Nov. 7, 2019

Team Soto Cano delivers 80th round of hope

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — More than 160 members of Team Soto Cano hiked through the mountains of La Paz, Honduras, to deliver over 4,000 pounds of food to the village of Piedra Chata Saturday for the 80th iteration of what has fondly become known as chapel hikes.

Oct. 28, 2019

62 AW Airmen transport much-needed food to almost 500,000 Hondurans

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — Millions of people in every corner of the world lack basic supplies for food, water and education. In an effort to mitigate some of these issues, the Department of Defense created the Denton Cargo Program, which allows the U.S. Air Force to deliver privately donated humanitarian cargo on a space-available basis.

Oct. 25, 2019

Honduran readiness exercises provide invaluable surgical, training opportunities

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center personnel participated in two separate medical readiness exercises in Honduras recently.

Oct. 24, 2019

U.S. Army instructor pilots land on the deck of the USS Wasp

Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo completed deck-landing qualifications aboard the USS Wasp Oct. 2-5 off the coast of Costa Rica part of a training event that allowed CH-47 Chinook pilots with the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment to maintain proficiencies while working closely with U.S. Navy partners to improve joint interoperability.

Oct. 22, 2019

Civil Affairs Team medic positively impacts life of local child

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — I am part of Civil Affairs Team 4361, a detachment of Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, that visited the Jardin de Ninos Roman Villeda school in the rural town of La Labor, Ocotepeque Department June 19 to conduct an assessment and deliver humanitarian assistance.

Sept. 9, 2019

JTFB provides ammunition to fight deadly virus in Honduras

Comayagua, Honduras — On July 23, 2019, The Honduran Ministry of Health declared a national emergency due to a dengue outbreak, with 16 confirmed deaths, 1,839 hemorrhagic-dengue patients, and more than 12,000 cases of common dengue reported throughout the country.

Sept. 5, 2019

Joint efforts recover broken bird

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The Blackhawk was in en-route to begin a mission to support the USNS Comfort when a malfunction on board led the pilots to do a precautionary landing near a riverbank. Upon further examination, the Blackhawk crew discovered that the aircraft’s transmission was broken and the bird would not be safe to fly.

Aug. 27, 2019

JTF-Bravo donates equipment, supports fight against dengue in Comayagua

Comayagua, Honduras — Joint Task Force Bravo, with support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), delivered a donation of supplies valued at $ 15,000 to the Comayagua Department of Health in support of local efforts to counter the dengue epidemic.

Aug. 26, 2019

25 Central American firefighters graduate from U.S. Air Force led exercise

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo, 612th Air Squadron firefighters trained with 25 firefighters from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize and Costa Rica at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras during Central America Sharing Mutual Operational Knowledge and Experiences (CENTAM SMOKE), a biannual exercise held on base, August 19 - 23.

Aug. 20, 2019

Central American firefighters sharing operational knowledge with U.S. counterparts

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — The Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 612th Air Base Squadron will be hosting a multinational firefighting exercise at Soto Cano Air Base, August 19-23, with the participation of 25 firefighters from Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica.