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Key leaders from Joint Task Force-Bravo met with Honduran civic and military leaders at the Mobile Surgical Team's site of a Medical Readiness and Training Exercise (MEDRETE) being conducted in the town of Santa Rosa de Copan, Department of Copan, Honduras, May 7, 2014. The Task Force and Honduran leaders engaged in discussions on how to build on the strong relationship between the U.S. and Honduras, how Joint Task Force-Bravo can continue to partner with Honduras in order to provide assistance to those in need and toured the Mobile Surgical Team's mobile operating room where U.S. and Honduran medical professionals were working side-by-side conducting gall bladder and hernia repair surgeries for eight local citizens.

May 15, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo, Honduran leaders visit MST site

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Key leaders from Joint Task Force-Bravo met with Honduran civic and military leaders at the Mobile Surgical Team's site of a Medical Readiness and Training Exercise (MEDRETE) being conducted in the town of Santa Rosa de Copan, Department of Copan, Honduras, May 7, 2014.Task Force members met with Juan Carlos Lagos Fuentes, governor of Copán; Anibal

U. S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Talbert greets a five-year-old Honduran boy during a pre-operative visit May 6. His case is one of eight surgeries performed by the Joint Task Force-Bravo's Mobile Surgical Team and the surgical staff of the Santa Rosa hospital in the city of Santa Rosa de Copan, Department of Copan, Honduras during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise May 5-9. These surgeries, which are often very expensive for Honduran nationals, were provided free of charge. The work of the MST helped support Honduran medical capabilities while continuing to strengthen the relationship between JTF-Bravo and its partner nation. (Photo by U. S Air National Guard Capt. Steven Stubbs)

May 11, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo provides surgical care to Honduran patients

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo's Mobile Surgical Team (MST) partnered with the surgical staff of the Santa Rosa hospital in the city of Santa Rosa de Copan, Department of Copan, Honduras to complete eight surgeries in three days during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE), May 5-9. A Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH) tent was

A Honduran woman and her child receives vitamins and medicine from a Honduran military service member during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) May 8. The MEDRETE was conducted by Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element, with support from the JTF-Bravo Joint Security Forces and Army Forces Battalion, in partnership with the Honduran Ministry of Health and the Honduran military to provide medical care to more than 720 people in the remote village of La Arena in the Copan region of Honduras. The team worked together to provide preventative medicine to the villagers, including classes on hygiene, preventative dental care and nutrition. They also provided immunizations to children, dental care, wellness checkups, medications and minor medical procedures. (Photo by U. S. Air National Guard Capt. Steven Stubbs)

May 11, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element provides care to over 720 Honduran villagers

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force -Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL), with support from JTF-Bravo Joint Security Forces and Army Forces Battalion, partnered with the Honduran Ministry of Health and the Honduran military to provide medical care to more than 720 people over two days in the remote village of La Arena in the Copan region of Honduras during a Medical

Joint Task Force-Bravo and Honduran Armed Forces servicemembers celebrated the bi-annual Camaraderie Day with sports, fellowship, and friendly competition, May 2, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The servicemembers competed in men and women's 4x200 relay, volleyball, bicycle relay, and soccer. Despite both teams' best efforts, the Hondurans took home the Camaraderie Day trophy for the fourth straight time. (Photo by Ana Fonseca)

May 7, 2014

U.S. and Honduran servicemembers celebrate Camaraderie Day

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — A morning filled with sports, fellowship, and friendly competition celebrated the bi-annual Camaraderie Day between Honduras and the United States, here, May 2, 2014. Camaraderie Day is a group of events built to celebrate the partnership between Honduras and the United States, throughout friendly competition amongst servicemembers of both

Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Medical Element hosted the American Society of Surgeon’s Advanced Trauma Life Support Team to train and certify members of the Honduran chapter here, April 25-30, 2014. This training allows Honduras to train its future physicians in a standard of care well known around the world, making it the 70th country in the world to have its own chapter.

