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PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua - A Marine Corps KC-130 offloads six pallets of beds donated by El Salvador in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, Sept. 16. The Marine KC-130 is part of U.S. relief efforts in Nicaragua in the wake of Hurricane Felix. The U.S. State Department and Department of Defense are working together to bring food, water and other needed items to small communities on the Nicaraguan coast that were affected by the hurricane. (Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Erika Yepsen)

Oct. 12, 2007

U.S. plays key role in Nicaraguan relief efforts

PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua — A team of U.S. servicemembers deployed here from Joint Task Force-Bravo in Honduras late last week and is continuing U.S. military support to international relief operations in Nicaragua in the wake of Hurricane Felix. Since U.S. military support began Sept. 5, troops have delivered more than 300,000 pounds of U.S. aid. In addition to the Joint

PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua – A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 assigned to the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 (VMGR-452), delivers fuel for hurricane relief missions following landfall of Hurricane Felix. The KC-130 pumped 3,500 gallons of jet fuel into an Advanced Aviation Forward Area Refueling System here that was set up by soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment from Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sonny Cohrs)

Oct. 12, 2007

Soldiers, Marines work together to establish fuel point at Puerto Cabezas

PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua – A P-19 fire truck from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, is offloaded from a C-130 Sept. 14, to provide firefighting capabilities at the airstrip here as military aircraft deliver supplies to outlying areas after landfall of Hurricane Felix. There are currently 24 U.S. service members deployed here supporting the relief effort following the hurricane. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sonny Cohrs)

Oct. 12, 2007

C-130 delivers Soto Cano fire truck to Nicaragua

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Fullen, Joint Security Forces, plays with Honduran children excitedly swimming in the base pool. Approximately 90 children from Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Children's Home in Comayagua came out to enjoy the Annual Kids Day celebration September 22. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

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

MATA DE PLATANO, Honduras -- Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Chad Bellamy, Joint Task Force-Bravo chaplain, plays with a young Honduran girl during a break on a nearly five-mile hike to deliver the supplies to families living in the mountains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

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

SAN JUAN OPICO, El Salvador – Air Force Tech. Sgt. Angel Roush, Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element, hands a bag of vitamins to a young Salvadoran boy at a makeshift clinic where doctors, nurses and medics from the United States and Salvadoran militaries conducted a Medical Readiness Training Exercise Sept. 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

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