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A local Honduran firefighter cuts a door frame of a car during a hazmat exercise at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, March 14, 2025.

March 18, 2025

JTF-Bravo firefighters train Honduran firefighters

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — A local Honduran firefighter cuts a door frame of a car during a hazmat exercise at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, March 14, 2025. Joint Task Force-Bravo firefighters trained the local firefighters across two days to strengthen their ability to respond to incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Biese)

U.S. and Honduran personnel pose together for a group photo following the conclusion of a JTF-Bravo medical mission in La Paz, Honduras, March 12, 2025. These medical missions have become a hallmark of JTF-Bravo's enduring legacy in the region, demonstrating their unwavering dedication to building a stronger and more resilient Honduras and Central America. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

March 14, 2025

US and Honduran Forces Team Up to Provide Medical Care in La Paz

LA PAZ, Honduras — U.S. Army medical personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo joined forces with Honduran organizations to provide essential healthcare to 261 people in La Paz, Honduras, March 12, 2025.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Charles Blizzard, Joint Task Force-Bravo chaplain, sits down with a 228th Aviation Battalion member to talk about what the chaplain office offers during a Resiliency Round Robin at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, March 11, 2025.

March 13, 2025

JTF-Bravo Resiliency Round Robin

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. Air Force Maj. Charles Blizzard, Joint Task Force-Bravo chaplain, sits down with a 228th Aviation Battalion member to talk about what the chaplain office offers during a Resiliency Round Robin at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, March 11, 2025. The goal of the event was to introduce members to the chaplain team, the Military and Family Life

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Karla Cartagena, 612th Air Base Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of airfield management operations and training, poses for a photo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, February 21, 2025.

March 11, 2025

Like father, like daughter: Continuing the Soto Cano legacy

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — For some service members joining the same branch as their parent may not be uncommon, but how many can say they served in the same branch, same base and same squadron as their parent? Well – U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Karla Cartagena, the non-commissioned officer in charge of airfield management operations and training with the 612th Air Base Squadron, is one of the few that can say that. Shortly before she arrived at Soto Cano Air Base in November 2024, received orders to be stationed here for a short tour. 

Participants from three Honduran partner agencies respond to the first inject during Jaguar Sentinel, a JTF-Bravo led tabletop exercise Feb. 28, 2025, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Jaguar Sentinel is a forum for key players to share experience, capabilities and act as force multipliers during a crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo)

March 7, 2025

Jaguar Sentinel prepares US, Honduran Forces for Crisis Response

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo met with the Permanent Commission on Contingencies (COPECO) during Jaguar Sentinel Honduras, an emergency response tabletop exercise series, Feb. 27-28 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Joint Task Force-Bravo, Costa Rica Emergency Medical Team, and local community members pose for a group photo after a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in Pejibaye, Costa Rica, February 27, 2025.

March 6, 2025

JTF-Bravo medical exercise treats 620 Costa Ricans

PEJIBAYE, Costa Rica — Seventeen Joint Task Force-Bravo members assigned to the 349th Medical Detachment traveled to Pejibaye, Costa Rica, to team up with 46 Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social members to conduct a Medical Readiness Training Exercise and provided medical care to 620 people between February 25-27, 2025. MEDRETEs are regularly occurring missions conducted by JTF-Bravo in many locations within the Central America region. While conducting these missions, community members receive several types of care depending on their needs such as; preventative medicine, being seen by medical providers, pharmacy and dental. 

A woman thanks JTF-Bravo members after receiving her food donation during Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 100th Chapel Hike Feb. 22. The Chapel Hike, a volunteer program, has become synonymous with JTF-Bravo's commitment to the Honduran people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Hillary Gibson)

Feb. 23, 2025

JTF-Bravo Marks 100th Chapel Hike, Delivering Food to Honduran Families

EL LLANO DE LA PUERTA, COMAYAGUA, Honduras — 126 members from Joint Task Force-Bravo participated in the 100th Chapel Hike, delivering food and essential items to 80 families in need Feb. 22 in El Llano de la Puerta, Comayagua, Honduras.

Herberth Gaekel, Joint Task Force-Bravo fire inspector, briefs participants during a tabletop exercise at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, February 19, 2025.

Feb. 21, 2025

JTF-Bravo unveils new Combined Joint Operation Center

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo unveiled their new Combined Joint Operation Center in conjunction with a tabletop exercise where they worked with members from the Honduran air force, army, firefighters, Comisión Permanente de Contingencias, Forest Conservation Institute, Environmental Management Unit, and Friends of La Tigra Foundation, February 19, 2025. The CJOC was created to better streamline and facilitate communication between JTF-Bravo leaders and local agency leaders when a crisis arises. 

Two members of the Instituto de Bienestar Animal veterinarian team provides medical treatment to a patient during a JTF-Bravo led VETRETE in Ahuachapan, El Salvador, Feb. 19. The VETRETE provided U.S. military personnel with valuable experience in austere environments while simultaneously addressing the significant issue of animal overpopulation in El Salvador. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Feb. 21, 2025

US Military Partners with El Salvador to Combat Animal Health Concerns

AHUACHAPAN, El Salvador — U.S. military personnel joined forces with Salvadoran authorities in two events aimed at tackling animal health and overpopulation in El Salvador. The initiatives saw participation from the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador and Joint Task Force-Bravo's Army Force Battalion veterinarian team.

Members of the U.S. Embassy in Honduras, including representatives from the Security Cooperation Office and the Defense Attaché's Office, met with the Honduran Joint Task Force commander Feb. 13 in Gracias a Dios department. They toured a local clinic after the meeting. The group included personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo. Such meetings and engagements are crucial to fostering information sharing in a joint operations area facing common threats and shared interests. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Feb. 20, 2025

Military Officials Meet with Honduran JTF to Discuss Security and Healthcare in Gracias a Dios

PUERTA LEMPIRA, GRACIAS A DIOS, Honduras — Members of the U.S. Embassy in Honduras, including representatives from the Security Cooperation Office and the Defense Attaché Office, met with Honduran Joint Task Force commander, Colonel Flores, in Gracias a Dios Department on Feb. 13 to discuss JTF capabilities and recent activities.

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