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Sept. 14, 2010

MEDEL treats ambassador after car accident

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The U.S. ambassador to Honduras was treated for minor injuries at the Medical Element clinic here after a car accident Sept. 10.Ambassador Hugo Llorens suffered chest wall contusions after his vehicle was struck by a bus while en route to San Pedro Sula; his bodyguard and driver also both suffered minor injuries.The medical professionals of MEDEL

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Sept. 14, 2010

DOD to reduce fuel, water consumption

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Defense Department officials plan to reduce the military's water and fossil fuels consumption by more than 20 percent in the next decade, under an Obama administration plan to make government agencies better stewards of the environment.Ashton B. Carter, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, wrote in the DOD's

BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua -- Doctors and family members keep watch over a baby as he was evacuated aboard a 1-228th Aviation Regiment CH-47 Chinook helicopter to receive emergency medical care in Managua, Nicaragua. The baby was in critical condition and had to be transported while inside of an incubator. The 1-228th crew was able to safely get the baby to an ambulance near a hospital. (Photo by 1st Lt. Mike Jeter)

Sept. 14, 2010

Chinook crew helps save baby's life

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Col. Gregory Reilly, the Joint Task Force-Bravo commander, left, and Maj. Gen. Simeon Trombitas receive a mission briefing from Mr. Victor Vega, the U.S. Army South equipment manager, here Sept. 11. General Trombitas took command of USARSO on Nov. 9, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)

Sept. 13, 2010

USARSO commander visits JTF-Bravo

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Team Bravo winds around a base road here during the Joint Task Force-Bravo Run on Sept. 10. The monthly run encourages esprit de corps and physical fitness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)

Sept. 10, 2010

Run, Bravo, run

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Yajaira Matute, a local school teacher, receives piñatas from Staff Sgt. Josue Santiago, of Army Forces, here Sept. 8. Sergeant Santiago and other Joint Task Force-Bravo volunteers filled the piñatas with candy and other treats and delivered them to local school representatives in celebration of Honduras' Children's Day, which takes place Sept. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Martin Chahin)

Sept. 10, 2010

For the kids

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Bringing some rock to Honduras, up-and-coming Nashville band The Kicks entertain Team Bravo at a concert here Sept. 2. The band played a two-hour set before signing autographs and handing out albums to audience members afterward. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Jennifer Grier)

Sept. 8, 2010

Cheers and Kicks

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Spc. Peggi Williams, left, with J4, and Staff Sgt. Eugenio Gonzalez, with Army Forces, work to hook cargo to a helicopter during sling load training here Sept. 1. In case of humanitarian or disaster relief efforts to areas not accessible by convoy, ARFOR personnel will rig cargo to helicopters for transport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Martin Chahin)

Sept. 2, 2010

Sling shots

EL PICHICHE, El Salvador -- Checking a patients blood pressure, 1st Lt. Nicole Musshorn, with the Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element, screens patients during the medical civic action program here Aug. 24. After the nurses and medics screened patients, they were either given immediate treatment, such as aspirin, or sent to a physician for further consultation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)

Aug. 31, 2010

MEDEL teams with El Salvador to deliver care

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element conducted a medical civic action program in El Salvador Aug. 24 and 25. A team of U.S. military and Honduran medical professionals worked alongside the El Salvador military and Ministry of Health to bring health care to more than 1,200 people in the remote villages of El Pichiche and San Carlos Lempa.With

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Sgt. Delmi Quevedo, a Soldier with the 1-228th Aviation Regiment, observes and instructs Honduran soldiers on conducting a preliminary marksmanship instruction on the M2 at the Zambrano Range here Aug. 25. During the course of training, 1-228th Soldiers provided instruction on the M2 and M249 weapons systems to Honduran Soldiers. (Photo courtesy of Capt. Thomas Pierce)

Aug. 30, 2010

JTF-Bravo Soldiers share weapons experience

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