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A lone UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter assigned to the 1-228th Aviation Regiment sits on the tarmac at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Jan. 25. (U.S. Army photo/Eric Lucero)

Feb. 6, 2012

1-228 provides real-world support to Army South, SOUTHCOM theater security efforts

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Roughly 3,000 feet above sea level in the mountainous valleys of Honduras, there is a familiar, rhythmic thumping that can be heard. Sometimes faint, and sometimes boisterous, the sound is unmistakable and it is something the residents of Honduras not only tolerate, but have also come to appreciate. The thumping belongs to the helicopters assigned

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Army 1st Lt. Jimmy Cogles, a 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment pilot, poses for pictures during the annual Ilopango Air Show at Ilopango International Airport last month. Members of the battalion and the 612th Air Base Squadron represented Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, at the 2012 air show. Airmen and Soldiers were on hand to answer questions and pose for pictures as an estimated 35,000 people enjoyed the sights, sounds, and smells at one of the largest air shows in Central America. (Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Lloyd Malone)

Feb. 6, 2012

Airmen, Soldiers join air show in El Salvador

OLANCHO, Honduras – A small Honduran child looks around the room while Senior Airman Sarah Shipman, Medical Element medical technician, and Sgt. Cesar Burgos, Joint Security Forces member, screen his family before sending them to a physician during a Joint Medical Readiness Training Exercise Jan. 31 here. Nurses and medical technicians evaluated approximately 1,671 during the four-day MEDRETE in the Olancho District. (Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Feb. 1, 2012

JTF-B, Honduran medics see 1,980 patients

OLANCHO, Honduras — Members of the Joint Medical Readiness Training Exercise team saw their final patient in the village of La Bacadia as part of a four-day MEDRETE mission to provide medical assistance to the Honduran communities throughout the region Jan. 29 through Feb. 1 here.The Joint MEDRETE team which consisted of members from the Honduran Ministry of Health,

OLANCHO, Honduras – A half smile creeps across the face of a child from the community of La Bacadia, who just had a tooth removed during the during the Joint Medical Readiness Training Exercise with members from the Honduran Ministry of Health, the Honduran military and Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras Jan. 31 here. (Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Jan. 31, 2012

"Pulling teeth" is a way of life on a MEDRETE

OLANCHO, Honduras — Members of the Joint Medical Readiness Training Exercise provided medical services to more than 730 La Bacadia community members Jan. 31 here including more than 85 patients seen by the dental team.The Joint MEDRETE's dental members are responsible for dental assessment and tooth extraction during the event utilizing mainly the basic tools of the

OLANCHO, Honduras – Captain Amanda Carnes, a 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment flight doctor, and Kimberly Hernandez, a translator, utilize a mobile-translation device during a Joint Medical Readiness Training Exercise Jan. 30 to the region. The Medical Application of Speech Translation team from Southern Command traveled with the Joint MEDRETE to test their products and to create a large database of medical terms and phrases which will enhance their translation software in order to improve interaction between medical providers and patients during humanitarian and disaster relief operations. (Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Jan. 30, 2012

Emerging technology plays key role in MEDRETE

OLANCHO, Honduras — Members of the Joint Medical Readiness Training Exercise provided medical services to more than 280 Cerro Del Vigia community members here Jan. 30 while utilizing emerging mobile -ranslation technology. The Medical Application of Speech Translation team from Southern Command traveled with the Joint MEDRETE memebers to test their products and create

GUANAJA ISLAND, Honduras - A soldier observes the USS Nicholas as the UH-60 Blackhawk pilots, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, make their final pass here Jan. 25. Eight JTF-Bravo pilots completed five consecutive bounces, which are landings, liftoffs, circling then repeating the process. It takes approximately 30 minutes for each pilot to complete the deck-landing qualification. In total, 11 crew members qualified and now the battalion has four-qualified crews. This training increases the unit's ability to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief as well as enhances its' medical evacuation capability. (U.S. Army photo/Capt. David Zupancic)

Jan. 30, 2012

Army pilots pass deck landing quals

GUANAJA ISLAND, Honduras - A UH-60 Blackhawk crew, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, conducts deck-landing qualification training aboard the USS Nicholas here Jan. 25. Eight JTF-Bravo pilots completed five consecutive bounces, which are landings, liftoffs, circling then repeating the process. It takes approximately 30 minutes for each pilot to complete the deck-landing qualification. In total, 11 crew members qualified and now the battalion has four-qualified crews which is a semi-annual requirement. This training increases the unit's ability to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief as well as enhances its' medical evacuation capability. (U.S. Army photo/Capt. David Zupancic)

Jan. 30, 2012

Army pilots conduct deck landings

Jan. 30, 2012

Estadounidenses y hondureños atienden a 400 pacientes

OLANCHO, Honduras — Después de viajar más de ocho horas para llegar a la Comunidad de San José Rio Tinto, los soldados pertenecientes al Elemento Medico de La Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta Bravo brindaron cuidados médicos a 400 pacientes.Formaron parte de esta brigada miembros del Ministerio de Salud, Militares hondureños, y La Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta Bravo, trataron

Master at Arms Seasman Dustin Tyler, a dog handler with Joint Security Forces here, trains his military working dog, Jake, during building search training earlier this month. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Candice Allen)

Jan. 29, 2012

Man's best friends train to expose

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Someone robs the Exchange and hides inside a building and with the crook barricaded in Joint Security Forces members are now forced to enter; however, not before the military working dog gets the first crack at the suspect. Although this scenario has not happened, Joint Security Forces servicemembers and their military working dogs train here Jan.

OLANCHO, Honduras – Sergeant Maj. Elvin Maldonado, Honduran military, and 2nd Lt. Sanny Djoeva, Medical Element nurse, screen and conduct health assessments of patients before they see the doctors during a Joint Medical Readiness Training Exercise here. Members from the Honduran Ministry of Health, the Honduran military and Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras provided medical services to more than 400 members of the local area Jan. 29, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Jan. 29, 2012

U.S., Honduran medics treat 400 Hondurans

OLANCHO, Honduras — After traveling more than eight hours the day before members of the Joint Medical Readiness Training Exercise provided medical care to more than 400 San Jose Rio Tinto community members Jan. 29 here. Members of the Joint MEDRETE included Honduran Ministry of Health, the Honduran military and Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The

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