Bringing medicine to mountain villagers

A Honduran Ministry of Health employee explains how to maintain good oral hygiene to the locals during a Medical Readiness exercise, May 6. Joint Task Force-Bravo partnered with Honduran Ministry of Health and Honduran military personnel, to provide medical services to more than 500 Cuesta de la Virgen community members. (Photo by Martin Chahin)

Bringing medicine to mountain villagers

U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Rojas, Joint Task Force-Bravo Operating Room Technician assist U.S. Army Maj. Perdita Fisher, Joint Task Force-Bravo Dentist, in a tooth extraction during a Medical Readiness exercise, May 6. Joint Task force-Bravo partnered with Honduran Ministry of Health and Honduran military personnel, to provide medical services to more than 500 Cuesta de la Virgen community members. (Photo by Martin Chahin)

MST builds friendships, sharpens skills at Hospital Escuela

Army Sgt Anthony Rojas, Medical Surgical Team surgical technician, cleans up while Army Maj. Charles Boggs, MST surgeon and Honduran Dr. Carolina Velez, third year surgery resident, close up the patient after a successful surgery at Hospital Escuela, during a Surgical Medical Readiness Training exercise in Tegucigalpa, April 23. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Donner)

MST builds friendships, sharpens skills at Hospital Escuela

Army Maj. Charles Boggs, MST surgeon and Honduran Dr. Carolina Velez, third year surgery resident, perform surgery on a patient during a Surgical Medical Readiness Training exercise at Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, April 23. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Donner)

Panama MEDRETE

Dr. Wilmer Amador, medical element dentist and Joint Task Force-Bravo medical liaison, screens a Uala resident to receive dental care during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise Feb. 27, 2013 . MEDRETEs give JTF-Bravo the opportunity to exercise their expeditionary medical capabilities as well as practice integrating with partner nation government organizations in preparation for future disaster relief events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Rebecca Heyse)

Panama MEDRETE

U.S. Ambassador to Panama, Jonathan Farrar, talks with the Uala community leader during a visit Feb. 27, 2013. Ambassador Farrar and representatives of the Panama government visited Uala to see the operations of the four-day Medical Readiness Training Exercise conducted by Joint Task Force-Bravo and various ministries of the government of Panama first hand. (U.S. Air Force Capt. Rebecca Heyse)

Panama MEDRETE

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook shuts down its engines after arriving for a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in Uala, Panama Feb. 26, 2013. Joint Task Force-Bravo conducted a combined four-day MEDRETE in two villages in the Darien region, partnering with the Panamanian Ministry of Health, Panamanian Ministry of Education and Servicio Nacional de Fronteras to deliver general medical and dental care to local residents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Rebecca Heyse)

Guatemala MEDRETE

Maj. (Dr.) Robert Jones, JTF-B Flight Surgeon, conducts an examination on a young boy during the four-day joint medical readiness training exercise in Chiquimula, Guatemala Dec. 12. MEDRETEs help cultivate common bonds and foster goodwill between the U.S. and regional nations through multilateral humanitarian assistance and civil military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Donner)

Agua Salada MEDRETE

Air Force Maj. Brent Waldman, dentist, Joint Task Force Bravo, pulls an infected tooth from a woman in Agua Salada, on the final day of a four-day MEDRETE in Agua Salada Honduras, Sept. 7. Dentists from JTF-Bravo performed 34 dental procedures in Agua Salada and more than 200 dental procedures at locations around Comayagua, Honduras during the four-day MEDRETE. (Official photo by Martin Chahin)

MEDRETE Agua Salada

Air Force 1st Lt. Daniela Feldhausen, physicians assistant, Joint Task Force Bravo, checks the blood pressure of an Agua Salada resident during a Medical Readiness and Capability Training Exercise, Sept. 7. JTF-Bravo medical personnel visited three villages in four days and treated hundreds of patients in the poorest communities of Honduras.(Official photo by Martin Chahin)

Panama Medrete

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Meshiek Harris, dental technician, JTF-Bravo assists as Air Force Maj. Brent Waldmen, a dentist from JTF-Bravo, performs a tooth extraction during the third day of a Medical Readiness Training Exercise on the island of Nargana, July 18. (Official photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

Panama Medrete

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Meshiek Harris, dental technician, JTF-Bravo holds a tooth after extraction by Air Force Maj. Brent Waldmen during the third day of a Medical Readiness Training Exercise on the island of Nargana, July 18.(Official photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

Panama Medrete

Air Force 1st Lt. Daniela Feldhausen, physician assistant, JTF-Bravo examines the child of a Guna woman, while Lilia Lambert, a translator from the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Panama assists with translating during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise, on the Island of Carti off the northeastern coast of Panama. (Official Photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

