Jan. 17, 2012

Learning a new skill

Dec. 21, 2011

A soldier returns home

CHAMPERICO, Guatemala — Born 50 kilometers away in the department of Quetzaltenango, Capt. Sergio Lopez, an executive officer for Army Forces, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, returned to his birth place during a medical readiness and training exercise earlier this month. "This [MEDRETE] helps people from my country," Lopez said. "Before it was just business." Although this

Dec. 20, 2011

JTF-Bravo delivers health to 1,400 Guatemalan residents

CHAMPERICO, Guatemala — Twenty-two members from Joint Task Force-Bravo provided medical care to more than 1,400 residents Dec. 8-13 in an isolated region of southwest Guatemala.JTF-Bravo members teamed up with their Guatemalan medical partners, including the Guatemalan Ministry of Health and the Military Group in El Codo and Champerico. During the medical readiness and

Dec. 19, 2011

Team Soto Cano kicks off the holiday season

Soto Cano AB, Honduras — Team Soto Cano kicked the holidays off with singing, dancing, fireworks, food and a special visit from everyone's favorite guy Santa Claus donning a red suit, Thursday, Dec. 15 for more than 400 children from the local orphanages in Comayagua and La Paz.The Holiday Extravaganza was a first for Team Soto Cano and required support from all agencies

Dec. 5, 2011

U.S., Honduran partners help more than 1,100 flood victims

CHOLUTECA, Honduras — More than 20 medical personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo provided general medical care to more than 1,100 flood victims Nov. 29 and 30 at Choluteca, Honduras. The JTF-Bravo team collaborated with their Honduran medical partners, including the Honduran Ministry of Health, to provide care to communities affected by October's flooding in southern

Nov. 29, 2011

US, Honduran medical professionals provide medical care in Choluteca

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Nearly 30 medical personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo will provide general medical care to Hondurans in Ojo de Agua and Choluteca, Honduras Nov. 30. "We are working with our Honduran partners to train and educate so they can continue the health care regiment even after the mission is accomplished," said 1st Lt. Tyler Grunewald, the officer in

Nov. 29, 2011

Commander discusses JTF-B mission with Mr. Rosenblum

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Mr. Todd M. Rosenblum, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs, visited Joint Task Force-Bravo Nov. 29. Mr. Rosenblum met with JTF-Bravo senior leadership to discuss the task force's mission. JTF-Bravo servicemembers briefed the appointed official on

Nov. 29, 2011

SOUTHCOM Commander serves Thanksgiving meal to JTF-Bravo servicemembers

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Gen. Douglas Fraser, commander of U.S. Southern Command, served a holiday meal to JTF-Bravo servicemembers, thanked them for their service and wished them a happy Thanksgiving holiday here Nov. 24. Thank you for being here and for what you are doing, the general said to JTF-Bravo servicemembers. The general visited the men and women of Soto Cano

Nov. 28, 2011

Soldados de Soto Cano entregan 600 mochilas a niños hondureños

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Tegucigalpa, Honduras un grupo de voluntarios militares de la Base Aérea Soto Cano Honduras, repartieron en tres diferentes escuelas ubicadas en Tegucigalpa y Valle de Angeles más de 600 mochilas y 30 kits de higiene."Es increíble la felicidad y el agradecimiento que muestran los niños cuando reciben estas donaciones," expreso Iris Medina,

Nov. 24, 2011

Delivering aid to Honduras

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Air Force Reservists from the 439th Airlift Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., delivered 45,000 pounds of humanitarian aid here Nov. 17, 2011. The C-5 Galaxy landed with aid through the Denton Program. Clothing, footwear, educational materials and water purification systems were among the cargo. The aid will benefit more than 10,000 Hondurans