de desarrollo de capacidades, como parte de la Fase ll de Panamax Alfa desde el 6 de septiembre hasta el 12 de septiembre.

Members from the U.S. and Panamanian emergency response teams gather together for a group photo at the end of the week long mass casualty training exercise.

Sept. 24, 2025

Strength Through Unity: Partnering for Effective Mass Casualty Response

Joint Task Force Bravo, Honduras — A mass casualty subject matter expert exchange and partner nation capacity building exercise took place as part of Panamax Alpha Phase II, Sept. 6 through Sept. 12, 2025.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Karina Bostwick, 59th Medical Wing, JBSA-Lackland, performs an eye test during the two-week surgical eye mission as part of Panamax Alpha Phase II, Santiago de Veraguas, Panama, Aug. 26, 2025, through Sept. 11, 2025. The surgical mission brought together 48 local and U.S. doctors, nurses, and technicians to complete cataract removals, corneal transplants and other complex procedures alleviating an over six-month wait for some. The over 200 surgeries provided not only improved eyesight but symbolized the strength of the U.S.-Panama partnership. (Courtesy Photo)

Sept. 10, 2025

Restaurando la visión, fortaleciendo lazos en Panamá durante Panamax Alfa Fase II

SANTIAGO DE VERAGUAS, Panama — Santiago de Veraguas, Panamá—Para más de 200 panameños necesitados, el regalo de la visión restaurada llegó este mes al Hospital Regional Dr. Luis “Chicho” Fábrega. Pacientes de cinco provincias recibieron cirugías transformadoras que no solo mejoraron la vista, sino que también simbolizaron la fortaleza de la asociación entre EE. UU. y Panamá

Dr. Ivonne Alvarado, Ophthalmologist at Dr. Luis “Chicho” Fabrega Regional Hospital evaluates a patient ahead of the eight-day eye surgical mission during Panamax Alpha Phase II, Santiago de Veraguas, Panama, Aug. 26, 2025, through Sept. 11, 2025. The surgical mission brought together 48 local and U.S. doctors, nurses, and technicians to complete cataract removals, corneal transplants and other complex procedures alleviating an over six-month wait for some. The over 200 surgeries provided not only improved eyesight but symbolized the strength of the U.S.-Panama partnership. (Courtesy Photo)

Sept. 10, 2025

Restoring sight, strengthening bonds in Panama during Panamax Alpha Phase II

SANTIAGO DE VERAGUAS, Panama — SANTIAGO DE VERAGUAS, Panama—For more than 200 Panamanians in need, the gift of restored vision arrived this month at Dr. Luis “Chicho” Fabrega Regional Hospital. Patients from across five provinces received life-changing surgeries which not only improved eyesight but symbolized the strength of the U.S.-Panama partnership during Panamax Alpha Phase

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules is being unloaded at an airstrip in Panama.

Aug. 10, 2025

U.S. Marines join Panamanian security institutions for combined jungle training and security cooperation

PANAMA CITY, Panama — U.S. Marines assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, based out of Camp Lejeune, NC, arrived in Panama the first week of August 2025 as part of a combined effort to conduct training, strengthen bilateral security cooperation, and build operational trust with Panamanian security forces.

A Panamanian Security Force personnel hoists a military working dog onto a vessel

Aug. 8, 2025

PANAMAX-Alpha 2025: U.S. Southern Command Leads Bilateral Exercise to Protect Panama Canal

As the lead coordinating command, SOUTHCOM directed joint efforts through Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-Bravo), Army South, and a range of U.S. and Panamanian forces. PANAMAX-Alpha 2025 advanced SOUTHCOM’s strategic goals of building partner nation capacity and promoting regional stability through a realistic and scalable training framework.

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