El Salvador MEDRETE

Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo and El Salvador’s armed forces unload medical supplies, food, and water from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during a two-day joint Medical Readiness Training Exercise. JTF-Bravo’s 1-228 Aviation Regiment works together with the Army Forces Battalion and Medical Element to consistently provide transportation for MEDRETEs. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Christopher Diaz)

El Salvador MEDRETE

Air Force 1st Lt. Jackie Brooks, Medical Element nurse, checks a patient’s blood pressure during a two-day joint Medical Readiness Training Exercise in partner with El Salvador’s Ministry of Health and military. The team provided medical care to 776 patients in the municipalities of El Castano and Rancho San Marcos, El Salvador. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Christopher Diaz)

El Salvador MEDRETE

120613-F-VM296-003 Airman First Class Francine Pascual, Medical Element health systems management technician, retrieves medicine that will be given to a patient. JTF-Bravo recently provided care to 776 local patients in the municipalities of El Castano and Rancho San Marcos, El Salvador, during a two-day joint Medical Readiness Training Exercise in partner with the country’s Ministry of Health and military. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Christopher Diaz)

MEDRETE

WAWINA, Honduras -- Air Force Captain Pardue, helps Hounduran dentist and Medical Element Liaison Officer Dr. Wilmer Amador as he comforts and stabilizes the patient for tooth extraction, during JTF-Bravo's most recent medical readiness training exercise. In partnership with the Honduran Ministry of Health and Honduran Military, JTF-Bravo delivered medical care to 1,774 patients in Batalla and Wawina during the MEDRETE, April 18-21. (U.S. Air Force Photo/1st Lt. Christopher Diaz)

MEDRETE

WAWINA, Honduras -- Air Force Staff Sergeant De La Torro prepares to take the blood pressure of a patient in the screening station during JTF Bravo's most recent medical readiness and training exercise. In partnership with the Honduran Ministry of Health and Honduran Military, JTF-Bravo delivered medical care to 1,774 patients in Batalla and Wawina during the MEDRETE, April 18-21. (U.S. Air Force Photo/1st Lt. Christopher Diaz)

MEDRETE

BATALLA, Honduras -- Air Force Staff Sergeant Thomas Delperdang, Medical Element Pharmacy Technician explains to a patient the prescription medication she is receiving with proper instructions on use during JTF-Bravo's most recent medical readiness and training exercise. In partnership with the Honduran Ministry of Health and Honduran Military, JTF-Bravo delivered medical care to 1,774 patients in Batalla and Wawina during the MEDRETE, April 18-21. (U.S. Air Force Photo/1st Lt. Christopher Diaz)

MEDRETE

BATALLA, Honduras -- Air Force 1st Lt. Arlene Parada, Medical Element Nurse, screens patients in order to determine if any need to see medical providers for further patient care during JTF-Bravo's most recent medical readiness and training exercise. In partnership with the Honduran Ministry of Health and Honduran Military, JTF-Bravo delivered medical care to 1,774 patients in Batalla and Wawina during the MEDRETE, April 18-21. (U.S. Air Force Photo/1st Lt. Christopher Diaz)

Mobile Surgical Team

SOTO CANO AB, Honduras -- Army Maj. James Eads, Mobile Surgical Team nurse anesthetist, checks a Honduran boy's vitals after receiving anesthesia from the Honduran medical provider, prior to his operation by the MST from Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano AB March 15 at the Santa Teresa Hospital in Comayagua, Honduras. Recently, the mobile surgical team mobilized and established an assembly area to the local hospital in Comayagua during the Comayagua prison fire and was available to provide assistance as needed. The next week, the team performed follow-on surgical procedures on prisoners needing irrigation and debridement of burns. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Mobile Surgical Team

SOTO CANO AB, Honduras -- Air Force Staff Sgt. Alex Carreon, operation room technician, preps then hands each piece of surgical equipment to the surgeons during an operation March 15 at Santa Teresa Hospital in Comayagua, Honduras, as part of a medical readiness and training exercise. The OR technician has to account for each piece of equipment before and after each surgery to include gauze, absorbent pads and medical equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Mobile Surgical Team

SOTO CANO AB, Honduras -- Army Maj. James Eads, Mobile Surgical Team nurse anesthetist, preps anesthesia medication prior to an operation by the MST from Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano AB March 15 at the Santa Teresa Hospital in Comayagua, Honduras. JTF-Bravo is committed to partnering with countries through Central America for training and missions to support security, stability and prosperity throughout the region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Mobile Surgical Team

SOTO CANO AB, Honduras -- Air Force 1st Arlene Parada, Medical Element nurse, intubates a Honduran male prior to his operation by the Mobile Surgical Team from Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano AB March 15 at the Santa Teresa Hospital in Comayagua, Honduras. Providing quality medical care is the MST main objective as well as building relationships, to improve future mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)