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Members of the 612th Air Base Squadron prepare to board a C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del., after its arrival to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, May 13, 2016. Through the Denton Program, the C-5 delivered approximately 85,000 pounds of rice and beans which is to be distributed to people in the Yoro Department of Honduras by a local non-governmental organization. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)

May 17, 2016

Donations provide subsistence, hope through Denton Program

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel are ambassadors in the Central American region working to improve

Members of the Honduran Army and TIGRES (Tropa de Inteligencia y Grupos de Respuesta Especial de Seguridad de la Policía Nacional) Special Police stand in formation during a Task Force-Caiman-sponsored Regionally Aligned Forces-Central America training closing ceremony in Tamara, Honduras, April 30, 2016. Throughout the three-week course, members of the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Florida Army National Guard trained the Hondurans on marksmanship, patrolling, battle drills, urban operations and other tasks designed to enhance their ability to counter transnational organized crime. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)

May 13, 2016

Honduran forces complete U.S. Army RAF-led training

Honduran Navy Captain, Jose Gonzalez, provides feedback to a class of enlisted Honduran Naval trainees April 4, 2016, along the northern coast of Honduras. The trainees conducted a swimming aptitude test to establish their proficiency in the water and to better develop their skills as a group, during the first-ever consolidated infantry course hosted by the Honduran Navy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Christopher Mesnard/not released)

May 10, 2016

U.S. Marine Security Cooperation Team helps provide counter-drug training to Honduran sailors

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Along the northern coast of Honduras, a unique partnership exists between the Honduran Navy trainers

Members of the Honduran and U.S. militaries kick off 2016 Camaraderie Day with a “fun walk” to warm up for the day’s sporting events that included track and field, volleyball, a bike race and soccer, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, May 5, 2016. The day was designed to celebrate the partnership between the armed forces of the U.S. and Honduras through friendly competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)

May 10, 2016

US, Honduran militaries connect, compete during Camaraderie Day

A sign welcomes the 158 U.S. service members and civilians from Joint Task Force-Bravo to Montaña La Oki, a small village located in the mountains east of Comayagua, Honduras, where 172 families awaited the arrival of the participants of Chapel Hike 67 and the 3,000 pounds of food they carried 3.4 miles up the mountain April 30, 2016. In addition to the ton-and-a-half of food, which was packed into 150 bags containing 20 pounds apiece by volunteers two nights prior to the trek, many hikers brought their own additional treats and toys to give to the dozens of children they met at the top of the mountain, which was 4,406 feet above sea level. Chapel Hikes are designed to provide a practical way for JTF-Bravo members to engage and partner with local communities to provide support to surrounding villages in need of food and supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David Liapis/Released)

May 6, 2016

JTF-Bravo personnel deliver food, smiles to Honduran village during chapel hike

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — One hundred and fifty-eight military and civilian members of Joint Task Force-Bravo and half a dozen

Guatemalan families wait outside a local church to receive a preventive health class during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in Jocotán, Chiquimula, Guatemala, April 29, 2016. After concluding the initial class, patients receive soap, vitamins and de-worming medication, and then pass on to the screeners and medical providers. (U.S. Army photo by Maria Pinel)

May 5, 2016

JTF-Bravo Medical Element performs first cross-border MEDRETE to help those in need

COPÁN, Honduras — Service members from the Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element traveled to the western region of

Army Forces Battalion, Headquarters Support Company Service Members, assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, load a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to the 1st battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, in preparation for a three-day deployment to validate their role as a SOUTHCOM Situational Assessment Team, April 25, 2016. The 11-member S-SAT team traveled to Puerto Castilla, Honduras, where they participated in a portion of an Army SOUTH-hosted exercise called Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias, which is an annual event that tests the abilities of Caribbean and Central American nations to respond to a natural disaster or humanitarian crisis. (U.S. Army photo by Frederick Hoyt/Released)

May 3, 2016

SOUTHCOM Situational Assessment Team validates response capabilities

Soldiers from Joint Task Force-Bravo pose for group photo with Roger W. Dickerson, an Army North Sexual Harassment/Assault Response (SHARP) instructor from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, after completing an 80-hour SHARP certification course at Soto Cano Airbase, Honduras, April 14, 2016. Soldiers that graduated from the course will now take leadership in coordinating and managing the JTF-B installation advocacy program while providing direct advocacy support to victims of sexual harassment and sexual assault. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. James M. Trachier)

April 27, 2016

Soldiers graduate from SHARP Victim Advocate certification training

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Soldiers from accompanying units, under the command of Joint Task Force-Bravo, kicked off Sexual

Firefighters from seven Central American nations participate in live-fire training, one of many exercises the 34 participants experienced during a week-long iteration of CENTAM SMOKE (Sharing Mutual Operational Knowledge and Experience) at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 20, 2016. Joint Task Force-Bravo has trained 866 firefighters from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Belize since 2005, providing an opportunity for U.S. and Central American firefighters to work as one, building collaborative relationships as partner nations and allowing those involved to take valuable lessons back to their countries. Some Honduran firefighters who attended previous iterations of CENTAM SMOKE recently put what they learned to the test while fighting wildfires near Tela, Honduras. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. David Liapis/Released)

April 25, 2016

Building teamwork with Central American firefighters

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo hosted firefighters from Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua,

Members of the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, prepare a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for flight in the Arraiján District of Panama, April 17, 2016. The 1-228th AVN was in Panama to support Panamanian Public Forces firefighting operations in the Darién Province, where wildfires had been burning since April 4. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)

April 22, 2016

JTF-Bravo firefighting ops wrap up in Panama

DARIÉN PROVINCE, Panama — Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo partnered with Panamanian Public Forces to contain multiple

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