April 16, 2021

US military conducts personnel recovery in northern Honduras

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — U.S. military personnel assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo, based out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras will conduct a week-long overwater personnel recovery training in the department of Colón.

April 13, 2021

Sergeant Sánchez: A firefighter’s journey to recovery

Soto Cano Air Base — On one of his days off from duty, traveling from the city of La Esperanza to Gracias, in the department of Lempira, Honduras, Sergeant Brian Sánchez, a firefighter with the Gracias Lempira Fire Department was involved in an auto accident. While stuck underneath the overturned vehicle, he lost consciousness. Local search and rescue officers and passersby spent hours using all available resources to lift the vehicle to rescue him. He was then taken in the back of a pickup truck to the nearest medical facility. Upon arrival at the hospital, doctors determined he required immediate brain surgery - a service that is not available in a town that small. A decision was quickly made to transport him to the Medical Center in Tegucigalpa.  

April 6, 2021

U.S., Honduras, Costa Rica train for fires

Soto Cano Air Base — Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 612th Air Base Squadron hosted a new iteration of exercise CENTAM SMOKE at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras March 22 - 26, with the participation of 19 firefighters from Honduras and 5 from Costa Rica.

Feb. 2, 2021

Air Force announces Airmen leadership qualities

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — The Airman leadership qualities are expected to form the basis for the future officer and enlisted performance reporting systems. The alignment between evaluating units and evaluating Airmen is intended to further emphasize and accelerate an understanding and adoption of the associated leadership qualities.

Feb. 1, 2021

Panamanian and US forces conclude humanitarian exercise Mercury

Joint Task Force Bravo, United States Southern Command, the Panamanian National Aeronaval Service (Senan) and National Border Service (Senafront) held a closing ceremony for humanitarian exercise “Mercury” today.

Jan. 21, 2021

Air Force to allow longer braids, ponytails, bangs for women

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — As an outcome of the 101st Air Force uniform board, Air Force women will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with bulk not exceeding the width of the head and length not extending below a horizontal line running between the top of each sleeve inseam at the under arm through the shoulder blades. In addition, women’s bangs may now touch their eyebrows, but not cover their eyes.

Jan. 19, 2021

U.S., Panamanian forces conduct second iteration of joint humanitarian exercise

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. military personnel assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, will conduct a joint humanitarian exercise with Panamanian Public Security forces in various regions of Panama, Jan. 21 to Feb. 1.

Jan. 19, 2021

Department of the Air Force offers limited Active Duty Service Commitment waivers; expanded PALACE CHASE

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) — These programs provide provisions for both enlisted and officer members who meet specified criteria. The application window runs Jan. 20 – April 2.

Dec. 3, 2020

JTF-Bravo concludes disaster relief efforts

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — After nearly a month of supporting Foreign Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operations under authorities granted by the Acting Secretary of Defense, at the request of U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Southern Command and Joint Task Force-Bravo concluded immediate response missions for Hurricanes Eta and Iota in Central America on Dec. 2, 2020.

Nov. 30, 2020

Base COVID testing ensures people throughout Central America remain healthy

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Juggling in itself is no easy feat, but for medics juggling health-protection requirements in the aftermath of two back-to-back hurricanes all while ensuring the personnel assigned to Soto Cano Air Base remain safe in the midst of operating in a pandemic environment, one can easily assume something would fail.