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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

Joint Task Force-Bravo, Honduras Habitat for Humanity-Siguatepeque region, Municipality of Ajuterique officials and other volunteers cut the ribbon during a Habitat for Humanity house dedication in Ajuterique, Department of Comayagua, Honduras, July 5, 2014 where 18 local families received the keys to their new homes. Volunteers from JTF-Bravo worked over 600 hours on Saturdays filling trenches, leveling ground and shoveling dirt at the Ajuterique Housing Project helping these Honduran families construct their homes. (Photo by U. S. Air National Guard Capt. Steven Stubbs)

July 10, 2014

Habitat for Humanity; JTF-Bravo volunteers celebrate house dedications

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo service members, Honduras Habitat for Humanity-Siguatepeque region, Municipality of Ajuterique officials and numerous volunteers celebrated with 18 local families as they received the keys to their new homes in Ajuterique, Department of Comayagua, Honduras, July 5, 2014.Volunteers from JTF-Bravo worked over 600 hours on

Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element servicemembers treated the boys and girls from the Hogar de Niños Nazareth to a day at the Chiminike Interactive Educational Center in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, June 28, 2014. (Photos by Ana Fonseca)

July 3, 2014

JTF-Bravo's Medical Element treats kids to Chiminike visit

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL) treated 40 boys and girls and five adult chaperones from Hogar de Niños Nazareth to a visit to Chiminike Interactive Learning Center in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, June 28. The trip allowed the MEDEL members to interact with the kids, and enjoy as much as the services and activities offered by Chiminike.

U. S. Army Col. David Wolken assumes command of Joint Task Force- Bravo Medical Element, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras by accepting the guidon from U. S. Army Col. Kirk Dorr, the Joint Task Force-Bravo commander, June 30, 2014. Wolken assumed command from U. S. Army Lt. Col. Huy Luu. Joint Task Force-Bravo's MEDEL is composed of 64 Army personnel who have come together from across the United States and have provided medical care to more than 8,000 people in Honduras over the last 12 months. MEDEL provides preventative medical care, wellness check-ups, dental care, preventative dental care, surgical care, and physical therapy through local partnerships in Comayagua, Tegucigalpa, and through local Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETES) which are carried out on a weekly basis. MEDEL hosts many training opportunities with the country of Honduras to build strong partnerships between both countries. (Photo by Martin Chahin)

July 1, 2014

JTF-Bravo Medical Element Welcomes New Commander

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony June 30, 2014 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. U. S. Army Col. David Wolken assumed command from U. S. Army Lt. Col. Huy Luu with U. S. Army Col. Kirk Dorr, Joint Task Force-Bravo commander, presiding. "It is an honor and a tremendous privilege to

U. S. Army Lt. Col. Huy Luu (left), Medical Element commander, gives a tour of the Medical Element to Mr. Alan Bersin, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary of International Affairs and Chief Diplomatic Officer, along with U. S. Army Col. Kirk Dorr, JTF-Bravo commander. Mr. Bersin visited Joint Task Force-Bravo June 25, 2014, where he received a missions and capabilities brief and toured the Medical Element and other Soto Cano Air Base facilities. (Photo by Martin Chahin)

June 26, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo welcomes DHS Official

U. S. Army Col. Kirk C. Dorr assumes command of Joint Task Force- Bravo, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras by accepting the guidon from U. S. Marine Gen. John F. Kelly, the U.S. Southern Command commander June 23, 2014. Col. Dorr assumed command from U. S. Army Col. Thomas D. Boccardi. JTF-Bravo conducts a variety of missions in Central America from supporting U.S. Government operations to counter transnational crime to humanitarian assistance/disaster relief and building partner capacities. (Photo by U. S. Air National Guard Capt. Steven Stubbs)

June 24, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo welcomes new commander

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony June 23, 2014 on the base's parade ground. U. S. Army Col. Kirk C. Dorr assumed command from Army Col. Thomas D. Boccardi with U. S. Marine Gen. John F. Kelly, U.S. Southern Command commander, officiating. "I am truly thrilled to be here in Soto Cano and look

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