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U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Reddin, a crew chief assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228 Aviation Regiment, based out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, surveys the Central American landscape from a CH-47 Chinook during a Battalion Continuity of Operations (COOP) training flight.

May 29, 2020

JTF-Bravo conducts large formation helicopter exercise

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo conducted a helicopter exercise out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, May 28, 2020. The exercise involved participation from the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment and the use of 10 U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks and UH-60 L Blackhawk helicopters.

U.S. citizens board a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, March 25, 2020.

March 25, 2020

JTF-Bravo facilitates repatriation of US citizens from Honduras

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — At the request of the U.S. State Department and at the direction of U.S. Southern Command, a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules is transporting 78 U.S. citizens from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, who were previously unable to return home, to Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia.

Colombian Army Col. Carlos Castro Pinzon, Combined Arms Task Force commander, right, and U.S. Army Col. Steven Barry, Joint Task Force-Bravo commander, discuss exercise operations at the opening ceremony for Exercise Vita at Fort Buenavista, Colombia, March 9, 2020. The ceremony formally marked the start of the exercise, which brings U.S. and Colombian forces together to perform humanitarian and civic-action operations. The exercise focuses on reinforcing longstanding ties and enhancing participants’ overall readiness while demonstrating U.S. Southern Command’s enduring promise to the Americas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Owen)

March 23, 2020

Exercise Vita: JTF-Bravo Colombian partners conduct interoperability training in La Guajira

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Combined forces from Colombia and the U.S. concluded Exercise Vita at Fort Buenavista, Colombia, during a ceremony March 17 that marked more than two weeks of operations in the country's La Guajira region. More than 150 members of Joint Task Force-Bravo, based out of Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras, worked together with members of the Colombian Armed Forces and numerous government agencies to accomplish key training events for the exercise.

JTF-Bravo, Honduran leaders recognize strong bonds at Soto Cano

March 2, 2020

JTF-Bravo, Honduran leaders recognize strong bonds at Soto Cano

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo hosted Honduran military and civilian leaders at Soto Cano Air Base, Feb. 28, 2020, to strengthen partnerships and recognize the value of continued camaraderie.

Central American, US firefighters grow competencies, partnerships

Feb. 10, 2020

Central American, US firefighters grow competencies, partnerships

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Like past years going back more than a decade, Joint Task Force-Bravo welcomed 25 Central American firefighters from Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Honduras to be trained during a biannual iteration of CENTAM SMOKE – a firefighting exercise that runs five days at Soto Cano Air Base.

Humanitarian mission helps those in need while providing training for AE, aircrew

Feb. 4, 2020

Humanitarian mission helps those in need while providing training for AE, aircrew

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing deployed a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 1, 2020 to deliver donated humanitarian aid to Honduras, in support of the Denton Program. The Denton Program is a Department of Defense transportation program that moves humanitarian cargo, donated by U.S. based non-governmental organizations to developing nations to ease human suffering. The program helps move donations from one spot to another to ensure proper delivery while simultaneously providing training hours for aircrews.

With changes on horizon, JTF-B reinforces local relationships

Jan. 23, 2020

With changes on horizon, JTF-B reinforces local relationships

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo civil-military operations personnel visited four communities neighboring Soto Cano Air Base, Jan. 16, to discuss upcoming economic changes, focusing on opportunities to strengthen ties and partnerships with local governments.

Graphic containing unit patches of the medical squadrons of the 403rd Wing, the 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron and the 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (U.S. Air Force graphic by Jessica L. Kendziorek)

Jan. 1, 2020

Reserve Citizen Airmen treat Honduran patients during medical readiness training exercise

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. — Twenty-one Air Force Reserve medics with the 403rd Wing took part of a Medical Readiness Training Exercise Dec. 4-18. Known as the 403rd MEDRETE 2019 Honduras, Airmen from the 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron and 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here as well as reservists from around the country, worked with a team of doctors from the Joint Task Force-Bravo Surgeon’s Cell out of Soto Cano Air Base, to provide free medical care to the citizens of Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Exercise Mercury prepares Panamanian and U.S. forces for disaster response

Dec. 12, 2019

Exercise Mercury prepares Panamanian and U.S. forces for disaster response

Panama City, Panama — Joint Task Force-Bravo service members and Panamanian forces joined for an emergency response and humanitarian assistance exercise in the Darien Province, Panama, December 3-10 to hone expeditionary and readiness capabilities during a combined, joint exercise called Mercury. Amid dense jungle and remote field conditions, more than 100 U.S. participants worked alongside their Panamanian hosts to respond to a simulated flooding disaster following a hurricane – a wholly believable scenario for the region.

SOUTHCOM leadership highlights JTFB counter-threat role, thanks troops

Nov. 26, 2019

SOUTHCOM leadership highlights JTFB counter-threat role, thanks troops

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — Adm. Craig Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command, and members of the SOUTHCOM command team spent Sunday and Monday with members of Team Soto Cano to celebrate Thanksgiving and discuss the role of Joint Task Force-Bravo in countering threats and bolstering regional security.