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Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo make the three-mile hike to the village of Ajuterique in the Department of Comayagua, Honduras, as part of the 51st Joint Task Force Bravo Chapel Hike, Dec. 14, 2013. The Task Force members delivered more than 100 packs of food to families in need in the community, then spent the remainder of their working on a housing project in Ajuterique, doing manual labor to help build homes for families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

Dec. 15, 2013

Hike it, give it, work it: Joint Task Force-Bravo completes triathlon of humanitarian efforts

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — More than 100 members of Joint Task Force-Bravo hiked three miles while carrying backpacks filled with food and supplies to the village of Ajuterique in the Department of Comayagua, Honduras, Dec. 14.The Task Force members were participating in the 51st Joint Task Force-Bravo chapel hike. Chapel hikes are an ongoing Joint Task Force-Bravo outreach

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Stumpff, 612th Air Base Squadron, helps a Honduran first responder don a HAZMAT suit during an American Academy of Pediatric Disaster “Train the Trainer” course at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Dec. 13, 2013. The three-day course provided training to members of the Honduran Academy of Pediatrics, the Honduran Red Cross, Honduran first responders, and members of the Permanent Contingency Commission of Honduras (COPECO) in the planning for and care of pediatric populations post-disaster. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

Dec. 13, 2013

Joint Task Force-Bravo supports pediatric disaster training for Honduran emergency responders

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL) partnered with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to host members of the Honduran Ministry of Health, the Honduran Red Cross, local first responders, the Honduran Pediatrics Association, and the Permanente Contingency Commission of Honduras (COPECO, Honduran version of FEMA) in the first of a

Twenty-three members of Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 612th Air Base Squadron volunteered to spend afternoon painting buildings at the Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Orphanage, Dec. 11, 2013. The event was organized by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jessica Clemente, Staff Sgt. Ramiro Garza, and Staff Sgt. Claudia Thurner, and paint and supplies were purchased using funds garnered from a unit fundraiser. Support from the 612 ABS is critical for the orphanage, as it receives no government funding; often the 612 ABS is the only provider for supplies to the orphanage. In addition to projects such as assisting with painting buildings, the 612 ABS members provide monthly birthday gifts for the children at the orphanage, as well as donating much-needed day to day supplies such as soap, laundry detergent, socks for the children’s school uniforms, and other essential items. (Courtesy photo)

Dec. 12, 2013

612th Air Base Squadron provides vital support for Honduran orphanage

A group of Hondurans wait in line to see a doctor during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) conducted by Joint Task Force-Bravo in the Department of Gracias a Dios, Honduras, Dec. 4, 2013. Joint Task Force-Bravo routinely partners with the Honduran Ministry of Health and the Honduran military to perform these humanitarian aid missions to provide medical care to the most isolated regions of the country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

Dec. 11, 2013

A noble calling: Joint Task Force-Bravo reaches out to those in need

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The elderly woman shuffled forward, her bare feet taking small, ginger steps as she slowly made her way down a path and into a clearing. She paused for a moment and took in the scene before her. Hundreds of people, men, women, and children of all ages were gathered around a dilapidated wooden building, patiently standing in the relentless heat of

Honduran orphans and members of Joint Task Force-Bravo pose in front of the tree during Joint Task Force-Bravo's "Operation Holiday Blessing," at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Dec. 6, 2013. More than 300 Honduran orphans were treated to a day of activities, gifts, and holiday joy, provided by more than 200 volunteers from the Task Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

Dec. 8, 2013

"Operation Holiday Blessing" provides holiday joy for Honduran orphans

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — More than 300 Honduran orphans were treated to a day of activities, treats, gifts, and holiday joy during Joint Task Force-Bravo's "Operation Holiday Blessing," Dec. 6.A group of more than 200 volunteers from across the Task Force worked together to pull off the event, which was designed to provide underprivileged children with a truly special

A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo's 1-228th Aviation Regiment lifts off from Mocoron, Honduras, to conduct a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) of a six-week old infant in the remote village of Auka, Dec. 3, 2013. JTF-Bravo personnel successfully conducted the MEDEVAC to transport the infant to a medical care facility where the child received life-saving medical care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

Dec. 8, 2013

Joint Task Force-Bravo MEDEVAC saves life of Honduran infant

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL) and 1-228th Aviation Regiment conducted a successful medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) to save the life of a six-week old infant in the Department of Gracias a Dios, Honduras, Dec. 3, 2013.MEDEL was conducting a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE), providing medical care to residents

U.S. Army Col. Thomas Boccardi, Joint Task Force-Bravo Commander, and Julie Schechter Torres, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, met with Lt. Col. Santos Colindres, Deputy Commander of the Honduran 5th Infantry Battalion, at Mocoron, Honduras, Dec. 3, 2013. The leaders discussed several issues affecting the Gracias a Dios region of Honduras and how the U.S. and Honduras can work together to overcome challenges. Boccardi and Torres then departed Mocoron to observe Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL) performing a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) in the remote village of Auka. At Auka, Boccardi and Torres were able to interact with Honduran medical providers as well as meet with Marilyn Bentlez, Vice-Mayor of Puerto Lempira, Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

Dec. 8, 2013

Key Leader Engagement

A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo's 1-228th Aviation Regiment flies overhead during an operation as part of Joint Task Force-Bravo's Culminating Exercise (CULEX), Dec. 3, 2013. For the CULEX, more than 90 members of Joint Task Force-Bravo deployed to the Department of Gracias a Dios, Honduras, to conduct both real-world and exercise operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

Dec. 8, 2013

CULEX provides training, strengthens U.S., Honduras relationship

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — More than 90 members of Joint Task Force-Bravo deployed to Mocoron, a remote Honduran military outpost in the Department of Gracias a Dios, Honduras, as part of a Culminating Exercise (CULEX) conducted by the Task Force, Dec. 2-5.The CULEX was built around the scenario of a category II hurricane striking the Caribbean coast of Honduras, and the

U.S. Army Captain Andrew Foss provides medical care to a Honduran woman during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) in the Department of Gracias a Dios, Honduras, Dec. 3, 2013. Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL) provided medical care to more than 1,200 Honduran citizens during the two day MEDRETE operation. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Courtney Kreft)

Dec. 6, 2013

Joint Task Force-Bravo brings medical care to more than 1,200 in remote Honduran villages

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force - Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL) partnered with the Honduran Ministry of Health and the Honduran Military to provide medical care to more than 1,200 people over two days in Auka and Tipimuna, two remote villages in the Gracias a Dios region of Honduras during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE), Dec. 2-5."These

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Butcher, a flight engineer assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo's 1-228th Aviation Regiment, takes in the view from the ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as it cruises over the Honduran landscape, Dec. 2, 2013. The Chinook was transporting personnel and equipment to Mocoron in the Department of Gracias a Dios, Honduras, as part of a Culminating Exercise (CULEX) conducted by Joint Task Force-Bravo, Dec. 2-5, 2013. During the CULEX, Joint Task Force-Bravo conducted numerous exercise and real world operations. These included the deployment of the U.S. Southern Command Survey and Assessment Team as part of a natural disaster exercise scenario, as well as conducting two real-world Medical Readiness Training Exercises (MEDRETES) to provide medical care to citizens of remote Honduran villages. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

Dec. 5, 2013

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