Ana Arteaga, Army Support Activity chief of engineering, discusses progress on the upcoming inauguration of Palmerola International Airport from the Honduran aviation perspective during a meeting with PIA authorities, Honduran government representatives and Army Support Activity leadership at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, August 0, 20215. Soto Cano Air Base will be a military and commercial shared runway, operating with PIA in the near future.

Honduran Air Force Lt. Col. Jaime Leonel Brito, Soto Cano Air Base commander, discusses progress on the upcoming inauguration of Palmerola International Airport from the Honduran aviation perspective during a meeting with PIA authorities, Honduran government representatives and Army Support Activity leadership at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, August 0, 20215. Soto Cano Air Base will be a military and commercial shared runway, operating with PIA in the near future. (U.S. Army photo by Maria Pinel)

Soto Cano Air Base Honduran and U.S. commanders met with Palmerola International Airport authorities and Honduran government representatives to discuss the upcoming international airport inauguration at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, August 5, 2021. Soto Cano Air Base will operate as a military and commercial airline shared airfield under PIA. Open discussions such as this ensure a smooth transition as operations shift and the airport construction progresses. (U.S. Army photo by Maria Pinel)

Soto Cano Air Base Honduran and U.S. commanders met with Palmerola International Airport authorities and Honduran government representatives to discuss the upcoming international airport inauguration at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, August 5, 2021. Soto Cano Air Base will operate as a military and commercial airline shared airfield under PIA. Open discussions such as this ensure a smooth transition as operations shift and the airport construction progresses. (U.S. Army photo by Maria Pinel)

Soto Cano Air Base Honduran and U.S. commanders met with Palmerola International Airport authorities and Honduran government representatives to discuss the upcoming international airport inauguration at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, August 5, 2021. Soto Cano Air Base will operate as a military and commercial airline shared airfield under PIA. Open discussions such as this ensure a smooth transition as operations shift and the airport construction progresses. (U.S. Army photo illustration by Maria Pinel)

U.S. Army Col. Carl Hennemann, Army Support Activity-Soto Cano Air Base commander, discusses progress on the upcoming inauguration of Palmerola International Airport from the Honduran aviation perspective during a meeting with PIA authorities, Honduran government representatives and Army Support Activity leadership at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, August 0, 20215. Soto Cano Air Base will be a military and commercial shared runway, operating with PIA in the near future. (U.S. Army photo by Maria Pinel)