June 4, 2021

JTF-B donates essential materials to school in Mogotillo, El Salvador through HAP

MOGOTILLO, El Salvador — Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B), Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, donated $2,254 of construction materials to the Jose Anastasio Bonilla Education Center, May 16, through U.S. Southern Command’s (USSOUTHCOM) Humanitarian Assistance Program.

June 4, 2021

1-228th Aviation Regiment welcomes new commander, recalls record year of hurricane relief efforts

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — The 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment held a change of command ceremony June 4, 2021 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.

June 3, 2021

59th MDW medics assist Honduras hospital during Resolute Sentinel 21

CHOLUTECA, Honduras — U.S. Air Force and Army military doctors were in Choluteca, Honduras, May 12-27, to assist the local hospital with urologic surgeries during Resolute Sentinel 21. The exercise provides joint training and improved readiness for U.S. civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities in Honduras.

June 2, 2021

JTF-Bravo new leadership, continued legacy of partnership

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — U.S. Army Col. Steven Gventer took command of Joint Task Force-Bravo, a task force under the United States Southern Command based out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, June 2, during a virtual change of command ceremony held at the Soto Cano Friendship Chapel.

May 27, 2021

AF breaks down updated fitness test scores

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Without the waist measurement as a scored component, push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points each, while the 1.5-mile run will remain at 60 points. Scoring will fall into five-year age groups, as opposed to the previous 10.

May 26, 2021

COVID-19 supplies replenished at Honduran clinic with help from JTF-B

Siguatepeque, Honduras — Service members with Joint Task Force-Bravo civil affairs, a task force within U.S. Southern Command at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, donated COVID-19 supplies to the Hospital Policlinico triage clinic, Siguatepeque, Honduras, May 26, 2021.

May 25, 2021

RS-21 concludes in El Salvador for JTF-B medical personnel

LA UNIÓN, El Salvador — U.S. service members with Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B), Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, concluded Resolute Sentinel 2021, a two-week long medical readiness exercise, May 22.

May 20, 2021

Biomedical equipment technician supports deployed medics in Honduras

Choluteca, Honduras — Biomedical equipment technician (BMET) training takes upwards of a year to ensure the technicians are fully equipped to handle most types of medical equipment they may see in their career. 

May 20, 2021

Deployed medics conduct combined surgery

Choluteca, Honduras — Medical professionals with the Forward Surgical Section, Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B), Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, conducted a combined surgery with the local Honduran medical team and the deployed U.S. military medics at Hospital del Sur on May 18, 2021.

May 14, 2021

Resolute Sentinel 21: Medics arrive in Honduras

Choluteca, Honduras — U.S. Air Force and Army medics arrived in Choluteca, Honduras, May 12, to assist the local hospital with urologic surgeries during Resolute Sentinel 21.