July 3, 2009

Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen participate in 5k fun run

July 1, 2009

Honduras-based U.S. Army Helicopters Deploy to Nicaragua in Support of Humanitarian Mission

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Three U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo here are deploying to Nicaragua in support of the hospital ship USNS Comfort's humanitarian and civic assistance mission, Continuing Promise 2009. The mission of the Joint Task Force-Bravo helicopters will be to transport patients, some from remote areas, to sites in the

June 26, 2009

JTF-Bravo concludes medical exercise in Poptun; more than 1,800 treated

POPTUN, Guatemala — More than 1,800 residents of the Poptun area received medical treatment during a medical readiness and training exercise (MEDRETE) held at the Brazos de Amor community center here June 23-26. A team of 23 doctors, physician assistants, nurses, and medics from Joint Task Force-Bravo worked together with the Guatemalan Army, Ministry of Health, and

June 26, 2009

Poptun mayor highlights impact of medical exercise on community

POPTUN, Guatemala — The mayor of Poptun highlighted the importance of preventive medicine and inter-agency cooperation during a visit to the medical readiness and training exercise (MEDRETE) held at the Brazos de Amor community center here June 25. Mayor Angel Kelkan Ochoa is responsible for an area of 1,700 square miles and a population of more than 50,000 people -

June 24, 2009

Medical exercise in Poptun treats residents most in need of care

POPTUN, Guatemala — A chance encounter saved Theresa Luna more than two-thirds of her monthly income. When Ms. Luna, a 38-year-old single mother of three, ran into her sister the evening of June 23, she learned there were U.S. doctors and nurses in her small town of Poptun, Guatemala, providing free medical care. She got up this morning and walked across town with her

June 17, 2009

U.S. Marines bring water to local school

June 11, 2009

Two JTF-B Soldiers become U.S. citizens

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Two Joint Task Force-Bravo Soldiers became U.S. citizens here June 10 in the first U.S. naturalization ceremony to take place in Central America. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Damien Milne and U.S. Army Sgt. Carmen Villa raised their right hands and took the oath of citizenship reaffirming the oath they both took when they became Soldiers in the U.S. Army

June 5, 2009

JTF-Bravo helps Honduran firefighters douse blaze on wildlife preserve

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — A team of 10 Joint Task Force-Bravo Soldiers and Airmen responded to help fight a fire in a protected national wildlife reserve near Tela, Honduras, June 3. The fire started early Monday afternoon in National Park Jeannette Kawas but was in an area inaccessible by ground due to the swampy terrain. Consuming more than 100 acres, the fire continued

May 20, 2009

U.S., Honduran military members conduct combined jump training

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Nearly 200 U.S. Army and Honduran jumpers and 10 U.S. Air Force aircrew members teamed up to complete combined jump training over the drop zone here May 16. For the U.S. Soldiers and Airmen, it was an opportunity to train side-by-side with a partner nation and learn about their methods and procedures. For the majority of the Honduran

May 18, 2009

Flight crews fight weather to continue medical mission in Nicaragua

AYAPAL, Nicaragua — Day two of Joint Task Force-Bravo's first medical readiness mission to Nicaragua dawned bright and clear in Managua May 15. But 80 miles to the north, the skies told a much different story. For the aviators of the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, the turn in weather meant making the call between accomplishing the mission and getting everyone