Fireworks

The Holiday Extravaganza fireworks show topped off the fun fill evening of events Dec.15 at Soto Cano AB, Honduras. “It was a lot of hard work, but for me, hearing the Service Members say they enjoyed themselves...it truly made it all worth it.” said 1st Lt. Amber Goodman, Morale, Welfare and Recreation director and Holiday Extravaganza coordinator. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Lighting the Tree

Team Soto Cano kicked the holidays off with a Holiday Extravaganza Dec. 15 that included more than 400 children from the local orphanages in Comayagua and La Paz. Part of the event was a talent show featuring the best of Team Soto Cano and the local community. Included in the show were traditional Honduran dancers, contemporary live bands and both English and Spanish comedy routines and singers. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Atkins)

Preparing the soil

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Soto Cano servicemembers prepare the ground for a concrete foundation June 18, 2011 in Comayagua, Honduras as part of Habitat for Humanity. JTF-Bravo is committed to full partnerships with Central American governments in training and missions to support security, stability and prosperity throughout the region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. David McCain)

Stunt pilot performs inverted pass

Aerial stunt performer Patty Wagstaff cuts ribbon while flying inverted as U.S. and Honduran military and civilians assist at an air show June 12, 2011, at Colonel Armando Escalon Espinal Air Base, Honduras. This annual event drew more than 10,000 spectators, raised money for a local civilian hospital and bolstered friendships between the military and civilian aviation community of the U.S. and Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. David McCain)

Honduran paratroopers prepare to jump

Honduran Army paratroopers prepare to jump from a Bell 412 helicopter here June 12, 2011, at Colonel Armando Escalon Espinal Air Base, Honduras. This annual event drew more than 10,000 spectators, raised money for a local civilian hospital and gave the U.S. and Honduran armed forces the opportunity to build camaraderie through our shared flying culture. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. David McCain)

Providing hope

Staff Sgt Heather Harvey, 612th ABS postal clerk, hands a bag containing 40 pounds of food to a villager June 11, 2010, in an isolated village near Comayagua, Honduras. More than 120 military members from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, hiked two miles up steep terrain to deliver food to people living in the town. Military members from the base chipped in nearly $1,700 for the food. A portion of the money was also used to buy two piñatas for the children and basic school supplies including pencils, pens and paper for 120 students. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Daniel Thompson)

Sweet tooth

Children scramble for candy after a piñata breaks open at a isolated village June 11, 2011, near Comayagua, Honduras. More than 120 Joint Task Force Bravo personnel hiked two miles up steep terrain to deliver food to people living in the town. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew McGovern)

Providing hope

Tech. Sgt. Clarrisa Holmes, 612th Air Base Squadron postal clerk, hands a bag containing 40 pounds of food to a villager June 11, 2010, in an isolated village near Comayagua, Honduras. More than 120 military members from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, hiked two miles up steep terrain to deliver food to people living in the town. Military members from the base chipped in nearly $1,700 for the food. A portion of the money was also used to buy two piñatas for the children and basic school supplies including pencils, pens and paper for 120 students. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew McGovern)

Sharing a smile

Chief Warrant Officer Brian Hayes shares a smile with a local child during the San Pedro Sula Air Show June 12, 2011, Honduras. Warrant Officer Hayes is from the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.

Number one

An air show participant sits in the pilot seat of a UH-60L Blackhawk June 12, 2011, at Colonel Armando Escalon Espinal Air Base, Honduras. This annual event drew more than 10,000 people, raised money for a local civilian hospital and highlights the dynamic relationship U.S. and Honduran Armed Forces share.

Packed for success

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Playoncito, Ajuterique students wave goodbye after receiving donations of backpacks filled with school supplies from Give a Kid a Backpack. Joint Task Force-Bravo assisted in delivering backpacks to more than 700 Honduran children Feb. 23 and 24. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kimberly Rae Moore)

Backpack packed!

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Petty officer second class Paul Maestry, Joint Task Force-Bravo legal affairs, gives a student at Las Minitas a backpack from the Give a Kid a Backpack organization. More than 700 children in the surrounding Honduran communities received backpacks filled with school supplies Feb. 23 and 24. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kimberly Rae Moore)