March 8, 2012

Soldier, Airman provide communication during MEDRETE

LA CEIBA, Honduras — Two servicemembers, who are assigned to Army Forces Battalion, Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, provide communications during the medical readiness and training exercise in the village here March 7.Army Sgt. John Simon, ARFOR S-6 NCOIC, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Sharon Siciliano, ARFOR data NCO, disseminated radios as well as

March 7, 2012

JTF-B kicks off MEDRETE in La Ceiba

LA CEIBA, Honduras — Members from Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element kicked off a four-day medical readiness and training exercise in the village here March 7."It's always great to partner with organizations like Mission Honduras LeMars, the South Dakota State University nutritional team, the Honduran military and the Honduran Ministry of Health to provide

March 6, 2012

Medical units team up again for Francisco Morazan MEDRETE

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Nearly 27-person team from Joint Task Force-Bravo will partner with the Honduran Ministry of Health, the Mission Honduras LeMars (a non-governmental organization), the South Dakota State University medical team and the Honduran military to provide medical care Mar. 7-10 in La Ceiba and San Juan in the department of Francisco Morazan. During the

March 6, 2012

Vice President visits Honduras

March 1, 2012

U.S. military, COPECO evaluate first responders

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, sent members of the Central America Survey Assessment Team to serve as evaluators during a two-day Foreign Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief preparedness exercise in the San Pedro Sula valley last month. "When asked we support our partner nations with humanitarian assistance or

Feb. 29, 2012

U.S. Ambassador, JTF-Bravo wrap up Belize MEDRETE

INDEPENDENCE, Belize — The U.S. Ambassador to Belize visited the Joint Medical Readiness Training Exercise team on their final day after seeing more than 900 patients during the two-day MEDRETE mission to provide medical assistance to the Belizean communities throughout the region Feb. 28 and Feb. 29 here.The Joint MEDRETE team which consisted of members from the Belize

Feb. 28, 2012

JTF-Bravo medics provide care in Belize

BELLA VISTA, Belize — A 46-member team from Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, provided medical care to approximately 620 Bella Vista community members Feb. 28 during a joint medical readiness training exercise here. Members of the Joint MEDRETE included Belizean Ministry of Health, the Belizean military and JTF-Bravo. The medical professionals

Feb. 27, 2012

US medical team set to provide care in Belize

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — A nearly 50-person team from Joint Task Force-Bravo in partnership with the Belize Ministry of Health and Defense Force team will provide medical care Feb. 28 and 29 in Bella Vista and Independence, Belize.During the medical readiness and training exercise, medical professionals will treat illnesses including respiratory infections,

Feb. 15, 2012

Multinational Operation Targets Transnational Organized Crime

MIAMI, Fla. — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJoint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF South), a component of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), announced today its participation in Operation MARTILLO (HAMMER), a U.S., European, and Western Hemisphere partner nation effort targeting illicit trafficking routes in coastal waters along the Central American isthmus. The United

Feb. 15, 2012

Ambassador, Admiral visit Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras —  On February 15, U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Joseph K. Kernan, Military Deputy Commander of U.S. Southern Command, and Ambassador Carmen Martinez, Civilian Deputy to the Commander and U.S. Foreign Policy Advisor to U.S. Southern Command, visited Tegucigalpa. U.S. Southern Command, located in Miami, Florida, promotes security cooperation throughout the