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Capt. (Dr.) David Armstrong, a flight surgeon with the 1-228th Aviation Regiment, listens to the lungs of a patient during a disaster relief medical mission Nov. 14 in Crooked Tree, Belize. More than 600 people were seen in two villages during the three-day mission.

Nov. 24, 2008

U.S., Belize military medical teams provide disaster relief medical care for flood victims

CROOKED TREE, Belize — A 33-person team from Joint Task Force-Bravo deployed to Belize Nov. 13-15 to provide disaster relief medical care to people affected by serious flooding in the region. In partnership with a Belize Defense Force team, JTF-Bravo medical crews, based out of Price Barracks near Belize International Airport, airlifted into the villages of Burrell Boom

EL HORNO, Honduras - Air Force Tech Sgt. Andrew Baldwin, Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element, disinfects dental utensils during a two-day medical readiness exercise Nov. 5. During the MEDRETE U.S. servicemembers worked the Honduran Ministry of Health to give free medical care to more than 650 people in the remote mountain area of El Horno. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Nov. 7, 2008

U.S. servicemembers, Honduran officials partner to provide free medical care

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Leadership from Joint Task Force-Bravo and Ambassador Hugo Llorens break ground Nov. 4 for construction of a new dining facility here. The old DFAC was constructed in 1987 and was meant to be temporary. It is scheduled to open March 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Nov. 6, 2008

New DFAC to open in 2010

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Air Force Staff Sgt. Davida Kun volunteers to paint faces during a base-wide sponsored orphanage day for Halloween Nov. 1. More than 120 children from Joint Task Force-Bravo sponsored orphanages took part in activities ranging from a haunted house, face painting, soccer, and free food. Sergeant Kun is deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Nov. 5, 2008

Halloween orphanage day

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shane Bolles, deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, works on a water filtration machine Oct. 29. Servicemembers from Joint Task Force-Bravo are participating in a 10-day operation in a nearby community to filter well water. The well water became undrinkable after more than a week long stretch of rain caused flooding in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Oct. 30, 2008

JTF-Bravo provides filtered water to flood affected community

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Flooding, caused by a more than week long stretch of rainfall has made life difficult for communities surrounding here, but servicemembers stationed at Joint Task Force-Bravo are determined help with one of life's most basic needs - water. Servicemembers here are currently involved in a 10-day water filtration project in a community near La Paz,

A Joint Task Force-Bravo medical evacuation helicopter flies over the flooded area in Comayagua, Honduras, Oct. 19 to assist in rescue operations in the area. JTF-Bravo crews rescued four people trapped by flood waters. (Photo by Martin Chahin)

Oct. 20, 2008

U.S. military assists Honduran crews during Comayagua flood rescue

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. military members from Joint Task Force-Bravo rescued four people from flood waters Oct. 19 in Comayagua, Honduras. The JTF-Bravo Emergency Response Team was alerted about 9:40 a.m. to assist local Honduran emergency teams in rescue operations, according to Lt. Col. Richard Somers, JTF-Bravo Army Forces commander. "We are committed to the

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Air Force Staff Sgt. John Steklachick, Joint Task Force-Bravo Army Forces, competes in the 4th Annual Soto Cano Fire Prevention Week Fire Muster. Six teams competed in events that consisted of basic fire fighter tasks. Sergeant Steklachick is deployed from Dyess Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Oct. 16, 2008

Fire muster

ALTO DE CARONA, Costa Rica - Two pregnant women were flown out of the village by Joint Task , so they could receive specialized medical care Sept. 27. The medical care access provided by the joint effort by JTF-Bravo and Costa Rica officials gave a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for these women. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Sept. 30, 2008

JTF-Bravo medical relief ‘a dream come true’ for remote Costa Rican villagers

ALTO DE CARONA, Costa Rica — A Panamanian woman crosses the border into Costa Rica on a narrow strip of mountainous terrain, known as Punta Burica, that juts into the Pacific Ocean. She traverses a makeshift swing bridge, and after a nearly two-hour journey on foot, she changes out of her traveling clothes into her nicest outfit, a hand-sewn purple dress zigzagged with yellow

Janina Del Verchio, Costa Rica Minister of Public Security, and Peter Cianchette, U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, view the medical readiness exercise site in La Pena, Costa Rica, Sept. 26. It is expected more than 2,000 people will receive free medical care in a joint operation with the U.S. military and Costa Rica government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Sept. 27, 2008

U.S. Embassy officials, JTF-Bravo, partner with Costa Rica to provide medical support

LAUREL, Costa Rica — The U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica visited the medical readiness exercise sites in two villages Sept. 26, to see the joint efforts provided by U.S. servicemembers and the Costa Rican government.Ambassador Peter Cianchette saw combined efforts in La Pena and Carona by Joint Task Force-Bravo and Costa Rica health and safety officials during day two of

Army Maj. Robert Price, Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element, checks a patient who is experiencing a sore throat during a medical readiness exercise Sept. 25 in La Pena, Costa Rica. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Sept. 26, 2008

U.S. servicemembers partner with Costa Rica to provide airlift, medical care

LAUREL, Costa Rica — More than 20 servicemembers from Joint Task Force-Bravo deployed Sept. 23 to provide airlift and partner with Costa Rica health officials for a medical readiness exercise Sept. 25-27 in two remote villages. During the three-day MEDRETE, medical professionals from the United States and Costa Rica will provide medical care to an estimated 2,000

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