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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

Oct. 15, 2007

Miembros de la Fuerza de Tarea Conjunto Bravo traen comida a un pueblito en la montan~a de Comayagua

BASE AEREA SOTO CANO, Honduras — Grupo militar estadounidense exploraron la montan~a de Comayagua, lo que al principio se crei'a

PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua - A Marine Corps KC-130 offloads six pallets of beds donated by El Salvador in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, Sept. 16. The Marine KC-130 is part of U.S. relief efforts in Nicaragua in the wake of Hurricane Felix. The U.S. State Department and Department of Defense are working together to bring food, water and other needed items to small communities on the Nicaraguan coast that were affected by the hurricane. (Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Erika Yepsen)

Oct. 12, 2007

U.S. plays key role in Nicaraguan relief efforts

PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua — A team of U.S. servicemembers deployed here from Joint Task Force-Bravo in Honduras late last week

PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua – A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 assigned to the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 (VMGR-452), delivers fuel for hurricane relief missions following landfall of Hurricane Felix. The KC-130 pumped 3,500 gallons of jet fuel into an Advanced Aviation Forward Area Refueling System here that was set up by soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment from Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sonny Cohrs)

Oct. 12, 2007

Soldiers, Marines work together to establish fuel point at Puerto Cabezas

PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua – A P-19 fire truck from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, is offloaded from a C-130 Sept. 14, to provide firefighting capabilities at the airstrip here as military aircraft deliver supplies to outlying areas after landfall of Hurricane Felix. There are currently 24 U.S. service members deployed here supporting the relief effort following the hurricane. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sonny Cohrs)

Oct. 12, 2007

C-130 delivers Soto Cano fire truck to Nicaragua

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Fullen, Joint Security Forces, plays with Honduran children excitedly swimming in the base pool. Approximately 90 children from Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Children's Home in Comayagua came out to enjoy the Annual Kids Day celebration September 22. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

Oct. 12, 2007

Airmen treat Honduran children to fun, games during annual Kid's Day

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Airmen from the 612th Air Base Squadron here welcomed local children from the Nuestra Señora de

Oct. 12, 2007

Ongoing pediatric nutritional assessment yields positive results

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — From Sept. 9 to 21, the Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element worked with the 12th Air Force

MATA DE PLATANO, Honduras -- Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Chad Bellamy, Joint Task Force-Bravo chaplain, plays with a young Honduran girl during a break on a nearly five-mile hike to deliver the supplies to families living in the mountains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

Oct. 12, 2007

Joint Task Force-Bravo servicemembers make mountain trek to deliver goods

MATA DE PLATANO, Honduras — What started as a small group of friends wanting to explore the Comayagua mountain valley quickly

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