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June 24, 2010

Air Force takes steps against suicides

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Air Force vice chief of staff testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee June 22 to address steps the service is taking to stem the rising suicide numbers. Gen. Carrol H. "Howie" Chandler, in testimony alongside the other service vice chiefs and the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, noted that the Air Force officials have been

Lieutenant General P. K. (Ken) Keen, Military Deputy Commander of U.S. Southern Command, talks to members of Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras June 9 during an Officer Professional Development meeting in the base theater. General Keen shared lessons learned from his experiences as the commander of Joint Task Force-Haiti and being a part of the disaster relief efforts there following the Haiti earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

June 10, 2010

General Keen visits Team JTF-B

Colonel Gregory Reilly, Joint Task Force-Bravo Commander, talks to members of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras June 9 after the monthly JTF-B run. Colonel Reilly applauded JTF-B's recent successes, including the return from Haiti, counter-narcotic tracking efforts and disaster relief support to the people of Guatemala. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

June 10, 2010

Team JTF-B jovially jogs in June

Joint Security Forces members at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, pay tribute June 8 to Army Staff Sgt. Randall Harris, who was killed June 13, 1987 while performing security duty at the front gate of the air base. Sergeant Randall deployed from the 978th Military Police Company at Fort Bliss, Texas in support of Joint Task Force-Bravo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

June 10, 2010

JSF members pay tribute to fallen MP

Captain Grant Hill, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, loads water onto a CH-47 Chinook June 5 at the Guatemala City Airport. The 1/228th, along with other members of Joint Task Force-Bravo, deployed June 1 at the request of the Guatemalan government to support disaster relief efforts following the Pacaya Volcano eruption and Tropical Storm Agatha. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

June 6, 2010

Helos transport 152,000 pounds of aid to Guatemalans in need

U.S. military members and people from Santa Cruz del Quiche, Guatemala, offload disaster relief supplies from a Joint Task Force-Bravo CH-47 Chinook June 5. Joint Task Force-Bravo’s helicopters have transported approximately 94,000 pounds of relief supplies since June 2 to Guatemalan communities in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

June 5, 2010

Assistance continues: JTF-Bravo delivers 94,000 pounds of relief supplies

Members from Coordinadora Nacional para la Reduccion de Desastres (CONRED) watch a Joint Task Force-Bravo CH-47 Chinook take off from the Guatemala City Airport June 4 to deliver food and water to communities affected by Tropical Storm Agatha and the Pacaya Volcano. Joint Task Force-Bravo’s helicopters and personnel transported nearly 53,000 pounds of relief supplies June 3-4 to Guatemalan communities in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

June 4, 2010

JTF-Bravo helps victims of Guatemala disaster

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala — Helicopters and personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo transported 12,800 pounds of relief supplies June 3 to four areas of Guatemala affected by Tropical Storm Agatha and the Pacaya volcano eruption.The JTF-Bravo team, from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, deployed to Guatemala June 1 after receiving orders from U.S. Southern Command to support

Residents of Masagua, Guatemala offload food and water from a Joint Task Force-Bravo UH-60 Blackhawk June 3. Joint Task Force-Bravo deployed four helicopters, at the request of the Guatemalan government, to support disaster relief efforts following the Pacaya Volcano eruption and Tropical Storm Agatha. Joint Task Force-Bravo’s helicopters and personnel have helped transport more than 40,000 lbs. of relief supplies to six Guatemalan communities in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

June 3, 2010

We Deliver: JTF-Bravo helps transport 40,000 lbs. of relief supplies in Guatemala

Guatemalan military members along with U.S. servicemembers load a SH-60F Seahawk with humanitarian aid June 2 at the Guatemala City Airport. At the request of the Guatemalan government, U.S. military aircraft conducted their first humanitarian missions to support humanitarian assistance efforts in Guatemala following Tropical Storm Agatha. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

June 2, 2010

U.S. aircraft conduct first airlift missions in Guatemala

A young boy watches a CH-47 Chinook taxi away at the Guatemala City Airport after dropping off Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel June 1. At the request of the Guatemalan government, U.S. Southern Command's Joint Task Force-Bravo deployed four helicopters and more than forty personnel from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, to support humanitarian assistance efforts in Guatemala following Tropical Storm Agatha. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

June 1, 2010

JTF-Bravo assistance arrives in Guatemala

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