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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John F. Kelly, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, visits with a member of the Honduran military while touring a Honduran Naval installation at La Ceiba, Honduras, Feb. 12, 2014. Kelly and a delegation of U.S. Department of State and U.S. and Honduran military leaders, including U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Lisa Kubiske, Honduran Maj. Gen. Fredy Diaz, Joint Chief of the Honduran Military, and Honduran Rear Admiral Hector Caballero, Honduran Navy Commander, spent the day visiting several Honduran military facilities. Throughout the day, the delegation received briefings and had the opportunity to discuss issues with Honduran military leadership. Transportation for the day was provided by UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from Joint Task Force-Bravo's 1-228th Aviation Regiment. (U.S. Air Force photos by Capt. Zach Anderson)

Feb. 13, 2014

USSOUTHCOM Commander visits Honduran military installations

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. William B. Zaiser, U.S. Southern Command Senior Enlisted Advisor, spent the day at Soto Cano Air Base, Feb. 11, 2014. Zaiser received a mission briefing from U.S. Army Col. Thomas Boccardi, Joint Task Force-Bravo Commander, as well as a base tour from U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Norriel Fahie, Army Support Activity. Following a lunch with enlisted members of the Task Force, Zaiser spent the afternoon meeting with senior enlisted leaders and members of Joint Task Force-Bravo's Army Forces Battalion, Joint Security Forces, 1-228th Aviation Regiment, and 612th Air Base Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

Feb. 11, 2014

USSOUTHCOM Command Sergeant Major visits Joint Task Force-Bravo

U.S. Army Col. Thomas Boccardi, Joint Task Force-Bravo Commander, greets U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John F. Kelly, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, on the flightline at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Feb. 11, 2014. Kelly is visiting Honduras during the week to meet with U.S. and Honduran military and civilian leaders within the country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

Feb. 11, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo welcomes USSOUTHCOM Commander

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 USS Rentz during deck landing qualification training off the coast of Honduras, Feb. 8, 2014. The training, which was conducted approximately 70 miles off the coast of Honduras, was done to qualify 1-228th pilots and crew chiefs on shipboard operations. (Courtesy photo)

Feb. 10, 2014

Joint Task Force Bravo's 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 USS Rentz off the coast of Honduras, February 8-10.The training, which took place approximately 70 miles off the Honduran coast, was done to qualify 1-228th Aviation Regiment pilots and crew chiefs on shipboard operations."This was a great and unique training

Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo's Mobile Surgical Team (MST) perform a surgical procedure on a patient at Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Feb. 4, 2014. The MST completed seven surgeries and the Task Force’s Emergency Medicine Team (EMT) saw over 30 cases during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) at the hospital, February 3-6. (Courtesy photo)

Feb. 10, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo provides critical medical care in Honduras

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo's Mobile Surgical Team (MST) completed seven surgeries and the Task Force's Emergency Medicine Team (EMT) saw over 30 cases at Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, Honduras during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE), February 3-6. "I feel this mission was the most successful and rewarding mission I have done since I

Joint Task Force-Bravo members received a visit from Western Hemisphere MMA, Feb. 8, 2014, courtesy of the Department of Defense's Armed Forces Entertainment and the Soto Cano Air Base Army Support Activity's Office of Morale, Welfare and Recreation. UFC athletes Kyle Kingsbury, Mike Pierce, Nate “Rock” Quarry and Steven Josephy did a meet and greet with Task Force members then provided an entertaining evening of MMA demonstration as well as combatives instruction. Several Task Force members had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to grapple one-on-one with the professional fighters.

Feb. 9, 2014

Taking it to the mat! Western Hemisphere MMA visits Joint Task Force-Bravo

U.S. Army Maj. Brad Miller delivers a bag food and supplies to a Honduran family during the 52nd Joint Task Force-Bravo "Chapel Hike" in Honduras, Feb. 8, 2014. More than 120 members of Joint Task Force-Bravo spent the day delivering more than 2,400 pounds of food and medical supplies to families in need in the mountain village of La Laguna, Honduras. To deliver the supplies, Task Force members carried the items on a more than seven-mile round trip hike, with an elevation gain of 1,700 feet. All of the food and supplies were purchased with funds donated by Task Force members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

Feb. 9, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo delivers food, supplies to mountain village in Honduras

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — More than 120 members of Joint Task Force-Bravo completed a seven-mile round trip hike to deliver more than 2,400 pounds of food and medical supplies to families in need in the mountain village of La Laguna, Honduras, Feb. 8, 2014.The effort was part of the 52nd Joint Task Force Bravo "Chapel Hike," a long-standing tradition during which Task Force

Eric Herr, U.S. Army South Mortuary Affairs Officer, instructs members of Joint Task Force-Bravo during a mortuary affairs course conducted at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Feb. 4-6, 2014. The course trained servicemembers in the proper handling, care, and retrieval of remains and personal effects in the event of a casualty. (Courtesy photo)

Feb. 9, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo members complete mortuary affairs training

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Twenty personnel assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo completed a mortuary affairs training course here, Feb. 4-6. The class was taught by Eric Herr, U.S. Army South Mortuary Affairs Officer, in order to ensure designated members of the Task Force are properly trained in mortuary affairs. The three-day course, which was coordinated by Joint Task

Joint Task Force-Bravo members participate in the 2014 Groundhog Day with 5k fun run/walk at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Feb. 07, 2014. Top hats and Groundhog Day themed headpieces were handed out. The race was organized by the Army Support Activity's (ASA) Department of Family Morale Welfare and Recreation. (Photo by Ana Fonseca)

Feb. 7, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo celebrates Groundhog Day with 5k fun run/walk

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — More than 200 Joint Task Force-Bravo members participated in the "Groundhog Day 5k run/walk" here today. Top hats and Groundhog Day themed headpieces were handed out before the race.The race was organized by the Army Support Activity's (ASA) Department of Family Morale Welfare and Recreation. The MWR coordinated with JTF-Bravo's Joint Security

Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo's Joint Security Forces Squadron and 1-228th Aviation Regiment practice the medical evacuation of a simulated injured aircrew member during a personnel and downed aircraft recovery exercise in Honduras, Feb. 4, 2014. The purpose of the exercise was to validate the unit's ability to immediately support a personnel recovery in the event of a downed aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

Feb. 5, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo performs personnel, aircraft recovery exercise

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The first sign of trouble appeared shortly after 1000 hours. It had been more than a half-hour since the last communication with Warrior Two, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter conducting a routine training flight, and now those in Joint Task Force-Bravo's 1-228th Aviation Regiment operations center were beginning to fear the worst. Those fears were

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