Preparing for response

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – Joint Task Force-Bravo joined several Honduran first responders in a course geared toward a unified plan for reaction during disasters and crisis. Instructor Edgar Lopez, Costa Rica Fire Department, uses models during a scenario to test the participants’ knowledge gained through the course. 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/Staff Sgt. Kimberly Rae Moore)

Guatemala disaster relief

Guatemalan military and citizens of Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala offload disaster relief supplies from a Joint Task Force-Bravo UH-60 Blackhawk June 6. Joint Task Force-Bravo’s helicopters have transported approximately 152,000 pounds of relief supplies since June 2 to 14 Guatemalan communities in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jen Richard)

Guatemala disaster relief

Guatemalan military and citizens of Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala offload disaster relief supplies from a Joint Task Force-Bravo UH-60 Blackhawk June 6. Joint Task Force-Bravo’s helicopters have transported approximately 152,000 pounds of relief supplies since June 2 to 14 Guatemalan communities in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Guatemala disaster relief

Army Sergeant Devon Nier, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, watches a UH-60 Blackhawk June 6 during disaster relief efforts following the Pacaya Volcano eruption and Tropical Storm Agatha in Guatemala. The 1/228th, along with other members of Joint Task Force-Bravo, deployed June 1 and have transported approximately 152,000 pounds of relief supplies to 14 Guatemalan communities in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Guatemala disaster relief

Captain Grant Hill, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, loads water onto a CH-47 Chinook June 5 at the Guatemala City Airport. The 1/228th, along with other members of Joint Task Force-Bravo, deployed June 1 at the request of the Guatemalan government to support disaster relief efforts following the Pacaya Volcano eruption and Tropical Storm Agatha. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Bringing relief to Guatemalan communities

U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala, Stephen McFarland, helps offload food and water from a Joint Task Force-Bravo CH-47 Chinook June 5 in the community of Santa Cruz del Quiche, Guatemala. Joint Task Force-Bravo’s helicopters have transported approximately 94,000 pounds of relief supplies since June 2 to Guatemalan communities in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)