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A HH-60L Black Hawk assigned to the United States Army Air Ambulance Detachment (USAAAD), 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment Joint Task Force-Bravo, flies by with a crew chief during a simulated overwater hoist rescue at Lake Yojoa, Honduras, April 22, 2025. To conduct a rescue, two pilots fly with a crew chief who operates the hoist, and a flight paramedic who assists with rescue and initial care of the patient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

April 28, 2025

Soto Cano Air Base’s 1-228th conducts overwater hoist drills

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — United States Army Air Ambulance Detachment (USAAAD), 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment Joint Task Force-Bravo critical care flight paramedics, conducted several simulated overwater hoist rescues at Lake Yojoa, April 22, 2025. During the two-day event, several HH-60L Black Hawk pilots practiced multiple over water hoist operations utilizing

32 new Civil Affairs team members pose for a group photo prior to shipping to their operating locations.

April 22, 2025

New Civil Affairs Team Arrives in Honduras to Support Central America

Soto Cano AB, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo welcomed 32 new Civil Affairs (CA) team members from the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 1st Mission Support Command, Puerto Rico last week. The soldiers, all Army Reserve members, will support JTF-Bravo's mission in Central America.

Locals of La Esmeralda off the coast of Panama load food into a truck during PANAMAX-Alpha Phase 0 in Panama, March 28, 2025.

April 4, 2025

JTF-Bravo completes PANAMAX-Alpha Phase 0 2025

PANAMA CITY, Panama — Fifty-one Soldiers, Airmen and Marines from Joint Task Force-Bravo conducted PANAMAX-Alpha Phase 0 in Panama, from March 24 to April 4, 2025. PANAMAX-Alpha is a bilateral exercise between the United States and Panama conducted by JTF-Bravo and supported by the U.S. Southern Command. The exercise allows both countries to work alongside each other to strengthen relationships in security, humanitarian and logistical fields.

JTF-Bravo members pose for a group photo alongside members from the Belize Defence Force, including its Joint Intelligence Operations Center, Belize Coast Guard, and the Belize Police Department following a one-day tabletop exercise. Through exercises like Agile Bear, JTF-Bravo can actively train alongside partners, fostering crucial interoperability that strengthens regional security.

March 27, 2025

U.S., Belize prepare for Agile Bear 2025

BELIZE CITY, Belize — Sixteen service members from Joint Task Force-Bravo, the 612th Air Operations Center, the 563rd Rescue Group, and a Marine Corps detachment from Fort Moore, Georgia, are in Belize City to finalize planning for Agile Bear 2025 with representatives from the Belize Defence Force and other Belizean civilian and military agencies.

A local Honduran firefighter cuts a door frame of a car during a hazmat exercise at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, March 14, 2025.

March 18, 2025

JTF-Bravo firefighters train Honduran firefighters

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — A local Honduran firefighter cuts a door frame of a car during a hazmat exercise at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, March 14, 2025. Joint Task Force-Bravo firefighters trained the local firefighters across two days to strengthen their ability to respond to incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Biese)

U.S. and Honduran personnel pose together for a group photo following the conclusion of a JTF-Bravo medical mission in La Paz, Honduras, March 12, 2025. These medical missions have become a hallmark of JTF-Bravo's enduring legacy in the region, demonstrating their unwavering dedication to building a stronger and more resilient Honduras and Central America. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

March 14, 2025

US and Honduran Forces Team Up to Provide Medical Care in La Paz

LA PAZ, Honduras — U.S. Army medical personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo joined forces with Honduran organizations to provide essential healthcare to 261 people in La Paz, Honduras, March 12, 2025.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Charles Blizzard, Joint Task Force-Bravo chaplain, sits down with a 228th Aviation Battalion member to talk about what the chaplain office offers during a Resiliency Round Robin at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, March 11, 2025.

March 13, 2025

JTF-Bravo Resiliency Round Robin

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. Air Force Maj. Charles Blizzard, Joint Task Force-Bravo chaplain, sits down with a 228th Aviation Battalion member to talk about what the chaplain office offers during a Resiliency Round Robin at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, March 11, 2025. The goal of the event was to introduce members to the chaplain team, the Military and Family Life

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Karla Cartagena, 612th Air Base Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of airfield management operations and training, poses for a photo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, February 21, 2025.

March 11, 2025

Like father, like daughter: Continuing the Soto Cano legacy

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — For some service members joining the same branch as their parent may not be uncommon, but how many can say they served in the same branch, same base and same squadron as their parent? Well – U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Karla Cartagena, the non-commissioned officer in charge of airfield management operations and training with the 612th Air Base Squadron, is one of the few that can say that. Shortly before she arrived at Soto Cano Air Base in November 2024, received orders to be stationed here for a short tour. 

Participants from three Honduran partner agencies respond to the first inject during Jaguar Sentinel, a JTF-Bravo led tabletop exercise Feb. 28, 2025, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Jaguar Sentinel is a forum for key players to share experience, capabilities and act as force multipliers during a crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo)

March 7, 2025

Jaguar Sentinel prepares US, Honduran Forces for Crisis Response

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo met with the Permanent Commission on Contingencies (COPECO) during Jaguar Sentinel Honduras, an emergency response tabletop exercise series, Feb. 27-28 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Joint Task Force-Bravo, Costa Rica Emergency Medical Team, and local community members pose for a group photo after a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in Pejibaye, Costa Rica, February 27, 2025.

March 6, 2025

JTF-Bravo medical exercise treats 620 Costa Ricans

PEJIBAYE, Costa Rica — Seventeen Joint Task Force-Bravo members assigned to the 349th Medical Detachment traveled to Pejibaye, Costa Rica, to team up with 46 Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social members to conduct a Medical Readiness Training Exercise and provided medical care to 620 people between February 25-27, 2025. MEDRETEs are regularly occurring missions conducted by JTF-Bravo in many locations within the Central America region. While conducting these missions, community members receive several types of care depending on their needs such as; preventative medicine, being seen by medical providers, pharmacy and dental.