May 7, 2014

JTF-Bravo Medical Element provides ATLS instructor course to Honduran doctors

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element hosted the American Society of Surgeon's Advanced Trauma Life Support Team to train and certify members of the Honduran chapter here, April 25-30, 2014. The American Society of Surgeons comprised of instructors from Brazil, Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica provided ATLS training to 25 Honduran physicians of

U. S. Army Capt. Allen Tangaan (right) with the assistance of his translator U. S. Army Staff Sgt. Ismael Arroyo, teaches a group of Honduran senior citizens the importance of exercising. Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL), with support from all Joint Task Force-Bravo commands, hosted the Soto Cano Air Base Senior Health Engagement providing valuable health and wellness information, a base tour, and some entertainment to 133 Honduran senior citizens from Cane, La Paz, April 30. The group received health screenings and patient education related to blood pressure, blood sugar, exercise, muscle strength, balance and good oral hygiene as they age. After the screenings and classes were finished, the group of senior citizens was able to turn back the hands of time and act young again as they were treated to dance lessons and the opportunity to dance with members from Joint Task Force-Bravo. (Photo by U. S. Air National Guard Capt. Steven Stubbs)

May 1, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element provides health screening; education for Honduran senior citizens

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force- Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL), with support from all Joint Task Force-Bravo commands, hosted the Soto Cano Air Base Senior Health Engagement providing valuable health and wellness information, a base tour, and some entertainment to 133 Honduran senior citizens from Cane, La Paz, April 30.During a recent Key Leader Engagement

U. S. Army Capt. Emily Hollis listens to a Honduran child's heart while examining him during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in El Naranjo, a remote village in the La Paz region of Honduras, April 24-25. The Medical Element, with support from JTF-Bravo Joint Security Forces, partnered with the Honduran Ministry of Health, the Honduran National Police, and the Honduran military to provide medical care to nearly 1,000 people over a two day period. The teams worked together to provide preventive medicine to their patients which included classes on hygiene, hand washing, preventive dental care, and nutrition. They also provided immunizations to infants, dental care, well women screenings, wellness checkups, medications, and minor medical procedures. (Photo by U. S. Air National Guard Capt. Steven Stubbs)

April 28, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element provides care to nearly 1,000 in Honduran village

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL), with support from JTF-Bravo Joint Security Forces, partnered with the Honduran Ministry of Health, the Honduran National Police, and the Honduran military to provide medical care to nearly 1,000 people over two days in El Naranjo, a remote village in the La Paz region of Honduras during a Medical

More than 150 Joint Task Force service members kicked off Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) activities with a five kilometer run through Soto Cano Air Base April 17, 2014. The Easter/Sexual Harassment Assault Response & Prevention (SHARP) 5k Fun Run/Walk began a month-long dedication to addressing and working to prevent sexual assault and harassment in the military. Each year, the month of April is dedicated to heightening awareness of the crime, as well as informing the community of services offered and encouraging victims to use the resources. (Photo by U. S. Air National Guard Capt. Steven Stubbs)

April 17, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo raises awareness for sexual assault with 5K event

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — More than 150 Joint Task Force service members kicked off Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) activities with a five kilometer run through Soto Cano Air Base April 17, 2014.The Easter/Sexual Harassment Assault Response & Prevention (SHARP) 5k Fun Run/Walk began a month-long dedication to addressing and working to prevent sexual assault and

More than 130 members of Joint Task Force-Bravo completed a 6.2 mile round trip hike to deliver more than 3,000 pounds of food and supplies to families in need in the mountain village, April 12, 2014. During the more than three mile trek up the mountain, Task Force members made an elevation gain of 1,600 feet while carrying more than 25 pounds of supplies each. The food and supplies were all purchased with donations made by the members of Joint Task Force-Bravo. (Photo by Ana Fonseca)

April 15, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo hikes food; supplies to remote village in Honduras

COMAYAGUA, Honduras — More than 130 members of Joint Task Force-Bravo completed a 6.2 mile round trip hike to deliver more than 3,000 pounds of food and supplies to families in need in the mountain village of Picacho, Honduras, April 12, 2014.The effort was part of the 53rd Joint Task Force-Bravo "Chapel Hike," a long-standing tradition during which Task Force members

Twenty-one Joint Task Force-Bravo service members filled trenches, leveled ground and shoveled dirt at the Ajuterique Housing Project helping several Honduran families get closer to moving into their new homes April 5, 2014. In conjunction with the Honduras Habit for Humanity, Siguatepeque region, the Municipality of Ajuterique and the Civil-Military Operations office at JTF-Bravo, these service members volunteered their labor to assist in the building of homes in the Ajuterique community. The two-phased project includes building 38 two-bedroom, one-bath homes for low-income Hondurans who can afford to construct a home but doesn't own the land to build on. (Photo by U. S. Air National Guard Capt. Steven Stubbs)

April 11, 2014

Lending a helping hand; Joint Task Force-Bravo supports local housing project

AJUTERIQUE, Honduras — Twenty-one Joint Task Force-Bravo service members filled trenches, leveled ground and shoveled dirt at the Ajuterique Housing Project helping several Honduran families get closer to moving into their new homes April 5, 2014.In conjunction with the Honduras Habit for Humanity, Siguatepeque region, the Municipality of Ajuterique and the