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Soto Cano Air Base hosts second MEIR course of the year
October 18, 2022 — This month, the U.S. Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute partnered with medical personnel, first responders, the Honduran Red Cross and the Honduran Permanent Contingency Commission to return to Soto Cano to teach the MEIR course again, this time it was concluded with a base-wide exercise... MORE

U.S. Army medical experts respond to a simulated explosion during an exercise at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras on 14 Oct, 2022.

Eligible Airmen, Guardians have access to more monkeypox vaccines
August 22, 2022 — The Department of Defense is increasing its supply of the approved monkeypox vaccine, JYNNEOS, which allows for more Airmen and Guardians at higher risk for transmission to access preventive measures to keep themselves safe... MORE

U.S. Military Health Team will visit Guatemala in August
August 18, 2022 — The 2022 Health Engagements Assistance Response Team (HEART 22) will visit hospitals in Guatemala City and Quetzaltenango in mid-August 2022. HEART 22 is a team of U.S. Army and Air Force medical and support personnel assigned to the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). Approximately 25 members will travel to Guatemala... MORE

U.S. Defense Department Partners with Belizean Surgeons for Medical Missions in Belize
August 16, 2022 — A U.S. military surgical team with United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Joint Task Force (JTF)-Bravo based out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, will conduct a humanitarian surgical mission in Dangriga and Belmopan from August 15-27. This joint effort by U.S. Armed Forces medical professionals and the Belizean government is part of SOUTHCOM’s Global Health Engagements initiative... MORE

USAF, multinational partners train for fire emergencies in Honduras
August 11, 2022 — Firefighters with the 612th Air Base Squadron, a unit under the 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern), the air force component of the United States Southern Command, will host a new iteration of exercise CENTAM SMOKE, a biannual training exercise to enhance firefighting and rescue capabilities, August 8 – 12 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras... MORE

HEART 22 impactful first week
August 3, 2022 — Thirty-two U.S. soldiers and airmen launched the inaugural U.S. Southern Command Health Engagements Assistance Response Team (HEART) 2022 operation in Tegucigalpa, Honduras July 18, 2022... MORE