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Members of 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 in the villages of Plan de Leones and Cuesta de la Virgen in the department of Comayagua, Honduras, during a Medical Readiness Excercise (MEDRETE), Nov. 4-6, 2013. (Courtesy photo)

Nov. 7, 2013

Joint Task Force-Bravo provides medical care to more than 1,200 in Honduras

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 in Plan de Leones and Cuesta de la Virgen, two remote villages in the department of Comayagua, during a Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDRETE) from 4-6 November. "This exercise

Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo competed against Honduran military members in a variety of sporting events during "Camaraderie Day" at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Nov. 7, 2013. The day was designed to celebrate the partnership between the armed forces of the two nations through friendly competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

Nov. 7, 2013

"Camaraderie Day" celebrates U.S., Honduran military relationship

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Honduran and United States military members came together for a day of fellowship and friendly competition at the bi-annual Camaraderie Day event here today.Camaraderie Day is an event built around celebrating the partnership between Honduras and the United States. The day serves to increase cohesion between the military members of the two

U.S. Army Col. Thomas Boccardi, Joint Task Force-Bravo commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Valmond Martin, have breakfast with junior enlisted members of Joint Task Force-Bravo at the base dining facility at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Nov. 5, 2013. The breakfast was a special time for the members to have one on one interaction with Joint Task Force-Bravo leadership. Boccardi and Martin listened to the junior enlisted members and discussed with them current issues that are affecting the junior enlisted personnel at Joint Task Force-Bravo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

Nov. 5, 2013

Breakfast with the Commander

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chris Havermale and U.S. Army Capt. Chris Parker, both of Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL), pose with members of the Association of Scouts of Honduras following a merit badge ceremony in Comayagua, Honduras, Nov. 2, 2013. Members of JTF-Bravo's MEDEL volunteered their spare time to train with the Honduran Scouts to assist them in earning the first-aid merit badge. The first-aid badge was the first of its kind to be awarded to any group of Scouts in Central America. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Courtney Kreft)

Nov. 4, 2013

Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element helps Honduran Scouts earn merit badge

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — After weeks of training with members of Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL), seven members of the Association of Scouts of Honduras received their first aid merit badge and certificate during a small ceremony at a school in Comayagua, Nov. 2. "A scout chooses their motto 'be prepared,' and they seek to prepare themselves for anything

Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo's Army Forces (ARFOR) Battalion paid a visit to the children of the Horizontes al Futuro orphanage in Comayagua, Honduras, Nov. 3, 2013. The ARFOR members brought sandwiches, chips and drinks for the children for lunch, and spent the day playing games and visiting with the kids. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Terry LaBreck)

Nov. 4, 2013

Joint Task Force-Bravo's Army Forces Battalion visits local orphanage

Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo's 612th Air Base Squadron offload cargo from a C-17 Globmaster III aircraft from Charletson Air Force Base, S.C, on the flightline at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Nov. 3, 2013. The 612 ABS provides a day and night, all-weather, C-5 capable airfield, base operations support, air traffic control, weather, crash and fire rescue, logistics and base civil engineers to support theater-wide USSOUTHCOM operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stacy Rogers)

Nov. 4, 2013

612th Air Base Squadron offloads C-17 Globemaster III

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Reed, 1-228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo, is lowered from a HH-60 Blackhawk helicopter by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kyle Farnes during a live hoist training exercise in Puerto Castilla, Honduras, Oct. 30, 2013. The 1-228th's "C" Company teamed up with Special Boat Team 22 as well as Honduran soliders to conduct the training. (Photo by U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael Pierce)

Nov. 1, 2013

Joint Task Force-Bravo partners with Honduran military members in live hoist training exercise

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The "Winged Warriors" of Joint Task Force-Bravo's 1-228th Aviation Regiment conducted live hoist training with Special Boat Team 22 (SBT 22) and Honduran soldiers in Puerto Castilla, in the Department of Colon, Honduras, Oct. 30.One HH-60 Blackhawk from C Company, 1-228th Aviation Regiment, repositioned to Puerto Castilla to conduct the hoist

Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo's Army Forces Battalion (ARFOR) work on setting up a portion of the Lite Expeditionary Camp system, Oct. 29, 2013. The Lite Expeditionary Camp system consists of seven total tents, with the capability to house servicemembers and maintain military operations for up to ten years with proper upkeep. (Photo by U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Floyd)

Nov. 1, 2013

Joint Task Force-Bravo's Army Forces Battalion conducts Lite Expeditionary Camp setup training

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo's Army Forces Battalion (ARFOR) spent three days setting up the "Lite Expeditionary Camp" here this week as part of a training exercise. The Lite Expeditionary Camp is a self-contained system that has the capability to sustain a military operation in a field environment for up to ten years with proper upkeep. One

Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL) pose with children from the Hogar Nazareth orphanage at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 26, 2013. MEDEL held a "Fiesta Day" for more than 60 children from the orphanage. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Jennifer Shick)

Oct. 30, 2013

Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element hosts "Fiesta Day" for local orphanage

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL) held a Fiesta Day for 61 boys and 12 adult chaperones from the Hogar de  Ninos Nazareth orphanage, Oct. 26. With the help of 71 JTF-Bravo volunteers, the boys participated in carnival activities and games, including tug-o-war and parachute games. They also watched a movie in the base theatre, spent

U.S. Army Sgt. Eric Penner administers the flu vaccine to a member of Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 27, 2013. Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL) is providing the flu vaccine to all members of the task force in order to prevent the spread of the flu virus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)

Oct. 29, 2013

MEDEL provides flu vaccine for JTF-Bravo members

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo who have not already received the 2013-2014 seasonal flu vaccine are required to do so as soon as possible in order to prevent the spread of the flu virus here.The Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element (MEDEL) is providing the flu vaccine to every member who has not been previously vaccinated."We have been working

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