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A member from the exercise crisis response team addresses a group working on the emergency response plan during a training scenario.

June 27, 2025

Jaguar Sentinel exercise conducted in Panama ahead of hurricane season

PANAMA PACIFICO AIRPORT, Panama — Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo led a two-day tabletop exercise with emergency response personnel in Panama at the Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil (SINAPROC) headquarters, located at the Regional Logistics Center for Humanitarian Assistance (CLRAH), Panama Pacifico Airport Complex, June 25-26, 2025.

U.S. Army Col. Daniel Alder, left, Joint Task Force-Bravo outgoing commander, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Evan L. Pettus, center, U.S. Southern Command military deputy commander, and Col. Robert Snyder, JTF-Bravo commander, render a salute during the playing of service anthems at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, June 18, 2025. Established in 1983, JTF-Bravo supports U.S. military and humanitarian operations throughout Central America, providing critical airlift, medical, logistics, and security assistance to partner nations.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

June 26, 2025

Col. Robert C. Snyder III takes command of Joint Task Force-Bravo during Change of Command ceremony

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. Army Col. Robert C Snyder III took command of Joint Task Force-Bravo during a change of command ceremony becoming the 44th commander of JTF-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, June 18, 2025.

Pilots and aircrew from the 1-228th Aviation Regiment pose with a child dressed as a pilot during the Honduran Fuerza Aerea Air Show.

June 23, 2025

Joint Task Force-Bravo “cleared hot” for annual Honduran Fuerza Aerea Air Show in La Lima, Cortes, Honduras

LA LIMA CORTES, Honduras — A UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook, from Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1-228th Aviation Regiment “Winged Warriors” made their appearance at the annual Fuerza Aerea Air Show at Colonel Armando Escalon Espinal Air Base June 14-15, 2025.

U.S. Army Capt. Evelyn Mose, right, Joint Task Force-Bravo public health nurse, gives a women’s health class during a medical mission in Comayagua, Honduras, May 29, 2025. By partnering with local governments and organizations, JTF-Bravo ensures vulnerable communities receive the medical attention they might otherwise lack due to limited healthcare infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

May 30, 2025

JTF-Bravo conducts first-ever women’s health focused MEDRETE

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo partnered with a local Comayagua hospital to hold its first-ever women’s health focused medical mission at Jose Maria Ochoa Center, Comayagua, Honduras, May 29.“A commitment to women’s health and their children is a commitment to a community’s future,” said Dr. (Maj.) Lindsay Grubish, Joint Task Force-Bravo emergency medicine

U.S. and Dominican Republic service members and Center of Emergency Operations personnel brief their capabilities during a Jaguar Sentinel knowledge exchange in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, May 7, 2025. Participants included civil engineers, emergency response medical, and communications specialists who worked together to synergistically come up with solutions to a simulated natural disaster. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

May 10, 2025

Joint Task Force-Bravo conducts inaugural Dominican Republic Jaguar Sentinel

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Several U.S. service members assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo met with the Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias (COE), or Center of Emergency Operations, for the first time during Jaguar Sentinel 2025-Dominican Republic, an emergency response tabletop knowledge exchange, May 6-8 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.During the two-day event, U.S.

Members from Joint Task Force Bravo, 1-228th Aviation Regiment, Army Support Activity and Army Southern Command leadership join junior aircraft maintainers in cutting the ribbon dedicating a new hangar at Soto Cano Air Base.

April 30, 2025

Junior maintainers lead ribbon cutting for Joint Task Force-Bravo and U.S. Southern Command’s $44M hangar

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Maj. Gen. Phil Ryan, U.S. Army South (USARSOUTH) commander, presided over an official ceremony dedicating a long awaited hangar for use at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.

A HH-60L Black Hawk assigned to the United States Army Air Ambulance Detachment (USAAAD), 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment Joint Task Force-Bravo, flies by with a crew chief during a simulated overwater hoist rescue at Lake Yojoa, Honduras, April 22, 2025. To conduct a rescue, two pilots fly with a crew chief who operates the hoist, and a flight paramedic who assists with rescue and initial care of the patient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

April 28, 2025

Soto Cano Air Base’s 1-228th conducts overwater hoist drills

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — United States Army Air Ambulance Detachment (USAAAD), 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment Joint Task Force-Bravo critical care flight paramedics, conducted several simulated overwater hoist rescues at Lake Yojoa, April 22, 2025. During the two-day event, several HH-60L Black Hawk pilots practiced multiple over water hoist operations utilizing

32 new Civil Affairs team members pose for a group photo prior to shipping to their operating locations.

April 22, 2025

New Civil Affairs Team Arrives in Honduras to Support Central America

Soto Cano AB, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo welcomed 32 new Civil Affairs (CA) team members from the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 1st Mission Support Command, Puerto Rico last week. The soldiers, all Army Reserve members, will support JTF-Bravo's mission in Central America.

Locals of La Esmeralda off the coast of Panama load food into a truck during PANAMAX-Alpha Phase 0 in Panama, March 28, 2025.

April 4, 2025

JTF-Bravo completes PANAMAX-Alpha Phase 0 2025

PANAMA CITY, Panama — Fifty-one Soldiers, Airmen and Marines from Joint Task Force-Bravo conducted PANAMAX-Alpha Phase 0 in Panama, from March 24 to April 4, 2025. PANAMAX-Alpha is a bilateral exercise between the United States and Panama conducted by JTF-Bravo and supported by the U.S. Southern Command. The exercise allows both countries to work alongside each other to strengthen relationships in security, humanitarian and logistical fields.

JTF-Bravo members pose for a group photo alongside members from the Belize Defence Force, including its Joint Intelligence Operations Center, Belize Coast Guard, and the Belize Police Department following a one-day tabletop exercise. Through exercises like Agile Bear, JTF-Bravo can actively train alongside partners, fostering crucial interoperability that strengthens regional security.

March 27, 2025

U.S., Belize prepare for Agile Bear 2025

BELIZE CITY, Belize — Sixteen service members from Joint Task Force-Bravo, the 612th Air Operations Center, the 563rd Rescue Group, and a Marine Corps detachment from Fort Moore, Georgia, are in Belize City to finalize planning for Agile Bear 2025 with representatives from the Belize Defence Force and other Belizean civilian and military agencies.

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