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The Jingle Bell Run took place at Soto Cano Air Base, Dec. 16. Members basewide ran the nearly 3.5 mile run/walk enthusiastically adorning jingle bells and Santa hats. Morale Welfare and Recreation sponsored the event and t-shirts were awarded to the first 150 members who completed the run. American Forces News was also on scene videoing and interviewing participants. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kimberly R. Moore)

Dec. 17, 2010

Jingle Bell Running at Soto Cano

Dec. 16, 2010

Aircrew aids injured Coast Guardsman

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Soldiers from the 1-228th Aviation Regiment "Witchdoctors" medical team here aided in the treatment of a U.S. Coast Guardsman injured while at sea off the coast of Honduras.Two Joint Task Force-Bravo pilots flew a crew of two medics aboard an HH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to Puerto Cortes, Honduras, Dec. 14, to airlift the Coast Guardsman to the

Dec. 16, 2010

Joint Task Force-Bravo enhances counter-drug capabilities

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The 1-228th Aviation Regiment and other supporting elements from Joint Task Force-Bravo deployed to Puerto Castilla, Honduras, Dec. 5-11, for a training mission in support of counter-drug operations.JTF-Bravo coordinated with American and Honduran special forces who served as a simulated law enforcement team, boosting the realism of the training.

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Honduran Air Force Academy cadets watch the Friendship Chapel Worship Band play Christmas carols during the tree lighting ceremony here Dec. 10. Both Honduran and U.S. servicemembers attended the event, which was hosted by the base Chapel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)

Dec. 13, 2010

O Tannenbaum

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Army Staff Sgt.Shontal Thompson, flight medic with the 1-228th Aviation Regiment here, coaches firefighters from Honduras and El Salvador, 7 Dec., on proper medical evacuation techniques during the landmark firefighting training exercise known as Central America Sharing Operational Knowledge and Experiences. CENTAM SMOKE is a week-long, quarterly event designed to enhance firefighting capabilities throughout Central America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. John T. Stamm)

Dec. 13, 2010

Multinational training enhances firefighting capabilities throughout Central America

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. forces stationed at Soto Cano, in full partnership with Central American governments, routinely conduct training and missions to support security, stability and prosperity throughout the region.From Dec. 6-9, the 612th Air Base Squadron and Joint Task Force Bravo hosted firefighters from Honduras and El Salvador in the Central America Sharing

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo watch as a Black Hawk helicopter is unloaded from a C-17 Globemaster III here Dec. 9. The C-17, which is from McChord AFB, Wash., delivered the helicopter after it received repairs in the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)

Dec. 10, 2010

Another way to fly a Black Hawk

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Mr. Bruce Drube, who works with the Army Support Activity here, lights the sixth candle of the Menorah with the shamash during the sixth night of Chanukah hosted by the Chapel here Dec. 6. Chanukah is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)

Dec. 7, 2010

Celebrating the Festival of Lights

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala -- Senior Airman Henry Tolson, who works with the J6 communications office at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, conducts a radio communications check with the forward deployed command post during a medical readiness training exercise here Nov. 30. Mission communications involves more than radios, though; servicemembers use computers, radios, phones and more to ensure a constant flow of timely information. On medical missions, communications is also necessary to ensure a quick response to medical evacuation requests. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)

Dec. 6, 2010

'Behind the scenes' work ensures MEDCAP success

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — It takes more than just a few doctors to make a medical mission possible.From Nov. 39 through Dec. 4, 25 members of Joint Task Force-Bravo deployed to Creompaz, Guatemala, to assist the Guatemalan government in bringing medical care to more than 1,800 people. Back in Guatemala City, however, three servicemembers stayed behind to act as the "link

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Soldiers and Airmen from Joint Task Force-Bravo work on assembling a pump that would be used at a Forward Air Refueling Point. FARP assembly training was part of a two-day exercise that included water purification. JTF-B conducted the exercise at Fuerte General Hogar De Los in Siguatepeque, Honduras. (photo by Tech. Sgt. Edward Roldan)

Dec. 3, 2010

Forward Air Refueling Point training

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Staff Sgt. Mindy Hornig, cornerstone of the Soto Cano Air Force flag football team's fearsome A-10 "tank-buster" defense, asseses the vulnerabilities of the opposition before the sixth annual "Turkey Bowl" here Nov. 24. The base Air Force team defeated the base Army team 30-12. (Air Force photo, Capt. John T. Stamm)

Nov. 26, 2010

Turkey Bowl title remains Air Force property

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — You could sense it in the air.  An ominous, General George S. Patton-esque presence that seemed to bellow from the hallowed ground, "Men, football is war! Oh, how I love it so!"And so it was for the clash of the titans that is known simply as the "Soto Cano Turkey Bowl."Nov. 24, marked the sixth time that the best Army and Air Force teams the base

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