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A Joint Task Force-Bravo medical evacuation helicopter flies over the flooded area in Comayagua, Honduras, Oct. 19 to assist in rescue operations in the area. JTF-Bravo crews rescued four people trapped by flood waters. (Photo by Martin Chahin)

Oct. 20, 2008

U.S. military assists Honduran crews during Comayagua flood rescue

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. military members from Joint Task Force-Bravo rescued four people from flood waters Oct. 19 in

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Air Force Staff Sgt. John Steklachick, Joint Task Force-Bravo Army Forces, competes in the 4th Annual Soto Cano Fire Prevention Week Fire Muster. Six teams competed in events that consisted of basic fire fighter tasks. Sergeant Steklachick is deployed from Dyess Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Oct. 16, 2008

Fire muster

ALTO DE CARONA, Costa Rica - Two pregnant women were flown out of the village by Joint Task , so they could receive specialized medical care Sept. 27. The medical care access provided by the joint effort by JTF-Bravo and Costa Rica officials gave a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for these women. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Sept. 30, 2008

JTF-Bravo medical relief ‘a dream come true’ for remote Costa Rican villagers

ALTO DE CARONA, Costa Rica — A Panamanian woman crosses the border into Costa Rica on a narrow strip of mountainous terrain,

Janina Del Verchio, Costa Rica Minister of Public Security, and Peter Cianchette, U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, view the medical readiness exercise site in La Pena, Costa Rica, Sept. 26. It is expected more than 2,000 people will receive free medical care in a joint operation with the U.S. military and Costa Rica government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Sept. 27, 2008

U.S. Embassy officials, JTF-Bravo, partner with Costa Rica to provide medical support

LAUREL, Costa Rica — The U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica visited the medical readiness exercise sites in two villages Sept.

Army Maj. Robert Price, Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element, checks a patient who is experiencing a sore throat during a medical readiness exercise Sept. 25 in La Pena, Costa Rica. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Sept. 26, 2008

U.S. servicemembers partner with Costa Rica to provide airlift, medical care

LAUREL, Costa Rica — More than 20 servicemembers from Joint Task Force-Bravo deployed Sept. 23 to provide airlift and

Surgeons from Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, perform hand surgery to regain function of a finger on a patient at Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sept. 17. The medical team screened more than 80 patients, with half of those were scheduled for surgery during the two-week period. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Asselin)

Sept. 23, 2008

U.S. servicemembers partner with Honduran medical teams to provide specialized surgeries

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — U.S. medical teams deployed to the Honduran capital for 15 days to team with Honduran medical

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Firefighters from the 612 Air Base Squadron let kids from the Hogar de Ninos de Nuestra Senora Guadalupe orphanage play in water from the fire truck Sept. 12 here. The event held here was to celebrate Honduras Children Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Sept. 18, 2008

Airmen at JTF-Bravo host children's day

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — More than 90 children from a local orphanage were hosted by Airmen here Sept. 12 for a party to

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Miguel Cruz, Joint Task Force-Bravo Security Forces, helps a mother carry a child up a hill in route to visit a helicopter for children's day Sept. 10 in Guajiquiro, Honduras. More than 400 children in two towns spent time with servicemembers from JTF-Bravo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Sept. 12, 2008

JTF-Bravo participates in Honduras Children’s Day

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Servicemembers from Joint Task Force-Bravo helped celebrate Children's Day Sept. 10 with more than

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Army Maj. Dominic Storto, JTF-Bravo Medical Element Mobile Surgery Unit commander, works on a patient Sept. 3 in a Comayagua hospital. MEDEL performs surgeries twice a week, with one in Comayagua and another in La Paz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Sept. 5, 2008

JTF-Bravo MEDEL participates in local surgeries

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element mobile surgery team performed two free medical operations

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Master Sgt. Juan Garcia controls the rigging tower during a training exercise Aug. 28. The Joint Task Force-Bravo fire department trained with Honduran Air Force and local fire fighters Aug. 25-28 on activities that varied from land navigation to rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Sept. 2, 2008

JTF-Bravo FD works with Honduran AF, fire fighters in training

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The Joint Task Force-Bravo fire department trained with Honduran Air Force and local firefighters

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