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Joint Task Force-Bravo joins the team of cooperation to combat the intense fire that has consumed more than 15 acres of land in Intibucá.

March 22, 2017

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo partnered with Honduran Public Forces to contain multiple life-threatening wildfires here the first week of March.

Members of the 1-228 AVN’s MEDEVAC Company transport a critically ill U.S. military retiree from a hospital in Siguatepeque to Tegucigalpa for further care Feb 18. The MEDEVAC Company is assigned to Joint Task Force – Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras. The company trains daily for critical missions such as these and on this day were able to put all their training and skills into action for a real world mission that helped save a life. (Courtesy photo)

March 7, 2017

JTF-Bravo provides life-saving medical evacuation

SIGUATEPEQUE, Honduras — Joint Task Force - Bravo’s Medical Element and the 1st Battalion, 228 Aviation Regiment provided vital medical support that helped save the life of a U.S. military retiree here Feb. 18.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Alisha Garrette and crew chief Staff Sgt. Sean Sullivan give each other a high-five after Garrette successfully marshaled a C-130 Hercules aircraft while participating in the 612th Air Base Squadron's "Crew Chief for a Day" program at Soto Cano Air Base, March 2. The program aims to get other servicemembers from JTF-Bravo to come out to the airfield and experience a day in the life of a U.S. Air Force crew chief.

March 3, 2017

Soto Cano personnel become Crew Chiefs for a Day

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Four volunteers from various specialties on JTF-Bravo were issued headsets and hearing protection by the 612 ABS’s transient aircraft section on March 2, they became crew chiefs for the day.

A police officer with the San Pedro Sula Metropolitan Police Unit Medical Brigade conducts a medical assessment during a medical civic action program mission in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Feb. 18. Approximately 1,175 patients were seen in this one-day collaboration effort between local police, JTF-Bravo, local providers and private organizations. Working with Honduran police forces on joint exercises solidifies JTF-Bravo as a Partner-of-Choice for collaborative actions.

Feb. 28, 2017

Honduran providers, MEDEL support partnership engagement with Honduran police

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element partnered with Honduran officials to provide medical care near Honduras’s second-largest city, San Pedro Sula, during a medical civic action program mission, Feb. 18.

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from JTF-Bravo's 1st Battalion, 228 Aviation Regiment unloads a pallet of equipment and supplies during a deployment readiness exercise of the U.S. Southern Command Situational Assessment Team (SSAT) in Zambrano, Honduras, Feb. 21 through 23. The SSAT is a quick-reaction deployable team comprised of experts that provide the commander of USSOUTHCOM an immediate assessment of conditions and unique Department of Defense requirements which might be needed during a Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Response event within the Central American Area of Responsibility.

Feb. 28, 2017

JTF-Bravo’s quick reaction force executes deployment readiness exercise

ZAMBRANO, Honduras — Eleven personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo’s U.S. Southern Command Situational Assessment Team (SSAT) mobilized in support of a deployment readiness exercise here, Feb. 21 through 23.

Red Cross volunteers sort vitamins and deworming medication into care bags provided by the preventive medicine team during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in Corinto, Cortes, Feb. 16, 2017. Red Cross volunteers also facilitated communication between patients and U.S. medical personnel. (U.S. Army photo by Maria Pinel)

Feb. 27, 2017

MEDRETE mission supports health efforts in Corinto

CORINTO, Cortes — Thirty-three personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Medical Element, Joint Security Forces and Army Forces Battalion participated in a two-day Medical Readiness Training Exercise here, Feb. 16 through 17, providing service for 747 patients.

After a recent post-wide competition among six servicemembers, an Army specialist and a staff sergeant were selected as the JTF-Bravo Soldier and Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter for the second quarter in fiscal year 2017. Army Spc. Aaron Vinson, Military Police Working Dog handler, represents the Army as the named junior Soldier of the 2nd Quarter for JTF-Bravo. Vinson enlisted in the Army in 2002 and is a native of Cookeville, Tenn. Army Staff Sgt. Otis Bostic, Supply NCO, represents the Army as the named NCO of the 2nd Quarter for JTF-Bravo. Bostic is a native of Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Feb. 21, 2017

Troopers of the 2nd quarter selected

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Soldiers or Airmen who earn Trooper of the Quarter honor and represent the best enlisted members of Joint Task Force-Bravo. This professionalism exemplifies the traits of the ideal servicemember and what the U.S. military is about.After a recent post-wide competition among six servicemembers, an Army specialist and a staff sergeant were selected as

The Honduran Air Force and Joint Task Force-Bravo’s soccer teams came together for a friendly game here, Feb. 10, with Honduras coming out victorious, 1-0. The game drew a large crowd from the base community. The crowd, the music, the excitement of the game and liveliness of the spectators were notable.

Feb. 21, 2017

US, Honduran military compete in All-Star soccer match

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The Honduran Air Force and Joint Task Force-Bravo’s soccer teams came together for a friendly game here, Feb. 10, with Honduras coming out victorious, 1-0.The idea to have a soccer match between the Honduran Air Force and JTF-Bravo began with an invitation by Col. Kevin Mcaninch, Army Support Activity commander, and Col. Jose Santos Colindres

Patients wait outside a school in Estancia, La Paz, to receive basic medical care from a team of Honduran and U.S. personnel during a two-day Medical Readiness Training Exercise, Jan. 31. Personnel from the Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element worked side by side with local nurses and physicians, as well as Honduran soldiers to provide the population with immunizations, preventive medicine, dental services, basic medical care and pharmacy services. (U.S. Army photo by Maria Pinel)

Feb. 10, 2017

Honduran, U.S. partnership provides medical care for underserved village

LA PAZ, Honduras — Personnel from Honduran Ministry of Health representatives, Honduran military personnel, members of Joint Task Force – Bravo and the U.S. Agency for International Development, partnered to provide basic medical services to the population of Estancia during a medical readiness exercise from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1.

Members of Joint Task Force – Bravo prepare food bags for the Chapel Hike Feb. 4. Approximately 164 hikers in this event that brought food and supplies an under developed community just outside Soto Cano Air Base in the Comayaqua Valley.

Feb. 9, 2017

JTF-Bravo hikes for a good cause

COMAYAGUA, Honduras — Approximately 180 personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo participated in a four-mile round-trip hike to the village of El Paraiso on Saturday, Feb. 4, to deliver food and supplies to the struggling Honduran community. These hikes are a part of the Command Master Religious Program that executes events to provide relief to areas in the underdeveloped Comayagua Valley that surrounds Soto Cano Air Base.

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