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April 26, 2019

Air Force sports seeks male, female softball players

The Air Force is looking for men and women for 2019 Air Force Softball Trial Camps. The men’s camp is at Eglin AFB, Florida, and the women’s is at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Both camps are July 25 – Aug. 11. Armed Forces Softball Championships are Aug. 12-18 at Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida. Applications are due no later than June 3 for coaching staffs and June 10 for athletes.

A UH-60 Blackhawk from the 1-228th Aviation Regiment aims to extinguish a simulated wildfire to show the additional capabilities of Joint Task Force - Bravo during the Central America Sharing Mutual Operational Knowledge and Experiences (CENTAM SMOKE) exercise, April 11, 2019, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. CENTAM SMOKE brought together firefighters from Honduras, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala and El Salvador to train with U.S. Air Force members as well as develop bonds and understandings of one another’s culture with team building exercises. The weeklong training included aircraft and structural fires, vehicle extrication, and a firefighter combat challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

April 16, 2019

JTF-B burns cultural barriers during CENTAM SMOKE

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Firefighters from five Central American countries and Joint Task Force - Bravo participated in Central America Sharing Mutual Operational Knowledge and Experiences (CENTAM SMOKE) exercise, from April 8 - 12, here. CENTAM SMOKE, a biannual event hosted by the 612th Air Base Squadron, brought together fire fighters from Honduras, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala and El Salvador to train with U.S. Air Force members as well as develop bonds and understandings of one another’s culture with team building training.

U.S. Army Capt. Jennifer West, 1-228th Aviation Regiment Bravo Company commander, stands by a CH-47 Chinook at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 4, 2019.

April 8, 2019

Capt. West: Living her aviation dream

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Not many jobs hold as much appeal as that of a pilot. The freedom, the blue skies and the adventure draws people from all walks of life to find a way to get their flying license. Often times, those wide-eyed dreamers find a recruiter’s office to be a great avenue for their aspirations.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alex Duran, J3 Joint Operations Director, helps one of the local children on the trip down the mountain during Chapel Hike 78 in La Paz, Honduras, March 30, 2019.

April 4, 2019

JTF-Bravo hearts hike for Honduras

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, HONDURAS — Approximately 128 members of Soto Cano Air Base hiked into the mountains of La Paz, Honduras, during Chapel Hike 78, March 30.

U.S. Army Pfc. Jason Dingler, Joint Security Forces military working dog handler, watches as his canine, Greco, takes down Spc. Young Won Ham, Medical Element preventive medicine technician, during a demonstration at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, March 27, 2019.

April 3, 2019

MEDEL trains to assist MWDs

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, HONDURAS — Members of the Medical Element watched military working dog demonstrations at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, March 27.

Service members practice helocasting by jumping into a lake from a UH-60 Blackhawk at Lake Ilopango, El Salvador, March 7, 2019.

March 14, 2019

1-228th Avn Regt. trains with El Salvador Special Forces

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, HONDURAS — Joint Task Force Bravo’s 1-228th Aviation Regiment worked with the 7th Special Forces Group to train Salvadoran Special Forces soldiers in paradrop operations, helocast and fast rope insertion extraction system training in El Salvador, March 4-7.

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook sits in a field during aerial gunnery training in Belize, Feb. 11, 2019.

Feb. 22, 2019

Winged Warriors maintain combat capabilities in Belize

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, HONDURAS — The air hangs quiet and humid over a jungle landscape glowing only by the light of stars and fireflies that decorate the scene; the night would be like any other in the small country of Belize, except for the distant lights of U.S. Army helicopters and their M-240H Machine Guns.

A doctor speaks to awaiting patients at a local clinic in El Palmital, Honduras, Jan. 31, 2019.

Feb. 5, 2019

MEDEL provides care to El Palmital

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Outside a small clinic in the mountains of Honduras, dozens of people wait patiently for their chance to see a doctor.

Richard Williams, U.S. Army South Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Program manager, briefs leaders about the roles, responsibilities and expectations involved with his program at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Jan. 15, 2019.

Feb. 4, 2019

Army South SHARP team visits SCAB

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The U.S. Army South Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Program team visited Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Jan. 14-17.

Agents from Panama’s National Border Service wait to load slings onto a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook headed to the Darien Province in the Republic of Panama, Jan. 11, 2019.

Jan. 17, 2019

U.S. Army helps protect Pan-American Highway in OP Darien Lift

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, HONDURAS — The 1-228th Avn Regt Chinook crews provided air transportation assistance from Jan. 4-12 for the first phase of the operation, named Darien Lift.

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