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SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Capt. Denise Hamilton (left), Tech. Sgt. Diora Farrar, 1st Lt. Carly Fraser and Tech. Sgt. Kathy Pate (behind Lieutenant Fraser), all with the Medical Element here, carry a "patient" from a medical evacuation helicopter during a HOT/COLD aircraft loading class here July 27. Groups of medics took turns loading and unloading people onto and off of the helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)

July 29, 2010

Heroes in training

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Medical Element and 1-228th Aviation Regiment personnel conduct a HOT/COLD Aircraft loading class here July 27. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)

July 28, 2010

Joint effort saves life of Honduran teen

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Comic book heroes, from Green Lantern to Wolverine, perform superhuman feats in order to save lives. While they may not be gifted with supernatural powers, the extraordinary efforts of the Honduran government, Joint Task Force-Bravo and the Ruth Paz Foundation recently saved the life of a 16-year-old Honduran boy.Eli Arevalo was doing construction

DUYURE, Honduras -- Air Force 1st Lt. Nicole Musshorn, a registered nurse in Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element, takes a Honduran woman's blood pressure during a Medical Civic Assistance Program here July 20. During the MEDCAP, a team of Honduran health care providers and JTF-Bravo personnel provided medical care to 435 Duyure residents in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jen Richard)

July 27, 2010

JTF-Bravo brings medical care to Honduran villagers

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — There is no easy way to travel in and out of the municipality of Duyure, Honduras. No roads are paved within an hour and a half of town, and the existing dirt roads weave up and down through mountainous terrain. Factor in Honduras' rainy season, which spans May through October, and driving the dirt roads becomes nearly impossible.This remoteness is

EL ROBLITO, Honduras -- Sgt. Wideline Servius, of Joint Task Force-Bravo, hands a local villager a bag of clothes, food and other supplies during the Chapel Hike here July 16. According to the Joint Task Force-Bravo chaplain's office, the monthly hikes build and foster positive relationships with the Honduran people and strength JTF-Bravo’s commitment to the Honduran government to provide humanitarian assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)

July 26, 2010

Bringing the goods

July 26, 2010

Service chiefs gather to address children's conference

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AFNS) — Service chiefs from each branch came together to lend their support to the cause of helping military children July 23 here.Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., Navy Adm. Gary Roughead, Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Air Force Gen. Norton Schwartz took part in panel and service-specific

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- As the stereotypes of males and females get turned on their head, members of Joint Task Force-Bravo watch the "Sex Signals" show at the base theater July 14. Actors Kyle Terry and Courtney Abbott used scripted and improvisational comedy to deliver the message that it's up to each individual to stop sexual assault. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)

July 16, 2010

Servicemembers discuss 'Sex Signals'

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — In an effort to educate servicemembers on sexual abuse, Joint Task Force-Bravo hosted a production of "Sex Signals" at the base theater July 14-15. The one-hour, 30-minute show used scripted and improvisational comedy, as well as audience participation, to deliver the message that it's up to each individual to stop sexual abuse.Actors Kyle Terry

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Col. Gregory Reilly, right, the Joint Task Force-Bravo commander, hands the Army Forces guidon to Lt. Col. Craig Gendreau during the ARFOR change of command ceremony here July 16. Colonel Gendreau took command of ARFOR from Lt. Col. Curtis Anderson II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Martin Chahin)

July 16, 2010

ARFOR welcomes new commander

COMAYAGUA, Honduras -- Staff Sgt. Manuel Garcia, of the 612th Air Base Squadron here, faces off against one of the children from the Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe orphanage during a soccer match here Friday, July 9. The 612th ABS visits the orphanage the second Friday of each month. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)

July 12, 2010

Playing games

July 9, 2010

Gates, Mullen urge participation in survey

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Noting the importance of getting the opinions of those who would be most affected by a possible repeal of the so-called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law that bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, urged servicemembers to provide their input July 8. About 400,000 servicemembers are receiving an

Spc. Eniol Abreusarmiento, a helicopter mechanic and crew chief in the 1-228th Aviation Regiment, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, recites the naturalization oath administered by Emigdio Martinez, the field office director for the Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services during a ceremony in Tegucigalpa July 2. Specialist Abreusarmiento, who was born in Cuba, became a U.S. citizen at an Independence Day celebration hosted by U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Hugo Llorens and attended by Honduran President Porfirio Lobo. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jen Richard)

July 7, 2010

Soldier's citizenship dreams come true

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — A Soldier from Joint Task Force-Bravo became a naturalized U.S. citizen July 2 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, during an Independence Day celebration hosted by the U.S. ambassador to Honduras.Spc. Eniol Abreusarmiento, a helicopter mechanic and crew chief in the 1-228th Aviation Regiment, took the naturalization oath after serving in the Army for five

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