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Senior Airman George Schaultz, 612th Air Base Squadron logistics, plays a hoop toss game with a girl from the Hogar de Guadalupe Orphanage during kids' day at Soto Cano Air Base May 18. About 40 volunteers from the 612th ABS came out to make sure the children had a care-free day of fun and activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Asselin)

May 19, 2008

612th ABS hosts children from local orphanage at Soto Cano

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The 612th Air Base Squadron hosted an Orphanage Kids' Day here May 18, complete with games, swimming, lunch and piñatas. About 40 volunteers from the squadron came out to make sure children from the Hogar de Guadalupe Orphanage in El Conejo, Honduras, had a carefree-day of fun and activities."Every year we try to get the kids from our orphanage

A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from Joint Task Force-Bravo lifts bridge materials from a pick-up point to be delivered to remote areas in Costa Rica. JTF-Bravo crews airlifted 184,000 pounds of materials between May 9-14.

May 19, 2008

JTF-Bravo moves materials for bridge building in Costa Rica

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. military members from Joint Task Force-Bravo recently helped volunteers, local residents and Peace Corps members build three bridges for remote villages in Costa Rica.The 16 JTF-Bravo troops airlifted 184,000 pounds of bridge materials on 38 lifts through the rugged terrain of the Costa Rican mountains May 9-14. "Our main mission was to move

03/05/2008 - PUERTO CASTILLA NAVAL BASE, Honduras - Members of the 1008th Quartermaster Company use this reverse osmosis purification unit (ROPU) to purify and desalinate up to 3000 gallons of water per hour. The water is used at the base to provide drinking water, water for showers and laundry facilities for the service members stationed here as part of the Medical Readiness and Training Exercise (MEDRETE) that they are partaking in as part of the joint-force, joint-nation exercise Beyond the Horizon. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Danny McCormick, Beyond the Horizon Public Affairs.)

May 13, 2008

Quartermasters Provide Fresh Water to Puerto Castilla

PUERTO CASTILLA NAVAL BASE, Honduras — U.S. Naval and Honduran medical personnel have taken temporary residence at the Puerto Castilla Naval Base. They are supported by the Honduran Navy as well as U.S. Army medics, cooks, military police, air support and the 1008th Quartermasters Company. While the medical personnel travel to various remote Honduran villages to deliver basic medical

COMASAGUA, El Salvador ? Air Force Major Paul Miller examines a Salvadoran girl May 7 at a school near Comasagua, El Salvador during Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias 2008, the U.S. Southern Command and Salvadoran Ministry of Defense-sponsored exercise held throughout the Central American region May 5-15. The medical readiness training exercise allowed Joint Task Force-Bravo to deploy a medical team to perform real-world medical care during the disaster planning and operations-focused exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Farrow)

May 12, 2008

Joint Task Force-Bravo deploys to El Salvador, performs humanitarian mission with different agencies

COMASAGUA, El Salvador — United States servicemembers from Joint Task Force-Bravo deployed to El Salvador for a regional disaster exercise performed expeditionary medical care during a two-day long emergency medical readiness training exercise May 7-8. Designated Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias 2008, the U.S. Southern Command and Salvadoran Ministry of Defense-sponsored

Air Force Capt. Manny Silveira, a Joint Task Force-Bravo participant in the Bay Islands Triathlon, climbs a hill during the bike portion of the competition May 5. Twenty-eight JTF-Bravo personnel competed in the event with all completing the race.

May 9, 2008

JTF-Bravo team participates in Bay Islands Triathlon

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — A team from Joint Task Force-Bravo traveled from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, to Roatan Island to participate in the Bay Islands Triathlon May 5. Out of the 28 participants, 22 placed in events at the race, including six first-place finishes (including the relay team), nine second-place finishes and five in third place. All participants finished

COMALAPA AIR BASE, El Salvador - Spec. Harlan Nemmers, crew chief, waits as pilot Chief Warrant Officer Emile Eckart (right) and co-pilot Chief Warrant Officer Shamus Kirschbaum run through systems checks prior to taking off May 6 for Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias 2008, a disaster relief exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Farrow)

May 8, 2008

JTF-Bravo aviators fly casualty evacuation mission

COMALAPA AIR BASE, El Salvador — Army aviators from Joint Task Force-Bravo, contributing to a regional disaster exercise May 6, landed their helicopter on a 3,000 foot high mountaintop in the outskirts of San Salvador while transporting rescued civilians to awaiting emergency vehicles. Flying a UH-60 Blackhawk, the JTF-Bravo crew set their helicopter on a site used for the search

Lt. Col. Anthony C. Butts takes the 612th Air Base Squadron guidon from Col. Mark W. Mouw, 612th Theater Operations Group commander, during a change of command ceremony May 7 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The former 612th ABS commander, Lt. Col. Randall L. Vogel, moves to his new assignement as 55th Operations Group deputy commander, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The 612th ABS provides a 24-hour, all weather C-5 capable airfield, base operations support, air traffic control, weather, crash fire rescue, logistics and base civil engineers to support theater-wide United States Southern Command operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Asselin)

May 7, 2008

Lt. Col. Anthony Butts takes command of 612th Air Base Squadron in Honduras

From the grounds of a collapsed and abandoned coffee factory, Joint Task Force-Bravo civil engineers Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mike Vaughn and Army Capt. Sarah Williams set up a field video teleconferencing unit to send imagery gathered here to the United States to assist with the exercise Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias 2008, a regional disaster relief exercise involving military and civilian agencies occurring here May 5-15. By capturing imagery of damage from a 2001 earthquake, participants in the exercise have a simulated yet realistic view of damage to help them make accurate decisions regarding the relief process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Farrow)

May 6, 2008

Joint Task Force-Bravo team enhances exercise with imagery

COMALAPA AIR BASE, El Salvador — Using a reconnaissance system originally developed for conducting ground combat reconnaissance missions, two Joint Task Force-Bravo civil engineers provided damage assessment for humanitarian purposes during a regional disaster relief exercise involving military and civilian agencies here May 5. Flying aboard a JTF-Bravo UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter,

Army Lt. Col. Gregory Jicha, Joint Task Force-Bravo Army Forces commander, receives the Honduran Medal of Merit First Class from Honduran Chief of Defense, General de Division Romeo Orlando Vasquez Velasquez, during a ceremony May 5 in Tegucigalpa Honduras.

May 6, 2008

JTF-Bravo troops presented Honduran medals of merit

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Three Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel received the Honduran Medal of Merit May 5 for the work they've done in partnership with Honduras over the past year. The Honduran Chief of Defense, General de Division Romeo Orlando Vasquez Velasquez, presented Army Lt. Col. Gregory Jicha, Army Forces commander, and Air Force Lt. Col. Randall Vogel, 612th Air

Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo unload a UH-60 helicopter at Comalapa Air Base, El Salvador May 4 in preparation for Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias 2008, the U.S. Southern Command and Salvadoran Ministry of Defense-sponsored disaster relief exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Farrow)

May 6, 2008

JTF-Bravo deploys in support of regional disaster relief exercise

COMALAPA AIR BASE, El Salvador — A forward deployed team of more than 20 Joint Task Force-Bravo Soldiers and Airmen set up shop here May 4 to support a regional disaster relief exercise involving military and civilian agencies from throughout the Western Hemisphere. Designated Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias 2008, the U.S. Southern Command and Salvadoran Ministry of Defense-sponsored

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