La Paz MEDRET 090113

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Air Force Operating Room Registered Nurse Capt. Galmar Balmaceda prepares an IV for a surgical patient in La Paz, Honduras, Jan. 13. A four-person surgical team from U.S. Southern Command's Joint Task Force-Bravo conducted two operations in La Paz as part of regularly scheduled Medical Readiness Training Exercises. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Danét)

La Paz MEDRET 090113

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Air Force Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Lt. Col. Ritchie Grissett consults with a local anesthetist from Dr. Roberto Suazo Cordova Hospital during an operation Jan. 13. A four-person surgical team from U.S. Southern Command's Joint Task Force-Bravo conducted two operations in La Paz as part of regularly scheduled Medical Readiness Training Exercises. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Danét)

U.S., Belize military medical teams provide disaster relief medical care for flood victims

Capt. Elizabeth Sewell, a pharmacist from JTF-Bravo's Medical Element, explains a medication to a patient Nov. 13 in Burrell Boom, Belize. More than 600 people were seen by U.S. and Belize military medical personnel in two different villages ravaged by flood water.

U.S., Belize military medical teams provide disaster relief medical care for flood victims

Capt. (Dr.) David Armstrong, a flight surgeon with the 1-228th Aviation Regiment, listens to the lungs of a patient during a disaster relief medical mission Nov. 14 in Crooked Tree, Belize. More than 600 people were seen in two villages during the three-day mission.

U.S. Embassy officials, JTF-Bravo, partner with Costa Rica to provide medical support

Janina Del Verchio, Costa Rica Minister of Public Security, and Peter Cianchette, U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, talk with a family who received help from the medical readiness exercise in La Pena, Costa Rica. The family, who recently had twins, had received help from the Costa Rica Department of Safety when the twins were born had come back to say thank you and participate in the MEDRETE.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

U.S. Embassy officials, JTF-Bravo, partner with Costa Rica to provide medical support

Janina Del Verchio, Costa Rica Minister of Public Security, and Peter Cianchette, U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, view the medical readiness exercise site in La Pena, Costa Rica, Sept. 26. It is expected more than 2,000 people will receive free medical care in a joint operation with the U.S. military and Costa Rica government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)