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Joint Task Force-Bravo, Costa Rica Emergency Medical Team, and local community members pose for a group photo after a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in Pejibaye, Costa Rica, February 27, 2025.

March 6, 2025

JTF-Bravo medical exercise treats 620 Costa Ricans

PEJIBAYE, Costa Rica — Seventeen Joint Task Force-Bravo members assigned to the 349th Medical Detachment traveled to Pejibaye, Costa Rica, to team up with 46 Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social members to conduct a Medical Readiness Training Exercise and provided medical care to 620 people between February 25-27, 2025. MEDRETEs are regularly occurring missions conducted by JTF-Bravo in many locations within the Central America region. While conducting these missions, community members receive several types of care depending on their needs such as; preventative medicine, being seen by medical providers, pharmacy and dental. 

A woman thanks JTF-Bravo members after receiving her food donation during Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 100th Chapel Hike Feb. 22. The Chapel Hike, a volunteer program, has become synonymous with JTF-Bravo's commitment to the Honduran people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Hillary Gibson)

Feb. 23, 2025

JTF-Bravo Marks 100th Chapel Hike, Delivering Food to Honduran Families

EL LLANO DE LA PUERTA, COMAYAGUA, Honduras — 126 members from Joint Task Force-Bravo participated in the 100th Chapel Hike, delivering food and essential items to 80 families in need Feb. 22 in El Llano de la Puerta, Comayagua, Honduras.

Herberth Gaekel, Joint Task Force-Bravo fire inspector, briefs participants during a tabletop exercise at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, February 19, 2025.

Feb. 21, 2025

JTF-Bravo unveils new Combined Joint Operation Center

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo unveiled their new Combined Joint Operation Center in conjunction with a tabletop exercise where they worked with members from the Honduran air force, army, firefighters, Comisión Permanente de Contingencias, Forest Conservation Institute, Environmental Management Unit, and Friends of La Tigra Foundation, February 19, 2025. The CJOC was created to better streamline and facilitate communication between JTF-Bravo leaders and local agency leaders when a crisis arises. 

Two members of the Instituto de Bienestar Animal veterinarian team provides medical treatment to a patient during a JTF-Bravo led VETRETE in Ahuachapan, El Salvador, Feb. 19. The VETRETE provided U.S. military personnel with valuable experience in austere environments while simultaneously addressing the significant issue of animal overpopulation in El Salvador. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Feb. 21, 2025

US Military Partners with El Salvador to Combat Animal Health Concerns

AHUACHAPAN, El Salvador — 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.

Members of the U.S. Embassy in Honduras, including representatives from the Security Cooperation Office and the Defense Attaché's Office, met with the Honduran Joint Task Force commander Feb. 13 in Gracias a Dios department. They toured a local clinic after the meeting. The group included personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo. Such meetings and engagements are crucial to fostering information sharing in a joint operations area facing common threats and shared interests. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Feb. 20, 2025

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

PUERTA LEMPIRA, GRACIAS A DIOS, Honduras — 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.

A member from the El Salvador army marks a map during the Jaguar Sentinel tabletop exercise scenario portion in San Salvador, El Salvador, February 12, 2025.

Feb. 18, 2025

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

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — 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.

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. Both engagements signify a renewed commitment to collaboration between U.S. civil-military personnel and local authorities in Gracias a Dios. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

Feb. 17, 2025

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

PUERTO LEMPIRA, Honduras — 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.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Youna Steves, Joint Task Force-Bravo engineering directorate (J7) project officer, takes photos of the terrain of areas around Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, during the Automated Route Reconnaissance Kit training February 6, 2025. The ARRK was created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Reachback Operations Center to be a simple to use platform that assists in rapidly executing mounted reconnaissance assessments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Biese)

Feb. 15, 2025

JTF-Bravo Takes to the Skies with New Recon Tech

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — 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.

Joint Task Force-Bravo load a dummy patient into a helicopter during 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 evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Biese)

Feb. 12, 2025

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

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — 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

A surgeon cell with Joint Task Force-Bravo, along with local officials, conducts a predeployment site survey ahead of a three-day medical mission to the remote area of Turrialba, Costa Rica. By working closely with local community leaders, country teams from the U.S. Embassy and Costa Rica's social security administration, the JTF-Bravo planning team can make informed decisions on when, why and how to conduct medical readiness training exercises, or MEDRETEs. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Feb. 10, 2025

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

TURRIALBA, 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.

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