Poptun MEDRETE

POPTUN, Guatemala - U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Jorge Ortiz shows Guatemala Army Col. Alvarado Castillo and Poptun Mayor Angel Kelkan Ochoa some children’s vitamins during a medical readiness and training exercise in Poptun June 25. The vitamins are handed out as part of a preventive medicine course all patients must attend prior to receiving care. Twenty-three members of Joint Task Force-Bravo, based at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, teamed up with the Guatemalan Army, Military Group, and Ministry of Health to provide care to residents of the Poptun area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Hammond)

Poptun MEDRETE

POPTUN, Guatemala -- A Guatemalan boy stands in line with hundreds of other residents of the Poptun area, awaiting treatment at the Brazos de Amor community center here. Twenty-three members of Joint Task Force-Bravo, based at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, provided medical care to more than 1,200 people during the first three days of a five-day medical readiness and training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Hammond)

Poptun MEDRETE

POPTUN, Guatemala -- Air Force Capt. William E. Shaw examines the eye of 10-year-old Kelly Barrera. Kelly, her mother, and two siblings were among more than 450 patients seen here June 24 during a medical readiness and training exercise at the Brazos de Amor community center. Twenty-three members of Joint Task Force-Bravo, based at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, teamed up with Guatemalan military, health, and U.S. Embassy members to offer medical care to those in need. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Hammond)

Nicaragua MEDRETE - Day 2

Army Sgt. Michael Marquis, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, keeps a watchful eye out the rear of his aircraft during flight. He is looking for any hazards that might come within range of the 32,000-pound aircraft. Sergeant Marquis is a CH-47D Chinook crew chief assigned to the Joint Task Force-Bravo Chinook crew in Nicaragua this week to fly medics and equiment to two remote villages for medical readiness exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Danét)

Nicaragua MEDRETE - Day 2

A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter carries medics and supplies to Ayapal, Nicaragua to perfom a two-day medical readiness mission in the remote mountain village. The Blackhawk and its crew are assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Danét)

Nicaragua MEDRETE Day 1

Army 1st Sgt. Jorge Ortiz, of Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Army Forces, explains the directions of a pharmacy technician to a woman seen during the task force’s medical readiness exercise here May 14 and 15. Thirty-four Soldiers and Airmen participated in the exercise, including aviators, doctors, nurses, technicians, translators and administrators. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Danét)

Marcala

(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Hammond)

Marcala

(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Hammond)

Marcala

(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Hammond)

Marcala

(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Hammond)

MEDRETE Choluteca

Choluteca, Honduras - Dr. (Maj.) John Thordsen Ochoa, an ophthalmologist from Madigan Army Medical Center, Wash., checks pressure in Damaso Sosa's eye after removing a cataract Jan. 27. Dr. Thordsen led a 17-person surgical ophthalmology team performing a Medical Readiness and Training Exercise here Jan. 8-30. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Danét)

MEDRETE Choluteca

Choluteca, Honduras - Dr. (Maj.) Frank Valentín, a pediatric ophthalmologist from Brooks Army Medical Center, Texas, checks 7-month-old Dilcia Milagro Espinal's eyes before performing surgery to correct her crossed eyes Jan. 28. Dr. Valentín was in Honduras as part of a 14-person surgical ophthalmology team performing a Medical Readiness and Training Exercise here Jan. 8-30. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Danét)