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Opthomology technician Senior Airman Shirley Taylor (left) prepares instruments as Dr. (Capt.) Megan McChesney and Dr. (Lt. Col.) Dave Zumbro carefully remove a cataract from the eye of a patient during the Tela, Honduras MEDRETE Feb. 18-29. Cataract removals make up the largest portion of the procedures U.S. military doctors perform on elderly patients receiving care during eye surgical MEDRETEs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Farrow)

Feb. 28, 2008

Military medical teams providing care in Honduras

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras-- — A U.S. military medical team is deployed to Honduras for a two-week U.S. Southern Command-sponsored Medical Readiness Training Exercises Feb. 18-29. The 12-person joint ophthalmological eye surgery team is in its second week of providing ophthalmology services and has already conducted more than 70 surgeries. Although the team is provided free

Air Force Lt. Col. Lawrence Ott, Joint Task Force-Bravo deputy commander delivers an assortment of cameras and lenses to journalism department staff members Jose Gomez, Julio Cesar Turcios and Ildefonso Marcia at Universitario Regional del Centro, Comayagua, Honduras. The equipment was made available using a Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service program.

Feb. 22, 2008

Joint Task Force – Bravo donates equipment to Honduran university

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras-- — Joint Task Force-Bravo leaders recently donated photographic equipment to journalism students at Universitario Regional del Centro, Comayagua, Honduras. Air Force Lt. Col. Lawrence Ott, JTF-Bravo deputy commander, presented an assortment of lenses and digital and 35mm cameras to the students at a small ceremony prior to class. The students will use

Honduran firefighters extinguish a blaze in the Joint Task Force-Bravo "burn house"; a two-level training structure used to provide firefighters with a realistic firefighting experience. The firefighters are participating in a JTF-Bravo-sponsored firefighting subject matter expert exchange and hundreds of firefighters from fire departments across Honduras have participated over the last two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt William Farrow)

Feb. 22, 2008

Firefighters exchange knowledge, experience

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — More than 30 Honduran military and civilian firefighters converged at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras for a subject matter expert exchange allowing both nation's firefighters to pass along experiences, knowledge and the latest in firefighting tactics, techniques and procedures Feb. 19-22. The exchange is a learning exposition for all the firefighters

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Brett Martinez, JTF-Bravo chaplain assistant, carries school supply backpacks to give to children at a school in La Paz, Honduras, Feb. 21. JTF-Bravo troops assisted representatives from Give a Kid a Backpack distribute more than 700 backpacks to school children in Honduras Feb. 19-21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt John Asselin)

Feb. 22, 2008

JTF-Bravo assists with school supply donation to local children

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo joined forces with a grass-roots organization from the United States to distribute needed supplies to local school children Feb. 19-21. Five representatives from the Give a Kid a Backpack organization in Florida and 15 volunteers from JTF-Bravo distributed more than 700 backpacks packed with school supplies to children at

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras-- Air Force Col. Sean Murphy, U.S. SOUTHCOM command surgeon, shakes hands with the men and women carrying out the medical mission of Joint Task Force-Bravo. During a Feb.14 formation here, Colonel Murphy passed on his appreciation and gratitude for the work MEDEL personnel do in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Luis Santa)

Feb. 14, 2008

Command Surgeon visits medics, relays appreciation

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — During a morning formation in front of the Medical Element facility here Feb. 14, U. S. Southern Command's top medical officer visited with the men and women carrying out the medical mission of Joint Task Force-Bravo. Air Force Col. Sean Murphy, U.S. SOUTHCOM command surgeon, addressed the men and women of MEDEL, explaining that they are "medical

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras--A member of Joint Task Force-Bravo takes a digital image of his new friends during a Feb. 2 hike into the mountains surrounding Comayagua, Honduras. More than 60 JTF-Bravo personnel deliverd more than 2,000 pounds of food to local Hondurans during a Chapel Hike which allows JTF-Bravo personnel the opportunity to see the countryside as well as interact with locals.

Feb. 11, 2008

Volunteer food deliveries top 2.6 tons in Honduras

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras-- — What began as way for Joint Task Force-Bravo's outdoor enthusiasts to see Honduras has grown into a monthly event in which hikers trek through the mountains delivering goods to villagers in Honduras. More than 60 servicemembers participated in the most recent hike Feb. 2, carrying boxes of prepackaged meals, cornmeal, pasta and other dry goods and