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A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1-228th Aviation Regiment circles Lake Yojoa during an over-water hoist training event in Honduras, Jan. 22, 2015. The 1-228th Avn. Reg. partnered with U.S. Army Special Operations personnel to practice recovering live personnel. The overwater hoist training was held to ensure members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are planning and preparing for crisis and contingency response, as well as countering transnational organized crime, and counterterrorism operations 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. Keola Soon)

Jan. 26, 2015

U.S. Army Spec. Ops. aids 1-228th Avn. Reg. with over water hoist training

Jan. 23, 2015

Camaraderie Day celebrated by U.S. and Honduran military service members

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Honduran and United States military members came together for a day of partnership and friendly competition during the 5th bi-annual Camaraderie Day event here Jan. 23.Camaraderie Day is a special event that celebrates the relationship between Honduras and the United States through athletic events.  The day is used for military members to increase

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Ronald Rodgers, 1-228th Aviation Regiment battalion safety officer, demonstrates the proper procedures of shutting down a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Saulo, 612th Air Base Squadron firefighter, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Jan. 15, 2015. At least once a quarter, the 612th ABS teams up with the 1-228th Avn. Reg. to review aircraft crash rescue training and emergency procedures for the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

Jan. 16, 2015

1-228th Aviation Regiment and 612th Air Base Squadron work together during crash rescue training

U.S. Army Sgt. Craig Scroggins, Medical Element non-commissioned officer in charge of the Mobile Surgical Team; U.S. Army Sgt. Jacquline Thomas, 1-228th Aviation Regiment logistics non-commissioned officer; U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Martina Chesonis, Joint Task Force-Bravo logistics officer; and U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Beck, practice dressing a transfer coffin during the Mortuary Affairs Operations Familiarization Course at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Jan. 8, 2015. The course trained service members in the proper handling, care, and retrieval of remains and personal effects in the event of a casualty. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

Jan. 9, 2015

Joint Task Force-Bravo learns principles of handling casualties

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Service members assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo attended a three-day course on proper handling of casualties."You always have to be prepared for the inevitable. The Mortuary Affairs Operations Familiarization Course is important because we may be called to do this job," said U.S. Army Capt. Mike Pratt, Medical Element officer in charge of

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