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Medical Element personnel welcome fellow unit members home to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, on the base flight-line Feb. 15. Twenty-three members of Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element returned Feb. 15 and 16 after spending 28 days in Haiti and providing care to nearly 3,000 Haitians in need. The team from Joint Task Force-Bravo was part of Operation Unified Response, the U.S. military's disaster relief mission led by U.S. Southern Command's Joint Task Force-Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jen Richard)

Feb. 17, 2010

JTF-Bravo Medical Element personnel return from Haiti

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element returned to Soto Cano AB Feb. 15 and 16, following 28 days of providing medical care in support of Operation Unified Response in Haiti. The 23 Joint Task Force-Bravo members were part of a larger medical coalition team, including medical personnel from the USS Gunston Hall,

Staff Sgt. Allan Batzel, Joint Task Force-Bravo, adjusts a tactical directional satellite antenna during a systems check of the tactical communication systems Feb. 11 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The system facilitates communications between higher headquarters, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets and commanders in the field. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Feb. 11, 2010

Can you hear me now?

Army Col. Gregory Reilly salutes his Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marine as he assumes command of Joint Task Force-Bravo from Air Force Col. Eric Snadecki during a change of command ceremony at the Soto Cano Fire Department February 9. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Feb. 11, 2010

JTF-Bravo members welcome new commander

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Army Col. Gregory Reilly assumed command of Joint Task Force-Bravo from Air Force Col. Eric Snadecki during a change of ceremony at the Soto Cano Fire Department February 9. "One thing is for sure: it is a distinct honor to be here, one I do not take lightly," said Colonel Reilly. "I look forward to working with the team here...In the days to come

Feb. 5, 2010

MEDEL Airmen provide medical care to Haitians

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Seventeen Air Force members from Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element are at the front lines of the humanitarian assistance mission in Haiti, having provided medical care to more than two thousand people since deploying there Jan. 17 in support of Operation Unified Response. The 17 AF personnel are part of a 23 member team that has provided

Staff Sgt. Tameek Valentine, 612th Air Base Squadron, tightens down chains to secure one of two fire trucks Feb. 3 from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras bound for Port-au-Prince International Airport in Haiti in support of Operation Unified Response. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Feb. 4, 2010

Team Soto Cano sends fire trucks to Haiti

More than 70 Team Soto Cano members participate in a Chapel Hike Jan. 23 to provide assistance to an isolated village near Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The members hiked nearly four miles carrying more than a ton of food and supplies to the remote community. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Feb. 1, 2010

Team Soto Cano provides assistance to remote village

U.S. Army Specialist Bryan Fulgado and Sgt. Daniel Kreth, HH-60 Black Hawk crew members, talk with a Salvadoran spectator at the helicopter's static display during the 2010 Ilopango Air Show in Ilopango, El Salvador, Jan. 30. The U.S. military supported the air show with an HH-60 Black Hawk and a CH-47 Chinook from Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, along with two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jen Richard)

Jan. 31, 2010

U.S. military draws crowds to El Salvador air show

ILOPANGO, El Salvador — Approximately 18,000 people from across Central America came to the 2010 Ilopango Air Show Jan. 30-31, where they saw U.S. military aircraft and got to meet and interact with American servicemembers.The air show included demonstrations by the Salvadoran air force, performances by civilian pilots, a fly-by of two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers, static

U.S. Air Force Capt. Elberta Carter, an operating room nurse and a member of Joint Task Force Bravo’s medical element, assists Lt. Col. Ken Williams, a nurse anesthetist and member of Joint Task Force Bravo’s medical element, in caring for a five-year old Haitian boy at Haitian Coast Guard base Amiral Killick in Carrefour, Haiti, on Jan. 20, 2010. The boy was treated for a head wound and leg fracture. DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandyn Hill, U.S. Coast Guard. (Released)

Jan. 28, 2010

JTF-Bravo medical team provides care to nearly two thousand in Haiti

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element personnel are at the front lines of the humanitarian assistance mission in Haiti, having provided medical care to nearly two thousand people since deploying there Jan. 17 in support of Operation Unified Response. The team of 23 JTF-Bravo MEDEL members has provided emergency medical treatment to 1,407

Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo?s 612th Air Base Squadron prepare one of three C-130 Hercules to carry 23 JTF-B medical element personnel, along with 51,000 pounds of supplies from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, to Haiti Jan. 17, 2010. The medical team deployed to join Joint Task Force-Haiti in support of Operation Unified Response, the joint U.S. military disaster relief mission there. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Jan. 26, 2010

Top non-flying logistics unit supports Haiti mission

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Haiti relief efforts tested the mettle of Air Combat Command top non-flying logistics readiness squadron Jan. 17 when the call came to load three C-130s with supplies and personnel from here.The 612th Air Base Logistics Readiness Squadron moved 51,400 lbs. including vehicles, trailer, generator, personnel bags, surgical equipment, MREs and water

Team Soto Cano personnel conduct a major accident response exercise Jan. 22 on the Soto Cano AB, Honduras flightline to hone their emergency response skills and evaluate their command and control functions. Exercise evaluation team members covered all phases of the simulated downed CH-47 to effectively evaluate Soto Cano AB response capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

Jan. 26, 2010

Team Soto Cano test emergency response capability

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