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U.S. Army Maj. Juli Fung provides a medical screening for a Honduran child during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in the Department of Gracias a Dios, Honduras. Dec. 17, 2014. Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Medical Element provided medical care to more than 1,500 Honduran citizens during the two-day MEDRETE operation. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Tedesco)

Dec. 24, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo brings medical care to more than 1,500 in remote Honduran villages

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL), Joint Security Forces,  and the 1-228th Aviation Regiment partnered with the Honduran Ministry of Health and the Honduran Military to provide medical care to more than 1,500 people over two days in Tipimuna and Auka, two remote villages in the Gracias a Dios region of Honduras, during a Medical

Carlos Suarez, COPECO deputy commissioner, signs papers that officially transfers the vehicles from USAID to COPECO on Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Dec. 19, 2014. Five vehicles were donated to COPECO by JTF-Bravo’s Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office on Soto Cano Air Base. DRMO transferred the property to the U.S. Agency for International Development, which in turn worked together with JTF-Bravo and ASA to donate the goods to COPECO, an organization dedicated to organizing and coordinating preventive measures and participatory efforts to protect life, property and the environment of the people of Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo /Capt. Connie Dillon)

Dec. 22, 2014

JTF-Bravo and ASA help COPECO with a donation

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo and Army Support Activity Command helped donate five vehicles of excess property to the Honduran FEMA-equivalent agency, Comision Permanente de Contingencias (COPECO) here, Dec. 19.The five vehicles were donated to COPECO by JTF-Bravo's Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office on Soto Cano Air Base.  DRMO offices receive

U.S. Army Sgt. Kelly Teschner, 1-228th Aviation Battalion crew chief, prepares for takeoff at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Dec. 18, 2014. The 1-228th AVN BN spent the afternoon practicing overwater hoist training. The overwater hoist training was held to ensure members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are planning and preparing for crisis and contingency response as part of U.S. Southern Command’s mission. Contingency planning prepares the command for various scenarios that pose the greatest probability of challenging our regional partners or threatening our national interests. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

Dec. 19, 2014

Hoist Training over Lake Yojoa

Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo gather around U.S. Army Col. Michael Lembke, U.S. Southern Command chaplain, during the December Prayer Breakfast at the Dining Facility, on Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Dec. 18, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

Dec. 19, 2014

Be a light-Joint Task Force-Bravo welcomes SOUTHCOM Chaplain

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Members from around Joint Task Force-Bravo gathered at the Dining Facility for the monthly prayer breakfast and guest speaker, Dec. 18.Today's guest speaker was U.S. Army Col. Michael Lembke, U.S. Southern Command chaplain."I am very impressed with this command's sense of community," said Lembke.  "Regardless of where members are in their religious

Volunteers gather at the Chapel’s activity room to help fill 130 bags of food on Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Dec. 11, 2014. The food will be donated to families in the village of Mira Valle, La Paz, Honduras when volunteers from Soto Cano AB head off on the 58th Chapel Hike. Since the chapel hikes originated in 2007, over 9,700 service members have donated over $170,000 and volunteered their time to deliver more than 209,000 pounds of food and supplies to several remote villages.

Dec. 17, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo treks to Mira Valle, La Paz

141203-F-ZT243-234 Firefighters from the 612th Air Base Squadron and El Salvador gather together after El Salvador’s Autonomous Executive Port Commission airport firefighter live-fires on Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Dec. 3, 2014. The 612th ABS firefighters facilitated El Salvador’s Autonomous Executive Port Commission airport firefighter qualification by providing live-fires. The Salvadoran airport firefighters have a requirement very similar to the United States standards that requires members of their airport fire departments to be qualified annually on their ability to control a live-fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

Dec. 4, 2014

Picking up where CENTAM SMOKE left off

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Firefighters from the 612th Air Base Squadron's Fire Emergency Services facilitated the El Salvador's Autonomous Executive Port Commission airport firefighter live-fires for 12 firefighters, Dec. 3.The Salvadoran airport firefighters are required to have their qualifications completed annually on their ability to control a live-fire.  The

U.S. Marine General John Kelly, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, presents five service members with the Army Commendation Medal at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Nov. 27, 2014. The service members were recognized for their distinguished achievements during their tour here. General Kelly visited Soto Cano Air Base to celebrate Thanksgiving with the service members here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Connie Dillon)

Nov. 27, 2014

SOUTHCOM commander celebrates Thanksgiving with JTF-Bravo

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — General John Kelly, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, visits troops at Joint Task Force-Bravo for Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, 2014. Along with him were his wife, Mrs. Karen Kelly, SOUTHCOM's senior enlisted leader, Command Sgt. Maj. William Zaiser, his wife, Mrs. Jean Zaiser, and SOUTHCOM's deputy command chaplain, Lt. Col. Charles Towery.General

Members from the Joint Task Force-Bravo U. S. Southern Command Situational Assessment Team unload equipment from a CH-47 Chinook during air load and fly-away training on Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Nov. 25, 2014. The members of the S-SAT received training on setting up a Pre-Positioned Expeditionary Assistance Kit to help prepare the team respond efficiently to humanitarian assistance and disaster response situations throughout U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility. The PEAK is designed to provide sustainable, essential services in the first 72 hours after a disaster event. The training focused on S-SAT familiarization, hands on training and a fly-away event between JTF-Bravo S-SAT personnel, Army Forces Battalion, and 1-228th Aviation Regiment in preparation for an upcoming exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

Nov. 26, 2014

JTF-Bravo conducts Air Load and Fly-Away Training

U.S. Army Col. Kirk Dorr, Joint Task Force-Bravo commander, welcomes all the organizations to the quarterly JTF-Bravo four-mile run at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Nov. 21, 2014. Once a quarter JTF-Bravo holds a formation run to encourage esprit de corps and physical fitness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

Nov. 21, 2014

Building unity at Joint Task Force-Bravo

A young boy receives a slice of pizza from U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel McClellan, Joint Task Force-Bravo command chaplain, during the Friendship Chapel’s sponsored visit to the Sisters of Charity Orphanage in Comayagua, Honduras, Nov. 16, 2014. The Sisters of Charity Orphanage is one of seven different orphanages from around the Comayagua Valley that the U.S. military personnel assigned to JTF-Bravo have supported over the past 17 years. In addition to spending time with interacting with children, members have also collected and donated much-needed supplies and food, as well as helped in minor construction work on the buildings in which the children live. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

Nov. 17, 2014

Members of JTF-Bravo volunteer at local orphanage

SOTO CANO, Honduras — Seventeen volunteers from Joint Task Force-Bravo spent some of their free time over the weekend at the Sisters of Charity Orphanage in Comayagua, Honduras."When groups come together to be a part of something bigger than themselves, it gives them a sense of doing something great, and in the end raises spiritual resiliency. I know that whenever I see

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