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SAN ISIDRO AIR BASE, Dominican Republic -- The first of two Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters is unloaded from an Air Force C-5 Galaxy on the flight line here in preparation for medical relief missions. American servicemembers deployed from Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, to assist the Dominican Republic after it was ravaged by Tropical Storm Noel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

Nov. 9, 2007

American servicemembers in Dominican Republic prepare for medical mission

SAN ISIDRO, Dominican Republic — United States military members deployed to the Dominican Republic to assist the island nation

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Master Sgt. Bob Mechan, a C-5 loadmaster with the New York Air National Guard, talks with Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Rittichier, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, as he backs a humvee into the aircraft. A team of 19 Airmen and Soldiers and two helicopters from Joint Task Force-Bravo departed here Nov. 5 heading for the Dominican Republic to assist with recovery efforts in the wake of Tropical Storm Noel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

Nov. 5, 2007

JTF-Bravo deploys to support Tropical Storm Noel relief in Dominican Republic

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, HONDURAS —  A team of 19 Airmen and Soldiers and two helicopters from Joint Task Force Bravo departed here Nov.

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – An Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter carries a Humvee loaded with medical supplies to a drop zone during an exercise in which Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Mobile Surgical Team was airlifted. The training demonstrated the ability to move the operating room into areas where access by road would be impossible. This was the first time this particular capability had been tested in JTF-Bravo’s 25-year history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Joseph Skinner)

Nov. 2, 2007

Slingload mission anything but routine, makes JTF-Bravo history

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — A Humvee loaded with all the equipment to set up a mobile operating room is not an especially

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Tech. Sgt. Robert Russell, Armed Forces Network Honduras chief engineer, makes an adjustment to his "Frankenstein computer" he built from spare parts and a shipping box. The computer took about two weeks to build, since he had to wait on the glue to dry and cure after each computer component was added. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sonny Cohrs)

Oct. 31, 2007

It’s alive: Airman builds ‘Frankenstein’s monster’

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — In the spirit of Halloween, one Airman here built his very own version of "Frankenstein's monster."

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – Airman 1st Class Bryant Tunstalle watches Wendy Esmeralda, 15, throw darts at a dart board during the Joint Task Force-Bravo Army Forces Kid’s Day Oct. 27. About 80 children came to the base from Hogar Tierra Santa Orphanage in Comayagua for games, swimming, a movie and lunch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

Oct. 31, 2007

ARFOR Kid’s Day a blast for both kids, volunteers

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Approximately 80 children from the Hogar Tierra Santa Orphanage in Comayagua were treated to games,

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Air Force Staff Sgt. Edgar Castro, Joint Security Forces, explains crime scene processing paperwork to students from the La Paz Police Academy during a training course here. The crime scene processing class is one in a series of classes taught this year, with other lessons involving handcuff procedures, high-risk traffic stops and riot control. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sonny Cohrs)

Oct. 29, 2007

CSI Honduras: JSF teaches crime scene processing to Honduran police

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The Joint Security Forces unit here hosted 70 local police officers and police academy students Oct.

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – Army Staff Sgt. Alma Jennings, truck commander for a Humvee leading one group of vehicles in a convoy exercise Oct. 19, checks her route on a map as the convoy rolls toward the village of Lejamani. The purpose of the training was to keep the vehicles in operation and identify any issues with them so they could be fixed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

Oct. 24, 2007

JTF-Bravo convoy tests vehicle capabilities, identifies potential problems

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Oct. 19, approximately 18 United States military vehicles travelled in a convoy between Soto Cano

Working by the only light in a sea of darkness, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bruce Graybill and Master Sgt. Troy Himes, Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element, work to set up a Mobile Surgical Team tent in an empty field here Oct. 18. The team set up the mobile operating room at night to practice setting up in limited visibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin May)

Oct. 24, 2007

JTF-Bravo Mobile Surgical Team practices setting up in limited visibility

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Shortly after 9 p.m. Oct. 18, in the middle of a seemingly deserted field shrouded in darkness, a

CUESTA DE LA VIRGEN, Honduras -- Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Michael Hoilien, assigned to the Medical Element at Soto Cano Air Base, examines a Honduran child during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise here Oct. 19. This MEDRETE educated 785 Hondurans on preventive medicine issues such as hand washing, food preparation and personal hygiene. Of those 785, doctors examined 352 patients and the dentist treated 139 patients. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Erika Yepsen)

Oct. 22, 2007

MEDEL provides care in Cuesta de la Virgen

CUESTA DE LA VIRGEN, Honduras — Soldiers and Airmen from the Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element provided care here Oct. 19-20,

ALDEA BELLA VISTA, Honduras -- U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Clark hands food to children in Bella Vista Oct. 20. Major Clark was one of approximately 50 U.S. military members who hiked up Comayagua Mountain to bring 450 pounds of food to the residents in remote Bella Vista. The hike was organized by the JTF-Bravo chaplain to support local Hondurans. Approximately 50 military members participated in the hike which was the second in a series of five planned to date. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Erika Yepsen)

Oct. 22, 2007

JTF-Bravo completes second hike to deliver food to mountain village

ALDEA BELLA VISTA, Honduras — Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen from Soto Cano Air Base completed the second in a series of five

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