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Crewmembers from the 1 – 228th Aviation Regiment practice the proper procedures for entering a life raft during water survival training July 9, 2015, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The Joint Task Force-Bravo Personnel Recovery office hosted the training to ensure the crewmembers learn vital skills necessary for survival and rescue in the event of a water evacuation from a helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Condit)

July 13, 2015

Joint Task Force - Bravo conducts underwater egress training

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Crewmembers from the 1 - 228th Aviation Regiment practiced underwater egress training Thursday, July 9, 2015, at Soto Cano Air Base. The training taught crewmembers what steps to take in the event of a water evacuation from a helicopter. Joint Task Force - Bravo regularly receives calls to help with search and rescue missions, sometimes over water.

The Joint Task Force – Bravo change of command formation stands at “Parade Rest” prior to the start of the Task Force’s change of command ceremony June 30, 2015, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. Hundreds of service members participated in the change of command ceremony, in which Col. Kirk Dorr relinquished command to Col. Robert Harman, JTF – Bravo’s newest commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Martin Chahin)

June 30, 2015

New leader assumes command of JTF-Bravo

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. Army Col. Robert J. Harman, an Army Ranger with 24 years of service, assumed command of Joint Task Force-Bravo June 30, 2015, during a change of command ceremony at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.Civic and military leaders from the U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa, U.S. Southern Command, and Honduras joined the hundreds of Soldiers, Airmen and

Dr. Miguel Coello, a Joint Task Force – Bravo Medical Element medical liaison officer, performs an eye exam on a patient during a medical readiness training exercise, June 2, 2015, at Corinto, Cortes, Honduras. Coello participates in 12-15 MEDRETEs each year in under-reached portions of Honduras and Central America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Condit)

June 23, 2015

Honduran doctor serves two countries through job at JTF-Bravo

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The impromptu hospital room is lit only by the light streaming through the cement and brick lined windows. Dust from the activity outside reflects off the beams, causing coughs and sneezes from patients and providers alike. As the patients fill the room, Dr. Miguel Coello, Joint Task Force - Bravo Medical Element liaison officer, waits patiently to

PUERTO LEMPIRA, Honduras – U.S. Army Sgt. Dane Rogge, 1-288th Aviation Regiment crew chief, watches from the back of a Ch-47 Chinook as it lands at the Puerto Lempira Airport, Honduras, June 18, 2015. Dane and the rest of the 1-228 crew enabled a bi-lateral visit between leaders from the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Southern Command and Joint Task Force-Bravo, both stationed at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, and leaders from the Gracias a Dios Department. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Christopher Love)

June 19, 2015

Marines meet with Gracias a Dios leaders, discuss upcoming construction projects

PUERTO LEMPIRA, Honduras - — A delegation consisting of 14 members from the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Southern Command and Joint Task Force-Bravo, both stationed at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, met with Honduran leaders in Puerto Lempira June 18, 2015, to discuss the Marines' upcoming construction projects throughout Gracias a Dios Department. The visit

Members from the 1-228th Aviation Regiment Charlie Company practice overwater hoist training June 11, 2015, only one day prior to the rescue mission that saved a stranded American off the coast of Roatan. Training exercises such as the overwater hoist training ensure all 1-228th AVN REGT personnel are prepared to accomplish Joint Task Force – Bravo’s humanitarian missions at any given time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Condit)

June 16, 2015

1-228 Aviation Regiment performs life-saving, ocean rescue

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Members of the 1-228th Aviation Regiment, Charlie Company, assigned to Joint Task Force - Bravo, worked with Honduran counterparts to find and rescue an 18-year-old American citizen June 12, 2015, 18 miles off the coast of Roatan, Honduras.The crew was notified Wednesday night of the possible search and rescue mission after Aaron Rose, the

Maj. Blong Ly, a Medical Element doctor of dental surgery, administers a local anesthetic in preparation for pulling a patient’s tooth during a medical readiness training exercise June 2, 2015, at Corinto, Cortes, Honduras. The MEDRETE team performed dental work on more than 135 patients and educated them on proper dental hygiene. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Condit)

June 11, 2015

US-Honduran team provides medical services in Corinto, Cortes

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — As the surgeon walks into the room, his booties slice through the standing water on the floor and overhead lights flicker. After the scrub technician suits him up, the surgeon takes his position at the operating table with his team and the challenge begins.This scene describes one of a number of stations at a Joint Task Force-Bravo medical

A group of service members from Joint Task Force-Bravo led by Command Sgt. Maj. Nelson Callahan, JTF-B command sergeant major, pose for a photo following their workout June 03, 2015, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. A dedicated athlete and mentor, CSM Callahan invites others to join him during this specialized physical training session so they can “lead by example…break a sweat…blast [their] core and…build unit cohesion” (U.S. Air Force graphic by Capt. Christopher Love).

June 3, 2015

Command Sgt. Maj. leads PT to build strength, unit cohesion

U.S. Army Sgt. Tia Sokimson, American Forces Network Honduras combat videographer, speaks with a row of boys from the Saint Anthony of Padua Boys Home outside La Paz, Honduras May 16, 2015. Sokimson volunteered to spend his morning with the boys as part of a monthly orphanage visit sponsored by the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment from Soto Cano Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Christopher Love)

May 18, 2015

1-228 Aviation Regiment sponsors visit to local orphanage

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – A team of U.S. and Honduran medical providers treat a young boy from Barra Patuca, Honduras, during a medical readiness training exercise April 22-25, 2015. A total of 35 Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel and Honduran medical providers participated in the MEDRETE, providing free medical care to 1,200 people over the course of two days, to build relationships, test capabilities and support the Ministry of Health objectives. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Stephanie Tucker)

May 13, 2015

JTF-Bravo teams with Hondurans to treat 1,200 patients in Gracias a Dios

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - — They stood in the shade of palm trees, lining a fence made of tall sticks and barbed wire, as they waited patiently to enter a makeshift clinic for a rare opportunity for medical care.The nearest alternative healthcare providers? Eight hours up river, or a day's ride along the ocean coast.These were the villagers of Barra Patuca, who sought care

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – U.S. Army Col. Kirk Dorr, Joint Task Force – Bravo commander, greets Ambassador James Nealon, U.S. Ambassador to Honduras (right), Congressman Marc Veasey (center right), representing Texas’ 33rd District, and Congressman Austin Scott (center left), representing Georgia’s 8th District, during a congressional delegation tour May 4, 2015, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The delegation came to learn about JTF-B’s support to the broader U.S. and partner nation stabilization efforts in Central America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Condit)

May 5, 2015

US congressional delegation visits Soto Cano Air Base, views stabilization efforts

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - — A delegation consisting of Congressman Austin Scott, representing Georgia's 8th District, Congressman Marc Veasey, representing Texas' 33rd District, and Ambassador James Nealon, U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, visited Soto Cano Air Base May 04, 2015, to learn about Joint Task Force-Bravo's support to the broader U.S. and partner nation stabilization

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