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POPTUN, Guatemala -- A Guatemalan boy stands in line with hundreds of other residents of the Poptun area, awaiting treatment at the Brazos de Amor community center here. Twenty-three members of Joint Task Force-Bravo, based at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, provided medical care to more than 1,200 people during the first three days of a five-day medical readiness and training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Hammond)

June 26, 2009

Poptun mayor highlights impact of medical exercise on community

POPTUN, Guatemala — The mayor of Poptun highlighted the importance of preventive medicine and inter-agency cooperation

POPTUN, Guatemala -- Air Force Capt. William E. Shaw examines the eye of 10-year-old Kelly Barrera. Kelly, her mother, and two siblings were among more than 450 patients seen here June 24 during a medical readiness and training exercise at the Brazos de Amor community center. Twenty-three members of Joint Task Force-Bravo, based at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, teamed up with Guatemalan military, health, and U.S. Embassy members to offer medical care to those in need. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Hammond)

June 24, 2009

Medical exercise in Poptun treats residents most in need of care

POPTUN, Guatemala — A chance encounter saved Theresa Luna more than two-thirds of her monthly income. When Ms. Luna, a

MIRA VALLE LA PAZ, Honduras - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Casey Ruff puts the finishing touches on a sidewalk after running a water line to a school here from a water tower across the street. The lance corporal is assigned to Alpha Company, 4th Combat Engineering Battalion in Crosslands, W.V. He is here for three weeks with Beyond the Horizon, a large-scale exercise completing medical readiness missions and civil engineer projects throughout Central America. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Danét)

June 17, 2009

U.S. Marines bring water to local school

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Damien Milne shows off his certificate of U.S. citizenship following his naturalization in a formal ceremony at the U.S. embassy here June 10. Sergeant Milne is from the Marshall Islands. He is a two-time Iraq war veteran and is currently assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo's 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment. His ceremony here was the first U.S. naturalization ceremony to take place in Central America. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Danét)

June 11, 2009

Two JTF-B Soldiers become U.S. citizens

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Two Joint Task Force-Bravo Soldiers became U.S. citizens here June 10 in the first U.S.

U.S. Army Sgts. Sidney Scott (left) and Michael Marquis, Joint Task Force-Bravo, work to attach a Bambi Bucket to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to fight a forest fire near Tela, Honduras, June 3. In all, the flight crew made 35 runs -- dropping more than 60,000 gallons of water on the blaze in a national wildlife reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Danét)

June 5, 2009

JTF-Bravo helps Honduran firefighters douse blaze on wildlife preserve

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — A team of 10 Joint Task Force-Bravo Soldiers and Airmen responded to help fight a fire in a

Honduran "paracaidistas" -- paratroopers -- jump from the back of a U.S. Air Force HC-130 May 16 over Soto Cano AB, Honduras. Nearly 200 U.S. Army and Honduran jumpers, along with 10 U.S. Air Force aircrew members, participated in the combined training. (Courtesy photo)

May 20, 2009

U.S., Honduran military members conduct combined jump training

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Nearly 200 U.S. Army and Honduran jumpers and 10 U.S. Air Force aircrew members teamed up to

A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter carries medics and supplies to Ayapal, Nicaragua to perfom a two-day medical readiness mission in the remote mountain village. The Blackhawk and its crew are assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Danét)

May 18, 2009

Flight crews fight weather to continue medical mission in Nicaragua

AYAPAL, Nicaragua — Day two of Joint Task Force-Bravo's first medical readiness mission to Nicaragua dawned bright and

Army 1st Sgt. Jorge Ortiz, of Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Army Forces, explains the directions of a pharmacy technician to a woman seen during the task force’s medical readiness exercise here May 14 and 15. Thirty-four Soldiers and Airmen participated in the exercise, including aviators, doctors, nurses, technicians, translators and administrators. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Danét)

May 18, 2009

JTF-Bravo conducts first medical exercise in Nicaragua

AYAPAL, Nicaragua — Three U.S. military helicopters delivered a team of 34 Soldiers and Airmen from Joint Task

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Orlando Diaz serves the ball during a water volleyball match at the Warrior Health and Healing retreat near Montelimar, Nicaragua, April 25. Thirty-seven recently-returned OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM veterans attended the retreat to share experiences and attend classes on reintegration topics. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Hammond)

April 30, 2009

Health and healing: Soto Cano leaders reach out to OIF, OEF veterans

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Army Support Activity and Joint Task Force-Bravo leaders reached out to 37 recently-returned

COMAYAGUA, Honduras - Sgt. Marlin Molina (right), a Honduran firefighter from Tegucigalpa, coordinates with a Salvadorian firefighter in response to a simulated explosion at La Farge Cement Factory here April 22. Mr. Molina was the incident commander for the scenario, which was part of FA-HUM '09, a multinational disaster response exercise taking place in Honduras April 21-23. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Danét)

April 28, 2009

JTF-Bravo supports FA-HUM '09

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Hundreds of first responders from Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and the United States

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