Oct. 12, 2007

Airmen treat Honduran children to fun, games during annual Kid's Day

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Airmen from the 612th Air Base Squadron here welcomed local children from the Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Children's Home in nearby Comayagua to the base for the Annual Kid's Day celebration Sept. 22. Approximately 90 children were treated to various games, piñatas, swimming in the base pool and a hotdog lunch served up by various members of the

Oct. 12, 2007

Ongoing pediatric nutritional assessment yields positive results

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — From Sept. 9 to 21, the Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element worked with the 12th Air Force Pediatric Medical Readiness Training Exercise team on a real-world pediatric training mission. The majority of the team visiting from the United States was from Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base and Brooke Army Medical Center, both in

Oct. 12, 2007

Joint Task Force-Bravo servicemembers make mountain trek to deliver goods

MATA DE PLATANO, Honduras — What started as a small group of friends wanting to explore the Comayagua mountain valley quickly grew to a large group of servicemembers on a hike for a "higher power." A group of approximately 55 military volunteers delivered 450 pounds of donated dry goods, consisting of items such as rice and canned vegetables, to a village in need. The group

Oct. 12, 2007

JTF-Bravo Medical Element conducts training exercise, health clinic in El Salvador

SAN JUAN OPICO, El Salvador — A group of about 18 doctors and medics from the Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element traveled to El Salvador Sept. 27 for a Medical Readiness Training Exercise. The team from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, helped approximately 850 people with pharmaceutical needs, medical assessments and preventative medicine, informing those in attendance about