April 29, 2008

JTF-Bravo volunteers give needed food to local Hondurans

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — About 60 Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel used a day off work April 26 to continue the mission of humanitarian assistance as volunteers giving food to local Hondurans in need. The volunteers were participants in the Joint Task Force-Bravo Chapel Hike, a program in which people from Soto Cano hike through the Honduran countryside delivering food to

April 28, 2008

“Flying Iguanas” jump in Honduras

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Drivers on the highway near Tegucigalpa were treated to an unusual sight April 24 as 138 paratroopers from 17 countries descended from clear blue skies to the ground at Tamara Drop Zone, the home of the Honduran airborne school. The paratroopers were part of an annual airborne operation hosted by the U.S. Joint Task Force-Bravo, known as Iguana

April 28, 2008

U.S. civilian leaders visit JTF-Bravo

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Forty-nine civilian leaders visited Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 24 to get a glimpse into the Joint Task Force-Bravo mission and a taste of what life is like at a joint base in Central America. The civilian leaders were participants in the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, a program sponsored by the Secretary of Defense for civilian

April 22, 2008

Annual dental exercise relieves Honduran children’s dental problems

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — A U.S. military dental readiness training exercises (DETRETE) at Catholic University's dental school in Tegucigalpa April 7-19 examined and treated more than 250 local children who otherwise rarely have an opportunity sit in a dentist's chair. For the last eight years dentists and dental technicians from throughout the U.S. have come to Honduras

April 18, 2008

JTF-Bravo troops visit Honduran Military Training Academy

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — A joint group of U.S. Airmen and Soldiers gained insight of their host nation's Honduran Military Training Academy, the educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the Honduran Army. The day's agenda began with Honduran Academy staff explaining the institutions history, mission and vision followed by JTF-Bravo personnel shared

April 14, 2008

Surgical urology focus of latest medical readiness exercise

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — For 11 consecutive years, U.S. military urology surgeons have packed their bags and travelled to Honduras to help alleviate medical problems experienced by men and women, young and old. Working out of Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, March 28-April 13 the 11-person team made up of personnel from Brooke and Madigan Army Medical Centers and has