Oct. 24, 2007

JTF-Bravo Mobile Surgical Team practices setting up in limited visibility

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Shortly after 9 p.m. Oct. 18, in the middle of a seemingly deserted field shrouded in darkness, a once-vacant spot of grass became home to a fully-functioning operating room, buzzing with life. Of course, anyone who happened to pass the spot where the OR stood probably wouldn't see a single thing. Under the cover of night, using little more than

Oct. 22, 2007

MEDEL provides care in Cuesta de la Virgen

CUESTA DE LA VIRGEN, Honduras — Soldiers and Airmen from the Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element provided care here Oct. 19-20, with aid ranging from preventative medicine to dental procedures for seven nearby villages. This purpose of this Medical Readiness Training Mission, or MEDRETE, was to provide pharmacy supplies, preventive medicine education and general medical and

Oct. 22, 2007

JTF-Bravo completes second hike to deliver food to mountain village

ALDEA BELLA VISTA, Honduras — Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen from Soto Cano Air Base completed the second in a series of five mountain hikes to deliver food here Oct. 20. The hike, rated as "physically challenging" by its organizers, took approximately four hours as the servicemembers navigated the steep terrain to the village at an estimated 4,950 feet above sea level. The group

Oct. 15, 2007

Miembros de la Fuerza de Tarea Conjunto Bravo traen comida a un pueblito en la montan~a de Comayagua

BASE AEREA SOTO CANO, Honduras — Grupo militar estadounidense exploraron la montan~a de Comayagua, lo que al principio se crei'a imposible de realizar. Esto se convirtio' en una excursio'n que fue denominada "Ma'ximo Poder" Adema's, de explorar el a'rea el grupo formado por aproximadamente 55 militares voluntarios, entregaron donaciones que consistieron en 450 libras en productos

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

Oct. 12, 2007

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

Oct. 12, 2007

C-130 delivers Soto Cano fire truck to Nicaragua

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