PAYA, Dominican Republic -- Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Michael Hoilien, assisted by Air Force 1st Lt. Damian Garza, examines the throat of a young Dominican girl at a clinic set up by U.S. servicemembers from Joint Task Force-Bravo Nov. 10. The pair are part of an Expeditionary Medical Liaison Team deployed to the Dominican Republic to provide medical assistance to the island nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

Nov. 11, 2007

JTF-Bravo medics provide care in Dominican Republic

SAN ISIDRO AIR BASE, Dominican Republic — Two Expeditionary Medical Liaison Teams from Joint Task Force-Bravo deployed 19 servicemembers to the villages of Paya and Valdesia in the Dominican Republic Nov. 10. The EMLTs set up makeshift clinics in the towns where local citizens could receive preventative medical advice, prescription medicine and physician consults if necessary. Overall,

SAN ISIDRO AIR BASE, Dominican Republic -- The first of two Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters is unloaded from an Air Force C-5 Galaxy on the flight line here in preparation for medical relief missions. American servicemembers deployed from Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, to assist the Dominican Republic after it was ravaged by Tropical Storm Noel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

Nov. 9, 2007

American servicemembers in Dominican Republic prepare for medical mission

SAN ISIDRO, Dominican Republic — United States military members deployed to the Dominican Republic to assist the island nation recover from Tropical Storm Noel are gearing up for a new, more focused mission. A team of 13 servicemembers from Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element, based at Soto Cano Air base, Honduras, arrived the evening of Nov. 8 to provide medical care to

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Master Sgt. Bob Mechan, a C-5 loadmaster with the New York Air National Guard, talks with Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Rittichier, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, as he backs a humvee into the aircraft. A team of 19 Airmen and Soldiers and two helicopters from Joint Task Force-Bravo departed here Nov. 5 heading for the Dominican Republic to assist with recovery efforts in the wake of Tropical Storm Noel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

Nov. 5, 2007

JTF-Bravo deploys to support Tropical Storm Noel relief in Dominican Republic

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, HONDURAS —  A team of 19 Airmen and Soldiers and two helicopters from Joint Task Force Bravo departed here Nov. 5 heading for the Dominican Republic to assist with recovery efforts in the wake of Tropical Storm Noel. The 19 servicemembers and two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters were loaded on a C-5 Galaxy from the New York Air National Guard this morning and will

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – An Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter carries a Humvee loaded with medical supplies to a drop zone during an exercise in which Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Mobile Surgical Team was airlifted. The training demonstrated the ability to move the operating room into areas where access by road would be impossible. This was the first time this particular capability had been tested in JTF-Bravo’s 25-year history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Joseph Skinner)

Nov. 2, 2007

Slingload mission anything but routine, makes JTF-Bravo history

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — A Humvee loaded with all the equipment to set up a mobile operating room is not an especially unusual sight on Soto Cano Air Base. However, the same Humvee dangling beneath an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter at 1,000 feet tends to turn a few heads, seeing as it's never been done here. Oct. 31 marked a milestone in Joint Task Force-Bravo history, when

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Tech. Sgt. Robert Russell, Armed Forces Network Honduras chief engineer, makes an adjustment to his "Frankenstein computer" he built from spare parts and a shipping box. The computer took about two weeks to build, since he had to wait on the glue to dry and cure after each computer component was added. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sonny Cohrs)

Oct. 31, 2007

It’s alive: Airman builds ‘Frankenstein’s monster’

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — In the spirit of Halloween, one Airman here built his very own version of "Frankenstein's monster." Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Russell, the chief engineer for Armed Forces Network Honduras, is somewhat of a computer guru. When his wife called and said she needed a new computer, he combined his know-how, spare parts, cardboard and a few dabs of

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – Airman 1st Class Bryant Tunstalle watches Wendy Esmeralda, 15, throw darts at a dart board during the Joint Task Force-Bravo Army Forces Kid’s Day Oct. 27. About 80 children came to the base from Hogar Tierra Santa Orphanage in Comayagua for games, swimming, a movie and lunch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

Oct. 31, 2007

ARFOR Kid’s Day a blast for both kids, volunteers

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Approximately 80 children from the Hogar Tierra Santa Orphanage in Comayagua were treated to games, swimming, a movie and lunch during the Army Forces Kid's Day here Oct. 27. Army Spc. Diana Schultz, who helped plan and execute the event, said approximately 40 servicemembers came out to volunteer their Saturday making sure the kids had the best