March 18, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Joint Security Forces hosts “Anniversary Celebration” for CasAyuda

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo's Joint Security Forces (JSF) hosted an "Anniversary Celebration" for 85 boys and girls and 19 adult chaperones from the CasAyuda organization, March 11, 2014. The celebration commemorated the organization's fifteenth anniversary and marked thirteen years of continuous collaborations with not only JSF but the entire Task

March 18, 2014

Not fit to wear: 612th Air Base Squadron fire department collects clothing for Honduran families

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The 612th Air Base Squadron (ABS) Fire Department donated clothes they had collected to Honduran families in the village of Mata de Platano, just outside of Comayagua, Honduras March 8, 2014.The clothing drive collected over 1,000 pounds of clothing for the local families in need. This amounted to more than 275 sets of clothing and shoes

March 13, 2014

Combat Water Survival training

March 13, 2014

Field sanitation training prepares Army battalion for austere conditions

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — During the early morning hours of March 5, multiple Headquarter Support Company, Army Forces Battalion (ARFOR) vehicles carrying equipment and water essential to assembling the E-lite Camp System drove to the Soto Cano Air Base motor pool to conduct a field sanitation training exercise . The exercise, which occurred during the battalion's weekly

March 10, 2014

Old, new technologies combine to make seas safer in Honduras

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — A fusion of old and new technology is making the seas off the coast of Honduras safer and more secure, thanks to work being done by members of the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVO), currently working out of a location at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.Each morning, a Basler BT-67 aircraft lifts off from the flightline at Soto Cano, headed for the

March 8, 2014

Answering the call: Joint Task Force-Bravo's 1-228th Aviation Regiment battles blaze in Honduras, protects villages

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — When U.S. Army Sgt. Kelly Steckler first heard about the fire during the afternoon of March 4, he didn't quite believe it."We were out at the aircraft doing maintenance and were told there was a fire and we needed to get ready for firefighting operations," said Steckler. "At first I didn't think it was serious, but then I quickly realized this was

March 7, 2014

Heavy lifting: Joint Task Force-Bravo accomplishes sling-load training

March 6, 2014

Joint Task Force-Bravo Commander meets with local leaders

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. Army Col. Thomas Boccardi, Commander, Joint Task Force-Bravo, spent the afternoon visiting with leaders of two of the communities surrounding Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, March 5, 2014. Boccardi and JTF-Bravo staff members met with Mario Palencia, Mayor of Ajuterique, and Francisco Mendez, Mayor of Lejamani. The Commander and the leaders

March 5, 2014

Convoy training prepares Army Forces Battalion to take on any challenge

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — In the early morning of February 27, a long line of military vehicles rumbled and snaked its way out of Soto Cano Air Base near Comayagua, Honduras. The line of vehicles was all part of an exercise training soldiers in convoy operations. Headquarter Support Company, Army Forces Battalion (ARFOR), conducted a 100km convoy operation along with Joint

March 4, 2014

612th Air Base Squadron sees results of partner nation firefighter training

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Firefighters from Joint Task Force-Bravo's 612th Air Base Squadron were able to see firsthand the benefits of firefighter training they have provided throughout Central America as firefighters in Nicaragua are now modeling their firefighter training after the 612th's "CENTAM SMOKE" event.The 612 ABS Central American Sharing Mutual Operational