Oct. 25, 2011

Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors deliver food to 125 Honduran families

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Nearly 150 Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel hiked three miles Oct. 22, to deliver food to people living in an isolated village near Comayagua, Honduras. JTF-Bravo Army, Air force, and Navy hikers carried 125 bags of food in backpacks, as part of a bi-monthly Chapel Hike to help their neighbors in El Sitio."The entire town welcomed us with applause

Oct. 25, 2011

U.S. military touts fire prevention to nearly 100 Honduran children

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Airmen of the 612th Air Base Squadron's fire department provided fire safety training here to more than 95 local kindergarten children Oct. 9. The Activities, as part  fire prevention week, included crawling through a simulator containing dry ice smoke, participating in a smoke detector class, touring the fire station and watching a water truck

Oct. 24, 2011

U.S., Honduran firefighters partner during fire prevention week

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Airmen from the 612th Air Base Squadron's fire department hosted a fire muster challenge here, Oct. 21, to culminate a week of fire prevention activities between local Hondurans and U.S. servicemembers.During the muster, Honduran firefighters and Soto Cano Air Base servicemembers competed in six events simulating basic firefighting skills. The

Oct. 21, 2011

Semana de Prevención Contra Incendios

10/20/2011 — BASE AEREA SOTO CANO, Honduras - El pasado 9 de Octubre soldados bomberos del escuadrón 612ª de la Base Aérea celebraron la semana de prevención contra incendios con más de 95 niños de diferentes kínderes de la localidad.Durante la semana se realizaron varias actividades entre ellas un recorrido por las instalaciones del departamento de bomberos

Oct. 21, 2011

The Witch Doctors get a new commander

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Maj. Seth Swartz, outgoing commander of the Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, passed the guidon to Capt. Mike Crivello, the incoming company commander, during a change of command ceremony here Oct. 21, 2011. Lt. Col. Michael Breslin, commander of the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment presided on the ceremony. The Charlie

Oct. 20, 2011

U.S. announces additional humanitarian aid to Honduran flood victims

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Lisa Kubiske conveyed her solidarity and that of the American people with the Honduran people in response to the suffering caused by recent flooding in Honduras. Ambassador Kubiske announced that the U.S. government will provide an additional $50,000 in humanitarian aid to Honduras, bringing total U.S. support to

Oct. 18, 2011

Soto Cano kicks off 2011 Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas drive

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo kicked off its' 2011 Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas drive here Oct. 17, 2011. The CFC-O drive, which began this month, will end Dec. 2, 2011. "Each Airman can make a difference," said Master Sgt. Yvonne Espinosa, JTF-Bravo CFC base coordinator.This year, the goal for the JTF-Bravo is $45,000. Last year, the organization

Oct. 14, 2011

Joint Task Force-Bravo celebrates naval history

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Eighteen Joint Task Force-Bravo sailors gathered in the dining facility here Oct. 13, 2011, for a traditional cake-cutting event to honor 236 years of U.S. naval history.JTF-Bravo sailors celebrated the event with the senior and junior sailors, Senior Chief Petty Officer Edwin Carr and Master at Arms Seaman Dustin Tyler, respectively, cutting the

Oct. 14, 2011

Joint surgical team, Honduran doctors pair up for surgery

COMAYAGUA, Honduras — A Joint Task Force-Bravo six person Mobil Surgical Team worked with a Honduran surgeon to complete two surgeries on Honduran nationals Oct. 13, at a local hospital seven miles away from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The Surgeons removed a gallbladder for a woman and performed a colonoscopy closure for a man."Both surgeries were successful," said

Oct. 11, 2011

Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command leadership visit Soto Cano

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Maj. Gen. Reuben D. Jones, the commanding general of the Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command, visited various facilities and workcenters Oct. 3, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. During his visit, General Jones discussed the budget and importance of utilizing cost cutting initiatives while maintaining the same levels of quality and