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U.S. Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, Southern Command commander speaks with members of Joint Task Force-Bravo during his visit to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Jan. 22, 2016. Tidd’s visit gave him the opportunity to gain a better understanding of JTF-Bravo’s mission set and to reach out and receive feedback from the men and women that serve to protect the United States from afar. (U.S. Air force photo by Senior Airman Westin Warburton/Released)

Jan. 27, 2016

New SOUTHCOM Commander visits Soto Cano Air Base

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, U.S. Southern Command commander, came to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Jan. 22, 2016 to see firsthand what the men and women of Joint Task Force-Bravo do to keep our partnership with Central America strong and our nation secure.After a morning of familiarization and unit briefings, Adm. Tidd took a tour of Soto Cano AB

Jan. 25, 2016

Adm. Kurt W. Tidd visits Soto Cano Air Base

Service members with the Special Operations Command South (Forward) 7310 arrange parachutes after a static-line training exercise involving U.S. and Honduran soldiers on Soto Cano Air Base, January 11, 2016. Training events such as these enhance partner nation interoperability by providing an opportunity for the SOC FWD and the 2nd Honduran Airborne Brigade to exchange knowledge and experiences. (U.S. Army photo by Maria Pinel)

Jan. 12, 2016

Honduran, U.S. forces conduct joint jump training

U.S. Air Force members assigned to the 612th Air Base Squadron unload cargo from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft on Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Jan. 7, 2016. The cargo was delivered by use of the Denton Program, a program created to allow nonprofit organizations the ability to transport donated humanitarian goods via space available on military cargo aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Martin Chahin/Released)

Jan. 8, 2016

More goods delievered through the Denton Program

U.S. Army Sgt. David Pressnell, 1-228th Aviation Regiment flight engineer directs Honduran soldiers loading gear and personnel into the back of a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook Dec. 16, 2015, in the Gracias a Dios Department (state) of Honduras during a troop movement the U.S. provides support to. The two day troop movement is a part of a larger operation called CARAVANA, which the U.S. has supported since October 2014, to assist the Honduran government in disrupting the flow of illicit trafficking through the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)

Dec. 29, 2015

JTF-Bravo wraps up 2015 with CARVANA mission

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Members from Joint Task Force-Bravo completed a two-day troop movement of Honduran soldiers Dec. 17, 2015, in the Gracias a Dios Department (state) of Honduras, as a part of a greater endeavor to assist the Central American nation's efforts to combat the trafficking of illicit materials through the region.The troop-movement mission is part of a

Dec. 8, 2015

ARSOUTH Commander visits Soto Cano Air Base

Members with the Alcanzando Desde El Cielo Ministries pick up donated cargo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Dec. 3, 2015. The cargo was donated by Heavens Reach Ministries in the United States and utilized the Denton Program, a program that allows private citizens and non-government organizations to use space available on U.S. cargo planes to ship humanitarian supplies to countries in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Martin Chahin/Released)

Dec. 7, 2015

Heavens Reach Ministries donation finds its home

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — Through use of the Denton Program, Heavens Reach Ministries' donated cargo finally reached its home Dec. 3, 2015, after a brief stay on Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.Heavens Reach Ministries, a nongovernmental organization in the United States, donated essential items to include; furniture, medical equipment, school equipment, a tractor, and a 15

U.S. Air Force members pose for a celebration photo after winning the annual Turkey Bowl, Army vs. Air Force, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Nov. 25, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Martin Chahin/Released)

Nov. 30, 2015

Joint Task Force-Bravo Annual Turkey Bowl

Joint Security Forces members from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, prepare to re-deploy to Puerto Rico, Nov. 19, 2015, after completing their deployment in Honduras. The JSF members were stationed in Honduras for nine months before swapping out with a new unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Martin Chahin/Released)

Nov. 20, 2015

JSF returns home from Soto Cano

U.S. Army Sgt. Stephanie Tucker, Joint Task Force-Bravo radiologist technician, provides support as she augments a stand-up pharmacy at a medical partnership exercise in the Olancho Department, Honduras, Nov. 14, 2015. Tucker, a Dallas, Texas native, is part of the medical element at Soto Cano Air Base and also participated in a medical readiness training exercise the two previous days. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Westin Warburton/Released)

Nov. 18, 2015

JTF-Bravo MEDEL brings happiness to Olancho

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Riding in a convoy down the roads of the Olancho Department, Honduras, U.S. Army Sgt. Stephanie Tucker wondered how this mission would compare to all the others she had been on.The roads are full of holes and bumps from years of frequent travel. Houses are run down, hanging together by pieces of rebar. Cattle migrate along the road, moved along by