June 30, 2021

JTF-Bravo conducts interoperability training with Costa Rican partners

LIBERIA, COSTA RICA — The U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B), Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, deployed three UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrews to provide aviation support for the Costa Rican Police Forces during various training exercises with Special Operations Command South, June 10-16.

June 24, 2021

JTF-B hosts local commonwealth representatives at Soto Cano

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo and Army Support Activity leadership hosted mayors and civilian leaders from the departments of Comayagua and La Paz at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras to continue the legacy of partnership and cooperation between the Task Force and its Honduran partners, June 23.

June 11, 2021

JTF-Bravo leadership visits partner nation military

Tegucigalpa, Honduras — U.S. Army Col. Steven Gventer, commander of Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B), Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, and members of the Task Force, met with Maj. Gen. Tito Livio Moreno Coello, Honduran Armed Forces Chief of Staff, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, June 9, to discuss the long-standing U.S. and Honduran partnership. 

June 10, 2021

JTF-Bravo Winged Warriors awarded Air Medal for actions after Hurricane Eta

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — In the aftermath of Hurricane Eta, northern Honduras experienced severe flooding and water-logged lowlands that resulted in many residents being stranded and left uncertain of being rescued.

June 8, 2021

1-228th Aviation Regiment, U.S. Coast Guard complete overwater survival training

ROATAN, Honduras — U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B), Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, completed deck landing qualifications in coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) on June 4, off Honduras’ northern coast.

June 4, 2021

JTF-B donates essential materials to school in Mogotillo, El Salvador through HAP

MOGOTILLO, El Salvador — Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B), Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, donated $2,254 of construction materials to the Jose Anastasio Bonilla Education Center, May 16, through U.S. Southern Command’s (USSOUTHCOM) Humanitarian Assistance Program.

June 4, 2021

1-228th Aviation Regiment welcomes new commander, recalls record year of hurricane relief efforts

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — The 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment held a change of command ceremony June 4, 2021 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.

June 3, 2021

59th MDW medics assist Honduras hospital during Resolute Sentinel 21

CHOLUTECA, Honduras — U.S. Air Force and Army military doctors were in Choluteca, Honduras, May 12-27, to assist the local hospital with urologic surgeries during Resolute Sentinel 21. The exercise provides joint training and improved readiness for U.S. civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities in Honduras.

June 2, 2021

JTF-Bravo new leadership, continued legacy of partnership

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — U.S. Army Col. Steven Gventer took command of Joint Task Force-Bravo, a task force under the United States Southern Command based out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, June 2, during a virtual change of command ceremony held at the Soto Cano Friendship Chapel.

May 27, 2021

AF breaks down updated fitness test scores

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Without the waist measurement as a scored component, push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points each, while the 1.5-mile run will remain at 60 points. Scoring will fall into five-year age groups, as opposed to the previous 10.