Helocast

A 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment crewchief sits on the ramp of a CH-47 Chinook during a flight Feb. 15, 2013. 1-228 conducted helocast training with U.S. and Honduran special forces off the coast of Honduras.(Air Force photo/Capt. Rebecca Heyse)

CENTAM SMOKE

Firefighters from the 612th Air Base Squadron, Honduras and Belize train on extinguishing structural fires during the four-day Central America Sharing Mutual Operational Knowledge and Experiences, CENTAM SMOKE, here, Feb. 13, 2013. CENTAM SMOKE is a quarterly, week-long exercise that comprises firefighting training in areas such as structual fires and aircraft fires. The four-day CENTAM SMOKE allows U.S. and Central American firefighters a chance for team-building and training. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Donner)

CENTAM SMOKE

Mr. Herberth Gaekel, 612 th Air Base Squadron Fire Department fire inspector, instructs Honduran and Belize Fire Fighters through a simulated aircraft brake fire during a four-day Central America Sharing Mutual Operational Knowledge and Experiences, CENTAM SMOKE, exercise here, Feb. 13, 2013. The four-day CENTAM SMOKE allows U.S. and Central American firefighters a chance for team-building and training. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Donner)

CENTAM SMOKE

Mr. Herberth Gaekel, 612 th Air Base Squadron Fire Department fire inspector, instructs Honduran and Belize Fire Fighters through a simulated aircraft cockpit fire during a four-day Central America Sharing Mutual Operational Knowledge and Experiences, CENTAM SMOKE, exercise here, Feb. 13, 2013. The four-day CENTAM SMOKE allows U.S. and Central American firefighters a chance for team-building and training. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Donner)

JTF-B Change of Responsibility

Command Sgt. Maj. Eddie Del Valle receives the Joint Task Force-Bravo colors from Col. Guy A. LeMire, Joint Task Force-Bravo Commander during a change of responsibility ceremony at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, January 16. JTF-Bravo is comprised of more than 600 U.S. military personnel and more than 650 U.S. and Honduran civilians who work in six different areas including the Joint Staff, 612th Air Base Squadron, Army Forces, Joint Security Forces, Medical Element, and the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment.

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)