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June 26, 2009

JTF-Bravo concludes medical exercise in Poptun; more than 1,800 treated

More than 1,800 residents of the Poptun area received medical treatment during a medical readiness and training exercise (MEDRETE) held at the Brazos de Amor community center here June 23-26. A team of 23 doctors, physician assistants, nurses, and medics from Joint Task Force-Bravo worked together with the Guatemalan Army, Ministry of Health, and

June 26, 2009

Poptun mayor highlights impact of medical exercise on community

The mayor of Poptun highlighted the importance of preventive medicine and inter-agency cooperation during a visit to the medical readiness and training exercise (MEDRETE) held at the Brazos de Amor community center here June 25. Mayor Angel Kelkan Ochoa is responsible for an area of 1,700 square miles and a population of more than 50,000 people -

June 24, 2009

Medical exercise in Poptun treats residents most in need of care

A chance encounter saved Theresa Luna more than two-thirds of her monthly income. When Ms. Luna, a 38-year-old single mother of three, ran into her sister the evening of June 23, she learned there were U.S. doctors and nurses in her small town of Poptun, Guatemala, providing free medical care. She got up this morning and walked across town with her

June 11, 2009

Two JTF-B Soldiers become U.S. citizens

Two Joint Task Force-Bravo Soldiers became U.S. citizens here June 10 in the first U.S. naturalization ceremony to take place in Central America. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Damien Milne and U.S. Army Sgt. Carmen Villa raised their right hands and took the oath of citizenship reaffirming the oath they both took when they became Soldiers in the U.S. Army

June 5, 2009

JTF-Bravo helps Honduran firefighters douse blaze on wildlife preserve

A team of 10 Joint Task Force-Bravo Soldiers and Airmen responded to help fight a fire in a protected national wildlife reserve near Tela, Honduras, June 3. The fire started early Monday afternoon in National Park Jeannette Kawas but was in an area inaccessible by ground due to the swampy terrain. Consuming more than 100 acres, the fire continued