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SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Leadership from Joint Task Force-Bravo and Ambassador Hugo Llorens break ground Nov. 4 for construction of a new dining facility here. The old DFAC was constructed in 1987 and was meant to be temporary. It is scheduled to open March 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Nov. 6, 2008

New DFAC to open in 2010

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Air Force Staff Sgt. Davida Kun volunteers to paint faces during a base-wide sponsored orphanage day for Halloween Nov. 1. More than 120 children from Joint Task Force-Bravo sponsored orphanages took part in activities ranging from a haunted house, face painting, soccer, and free food. Sergeant Kun is deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Nov. 5, 2008

Halloween orphanage day

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shane Bolles, deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, works on a water filtration machine Oct. 29. Servicemembers from Joint Task Force-Bravo are participating in a 10-day operation in a nearby community to filter well water. The well water became undrinkable after more than a week long stretch of rain caused flooding in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Oct. 30, 2008

JTF-Bravo provides filtered water to flood affected community

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Flooding, caused by a more than week long stretch of rainfall has made life difficult for

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

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