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Feb. 21, 2025

US Military Partners with El Salvador to Combat Animal Health Concerns

U.S. military personnel joined forces with Salvadoran authorities in two events aimed at tackling animal health and overpopulation in El Salvador. The initiatives saw participation from the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador and Joint Task Force-Bravo's Army Force Battalion veterinarian team.

Feb. 20, 2025

Military Officials Meet with Honduran JTF to Discuss Security and Healthcare in Gracias a Dios

Members of the U.S. Embassy in Honduras, including representatives from the Security Cooperation Office and the Defense Attaché Office, met with Honduran Joint Task Force commander, Colonel Flores, in Gracias a Dios Department on Feb. 13 to discuss JTF capabilities and recent activities.

Feb. 18, 2025

JTF-Bravo and El Salvador work together during disaster relief tabletop exercise

Members from Joint Task Force-Bravo, including El Salvador members from the fire brigade, military, national civil police, Ministry of Health, General Directorate of Civil Protection, Preparation and Response Department, and several other agencies, gathered in San Salvador, El Salvador to conduct a two-day humanitarian assistance and disaster relief tabletop exercise named Jaguar Sentinel, previously named Sentinel Watch. Jaguar Sentinel is a tabletop exercise aimed at maintaining partnerships within the Central America region, exchanging subject matter expertise in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and bringing partner nations together to collaborate in one combined exercise.

Feb. 17, 2025

U.S. Civil Affairs Team Strengthens Ties with Local Leaders, Security Forces in Gracias a Dios

The U.S. Civil Affairs Team assigned to Choluteca engaged in critical discussions with local government officials and security forces to bolster cooperation and address key challenges facing the region on Feb. 13 in Puerto Lempira, Gracias a Dios, Honduras.

Feb. 15, 2025

JTF-Bravo Takes to the Skies with New Recon Tech

Members from Joint Task Force-Bravo’s engineering directorate (J7) embarked on a week-long training from February 3 - 6, 2025 to learn about and to utilize the Automated Route Reconnaissance Kit.

Feb. 12, 2025

JTF-Bravo works alongside U.S. Navy for Enroute Care Training

Joint Task Force-Bravo and U.S. Navy Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha, Camp Pendleton, California, members participate in an air enroute care training at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, February 5, 2025. During the three day training members learned how to assess, care for and safely load a patient into a helicopter in case of a medical

Feb. 10, 2025

Planning for Precision: JTF-Bravo Prepares for Medical Mission in Costa Rica

Recently, a surgeon cell from Joint Task Force-Bravo traveled to Costa Rica to conduct a predeployment site survey ahead of a three-day medical mission to the remote area of Turrialba.

Feb. 7, 2025

JTF-Bravo builds relations while building beds

The Joint Task Force Bravo religious affairs team along with 35 volunteers spent three days at San Antonio de Padua orphanage in Comayagua, Honduras, repainting two buildings and building 20 new beds from January 25 to 27, 2025. The JTF-Bravo members concluded the event by spending time with the 33 children at the orphanage, providing food to everyone and giving each child new backpacks filled with school supplies for the school year. The religious affairs team created this initiative to not only help the children and the orphanage but to strengthen JTF-Bravo's ability to provide humanitarian aid and build relationships with the local community.

Feb. 4, 2025

Soto Cano Air Base upgrades base defense system

Soto Cano Air Base has upgraded its base defense system with a newly installed counter-unmanned aircraft system called Dronebuster. In 2023, Soto Cano was listed as one of over 250 installations slated to receive a suite of capabilities, including a monitoring system and six "defeat" systems.

Jan. 13, 2025

JTF-Bravo provides medical care to more than 1000 near Choluteca, Honduras

U.S. Army Sgt. Micol Bejar, Joint Task Force-Bravo 349th Medical Detachment medic, poses for a photo with local children during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in Choluteca, Honduras, January 9, 2025. MEDRETEs are regularly occurring initiatives which provide an opportunity for medical personnel to engage with local communities and give back

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