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Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Medical Element hosted the first Honduran Chapter of American College of Surgeon’s Advanced Trauma Life Support training to train and certify physicians on standardized treatment of trauma patients, August 1-4, 2014. Students attended lectures and hands-on training and then had to pass a written exam and graded scenarios. (Courtesy Photo)

Aug. 7, 2014

JTF-Bravo Medical Element Hosts First ATLS Course for Honduras Chapter

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element hosted the first Advanced Trauma Life Support certification course taught by the Honduran chapter, August 1-4, 2014. The Honduran chapter is the 70th country chapter of the American College of Surgery's Program. Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) training was provided to 15 students, comprised of doctors

General surgery residents from Hospital Escuela and the surgeon from Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element Mobile Surgical Team (MST) perform a surgical procedure during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, July 29-31, 2014. The MST evaluated patients in the emergency department, developed an operating plan, carried out the surgery, and recovered patients all while teaching Honduran surgical residents the process step by step. (Courtesy Photo)

Aug. 7, 2014

JTF-Bravo Medical Element Provides Surgical Care in Honduras

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force- Bravo's Mobile Surgical Team (MST) completed four surgeries at Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, Honduras during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE), July 29-31. The MST evaluated patients in the emergency department, developed an operating plan, carried out the surgery, and recovered patients all while teaching

A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo's 1-228th Aviation Regiment comes in for a landing on the deck of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS McClusky (FFG-41) during deck landing qualifications off the Pacific coast of Honduras, August 3, 2014. The training, which was conducted approximately 20 miles off the coast, was done to qualify 1-228th pilots and crew chiefs on shipboard operations. (Photo by U. S. Air National Guard Capt. Steven Stubbs)

Aug. 7, 2014

1-228th Aviation Regiment accomplishes deck landing qualifications

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Flight crews from 1-228th Aviation Regiment conducted deck landing qualifications on the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS McClusky (FFG-41) off the Pacific coast of Honduras, August 3-4, 2014.The training, which took place approximately 20 miles off the coast, was done to qualify 1-228th Aviation Regiment pilots and crew chiefs

Fifteen general and flag officers from the National Defense University's (NDU) CAPSTONE class 14-4 learned about the various equipment used by the UH-60 Blackhawks and CH-47 Chinooks flown by the 1-228th Aviation Regiment to perform heavy lift, medical evacuation, fire fighting and general aviation support to counter narcotic and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief missions. The group toured and received capability briefs from Joint Task Force-Bravo and the major support commands during their overseas field study trip to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, August 2, 2014. (Photo by Martin Chahin)

Aug. 4, 2014

NDU CAPSTONE Fellows visit Joint Task Force-Bravo

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Fifteen general and flag officers from the National Defense University's (NDU) CAPSTONE class 14-4 toured and received capability briefs from Joint Task Force-Bravo and the major support commands during their overseas field study trip to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, August 2, 2014.The CAPSTONE General and Flag Officer Course is an intensive

Aug. 4, 2014

JTF-Bravo Medical Element Receives Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma Training

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element received training from professors and residents from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences on ultrasound Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma Training (FAST) from July 19-24, 2014. Students were able to attend the lecture and hands-on training at MEDEL and at local hospitals in

Joint Task Force-Bravo servicemembers conducted a visit to the Permanent Contingency Commission, the Honduran FEMA equivalent, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras to learn about disaster relief capabilities and be familiarized with the Honduran emergency management team.(Photos by Ana Fonseca)

July 29, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo servicemembers visit COPECO

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo's SOUTHCOM Situational Awareness Team members conducted a visit to the Honduran FEMA equivalent, the Comisión Permanente de Contingencias (COPECO) headquarters in Tegucigalpa, to interact with the Honduran emergency management response team and get familiarized with its workings, July 18."JTF-B stands by to assist SOUTHCOM in

Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Medical Element (MEDEL) provide dental care for the Hogar de Niños Nazareth, a girls orphanage, July 20, 2014. The girls receive much needed preventative dental healthcare such as oral hygiene instructions, sealants, and fluoride treatments with supplies bought and donated by MEDEL service members. (Photo by U. S. Army Sgt. Catherine Tharpe)

July 28, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element provides preventative dentistry to girls' orphanage

COMAYAGUA, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL) visited the Hogar de Niños Nazareth, a girls' orphanage, bringing clothes, shoes, toys, and a mission to provide dental care for those in need, July 20.The preventative dentistry mission was comprised of three elements. The first element provided oral hygiene instructions to all children but

Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo, Honduras military and villagers from Barra Patuca,unload supplies from a UH-60 Black Hawk for a MEDRETE exercise. Joint Task Force -Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL), with support from 1-228th Aviation Regiment, JTF-Bravo Joint Security Forces and Army Forces Battalion, partnered with the Honduras Ministry of Health and the Honduran military to provide medical care to more than 650 people in the remote village of Barra Patuca in the Department of Gracias a Dios, Honduras, during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE), July 17, 2014. The multi-national team worked together to provide preventative medicine to the villagers, including classes on hygiene, preventative dental care, and nutrition. They also provided immunizations to infants, dental care, wellness checkups, medications, and minor medical procedures. (Photo by U. S. Air National Guard Capt. Steven Stubbs)

July 24, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element provides care to over 650 Honduran villagers

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force -Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL), with support from 1-228th Aviation Regiment, JTF-Bravo Joint Security Forces and Army Forces Battalion, partnered with the Honduras Ministry of Health and the Honduran military to provide medical care to more than 650 people in the remote village of Barra Patuca in the Department of Gracias a Dios,

Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo shared a Prayer Breakfast with U.S. Army Col. Michael Lembke, command chaplain, U.S. Southern Command, sponsored by the Joint Task Force-Bravo Chapel, Jul. 17, 2014 at Soto Cano Air Base. Lembke spoke in front of more than 40 Joint Task Force-Bravo Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, and civilian personnel about the importance of having a strong "root system in order to achieve a high reach". (Photo by Ana Fonseca)

July 23, 2014

U.S. Southern Command chaplain visits Joint Task Force-Bravo

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo shared a Prayer Breakfast with U.S. Army Col. Michael Lembke, command chaplain, U.S. Southern Command, sponsored by the Joint Task Force-Bravo Chapel, Jul. 17, 2014 at Soto Cano Air Base.During the Prayer Breakfast, Lembke emphasized the importance of having a strong "root system in order to achieve a high reach"

U.S. Air Force Capt. Daniel Gruben (left) and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Yoakam provided life-saving first aid to a Honduran boy injured when a vehicle struck him in the Arturo Quezada residential area of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, July 9, 2014. Gruben and Yoakam were returning to Soto Cano Air Base after a day of meetings in Tegucigalpa when they witnessed a truck striking the boy, Jose, at highway speed. (Photo by U. S. Air National Guard Capt. Steven Stubbs)

July 13, 2014

JTF-Bravo personnel provide first aid to child hit by vehicle

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Two Joint Task Force-Bravo members provided life-saving first aid to a Honduran boy injured when a vehicle struck him in the Arturo Quezada residential area of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, July 9, 2014. U.S. Air Force Capt. Daniel Gruben and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Yoakam were returning to Soto Cano Air Base after a day of meetings in

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