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Children from San Antonio de Padua orphanage check out their new backpacks at the orphanage in Comayagua, Honduras, January 27, 2025.

Feb. 7, 2025

JTF-Bravo builds relations while building beds

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The Joint Task Force Bravo religious affairs team along with 35 volunteers spent three days at San Antonio de Padua orphanage in Comayagua, Honduras, repainting two buildings and building 20 new beds from January 25 to 27, 2025. The JTF-Bravo members concluded the event by spending time with the 33 children at the orphanage, providing food to everyone and giving each child new backpacks filled with school supplies for the school year. The religious affairs team created this initiative to not only help the children and the orphanage but to strengthen JTF-Bravo's ability to provide humanitarian aid and build relationships with the local community.

Col. William Prince, commander of Army Support Activity at Soto Cano Air Base, discusses the importance of counter-unmanned aircraft systems capabilities with members of his leadership team, January 21, 2025.

Feb. 4, 2025

Soto Cano Air Base upgrades base defense system

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Soto Cano Air Base has upgraded its base defense system with a newly installed counter-unmanned aircraft system called Dronebuster. In 2023, Soto Cano was listed as one of over 250 installations slated to receive a suite of capabilities, including a monitoring system and six "defeat" systems.

U.S. Army Sgt. Micol Bejar, Joint Task Force-Bravo 349th Medical Detachment medic, poses for a photo with local children during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in Choluteca, Honduras, January 9, 2025.

Jan. 13, 2025

JTF-Bravo provides medical care to more than 1000 near Choluteca, Honduras

CHOLUTECA, Honduras — U.S. Army Sgt. Micol Bejar, Joint Task Force-Bravo 349th Medical Detachment medic, poses for a photo with local children during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in Choluteca, Honduras, January 9, 2025. MEDRETEs are regularly occurring initiatives which provide an opportunity for medical personnel to engage with local communities and give back

121 service members from Joint Task Force-Bravo hiked just under 7 miles to deliver 3,100 pounds of food to 150 local families, Dec. 15, 2024. A long-standing tradition at JTF-Bravo, chapel hikes provide an opportunity to give back to the local community while celebrating a spirit of kindness, gratitude, and compassion. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Dec. 17, 2024

Chapel Hike 99 is in the books

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — During Chapel Hike 99, 121 service members from Soto Cano Air Base, near Comayagua, Honduras, hiked just under 7 miles to deliver 3,100 pounds of food donations to150 Honduran families, Dec. 15, 2024.

A Panama firefighter cuts a car door during a training exercise in Chepo, Panama, Dec. 12, 2024.

Dec. 16, 2024

Fighting fires with partnerships

PANAMA CITY, Pan. — Firefighters from the 612th Air Base Squadron, Joint Task Force-Bravo, and the JTF-Bravo Civil Affairs team in Panama worked closely with Panamanian firefighters through essential skills training and humanitarian assistance from Dec. 10-12, 2024. The JTF-Bravo Firefighters trained 16 local firefighters on firefighting techniques and need-to-knows such as the 10 Standard Fire Orders, wildland firefighting tactics, how to tie proper knots, low angle rescue and vehicle extraction.

Over three days, 18 service members from Army Forces Battalion, Joint Task Force-Bravo, alongside more than 50 Honduran counterparts, provided health care services to 835 Hondurans living in the vicinity of Tela, Honduras, Dec. 3 through 5, 2024. These missions are a hallmark of JTF-Bravo’s 40-year presence in the region and underscore the importance of cultivating deep-rooted partnerships built on goodwill, trust, and collaboration. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Dec. 11, 2024

JTF-Bravo provides medical care to more than 800 near Tela, Honduras

TELA, Honduras — Over three days, 18 service members from Army Forces Battalion, Joint Task Force-Bravo, alongside more than 50 Honduran counterparts, provided health care services to 835 Hondurans living in the vicinity of Tela, Honduras, Dec. 3 through 5, 2024.

(Left) U.S. Army Sgt. Eric Moshay and (right) Spc. Ty McCarter, Army Forces Command, Joint Task Force-Bravo, teach a Honduran Air Force service member combatives during the EmpowerHER combatives class at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Dec. 3, 2024.

Dec. 5, 2024

International unity through empowerment

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — In March 2024, U.S. Army Capt. Clarissa Noyola, Army Forces Battalion Civil Affairs officer, seized an opportunity to bring the women service members and civilian personnel from both the Honduran military and the American military together. EmpowerHER’s is a community sponsored initiative whose mission is to cultivate a community of empowered women, that fosters strength, support and unity. Through mutual encouragement and shared wisdom, this unique program looks to inspire each member to embrace their individual sovereignty, leading to personal growth and a collective impact within their communities.

The JTF-Bravo civil affairs team to Honduras facilitated the inauguration of a kindergarten in Olanchito, Yoro, donated through the Humanitarian Assistance Program of the United States Southern Command, Nov. 13, 2024. These kinds of ongoing missions are a hallmark of JTF-Bravo's four-decade long presence in the region and the promise of friendship, partnership, and solidarity. (Courtesy photo)

Nov. 29, 2024

JTF-Bravo civil affairs team facilitates Olanchito school inauguration

OLANCHITO, Honduras — The JTF-Bravo civil affairs team to Honduras facilitated the inauguration of a kindergarten in Olanchito, Yoro, Honduras, donated through the Humanitarian Assistance Program of the United States Southern Command, Nov. 13, 2024. While there, U.S. military and community leaders discussed future community needs including a water reservoir and purification system.

Members from Instituto Nacional Penitenciario, USAID, and nonprofit organizations pose in front of humanitarian aid being picked up from Soto Cano Air base, Honduras, Nov. 18, 2024. Over the last year, Soto Cano Air Base has received 41 shipments through the Denton Program valuing more than 1.8 million dollars. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

Nov. 24, 2024

NGOs retrieve 180,000 pounds humanitarian aid from Soto Cano Air Base

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Members from four nonprofit organizations retrieved 180,000 pounds of medical supplies and humanitarian aid delivered through the Denton Program from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Nov. 18 and 19, 2024.

Students from Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, alongside members of the Guatemalan military display an American flag they crafted to show appreciation for the U.S. Army Civil Affairs team following a desk delivery to local schools, Oct. 25, 2024. This desk donation reflects the strong partnership between the U.S. military and partner nations throughout the Central American region. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

Nov. 19, 2024

U.S. Army Civil Affairs team oversees desk delivery in Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala — A U.S. Army Civil Affairs team assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo serving in Guatemala assisted in facilitating a desk delivery between United States Agency for International Development, the Guatemalan military and the local community, Oct. 25, 2024.

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