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Maj. Blong Ly, a Medical Element doctor of dental surgery, administers a local anesthetic in preparation for pulling a patient’s tooth during a medical readiness training exercise June 2, 2015, at Corinto, Cortes, Honduras. The MEDRETE team performed dental work on more than 135 patients and educated them on proper dental hygiene. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Condit)

June 11, 2015

US-Honduran team provides medical services in Corinto, Cortes

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — As the surgeon walks into the room, his booties slice through the standing water on the floor and

A group of service members from Joint Task Force-Bravo led by Command Sgt. Maj. Nelson Callahan, JTF-B command sergeant major, pose for a photo following their workout June 03, 2015, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. A dedicated athlete and mentor, CSM Callahan invites others to join him during this specialized physical training session so they can “lead by example…break a sweat…blast [their] core and…build unit cohesion” (U.S. Air Force graphic by Capt. Christopher Love).

June 3, 2015

Command Sgt. Maj. leads PT to build strength, unit cohesion

U.S. Army Sgt. Tia Sokimson, American Forces Network Honduras combat videographer, speaks with a row of boys from the Saint Anthony of Padua Boys Home outside La Paz, Honduras May 16, 2015. Sokimson volunteered to spend his morning with the boys as part of a monthly orphanage visit sponsored by the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment from Soto Cano Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Christopher Love)

May 18, 2015

1-228 Aviation Regiment sponsors visit to local orphanage

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – A team of U.S. and Honduran medical providers treat a young boy from Barra Patuca, Honduras, during a medical readiness training exercise April 22-25, 2015. A total of 35 Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel and Honduran medical providers participated in the MEDRETE, providing free medical care to 1,200 people over the course of two days, to build relationships, test capabilities and support the Ministry of Health objectives. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Stephanie Tucker)

May 13, 2015

JTF-Bravo teams with Hondurans to treat 1,200 patients in Gracias a Dios

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - — They stood in the shade of palm trees, lining a fence made of tall sticks and barbed wire, as they

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – U.S. Army Col. Kirk Dorr, Joint Task Force – Bravo commander, greets Ambassador James Nealon, U.S. Ambassador to Honduras (right), Congressman Marc Veasey (center right), representing Texas’ 33rd District, and Congressman Austin Scott (center left), representing Georgia’s 8th District, during a congressional delegation tour May 4, 2015, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The delegation came to learn about JTF-B’s support to the broader U.S. and partner nation stabilization efforts in Central America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Condit)

May 5, 2015

US congressional delegation visits Soto Cano Air Base, views stabilization efforts

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - — A delegation consisting of Congressman Austin Scott, representing Georgia's 8th District,

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – A group of cadets from the Honduran Air Force Academy leads the way, as 222 hikers from the U.S. and Honduras begin a 3.2-mile climb to the mountain village of El Misterio, Honduras, April 18, 2015, to deliver a combined 3,000 pounds of rice and other goods to the villagers there. This was the 60th iteration of the Joint Task Force-Bravo chapel hike program, which has delivered more than 217,000 pounds of donated goods to people in need in remote areas, to show good will and build trust in Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Christopher Love)

May 5, 2015

JTF-Bravo Chapel Hikes: A Legacy of Outreach and Trust

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — At 7:30 on Saturday morning, April 18, 2015, a caravan of 164 U.S. service members and 58 of their

Firefighters hail an HH-60 Blackhawk as part of a simulated emergency rescue operation April 23, 2015, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The simulated rescue was part of the Central America Sharing Mutual Operations Knowledge and Experience exercise, designed to build partnership capabilities by bring firefighters from the U.S. and Central American countries together as a unified team. (Photo by Martin Chahin)

April 27, 2015

CENTAM SMOKE construye habilidades en conjunto con bomberos regionales

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Bomberos del 612 Escuadrón de Base Aérea de la Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta-Bravo junto con 39 bomberos

Firefighters representing the six Central American countries which participated in the CENTAM Sharing Mutual Operations Knowledge and Experience exercise, line up in preparation for fire training April 22, 2015 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The week-long exercise consisted, among other things, of mobile aircraft training, car and helicopter burns, medical instruction, structural burns and HH-60 Blackhawk and CH-47 Chinook familiarization training, all meant to build partnership capacity between the and CENTAM counterparts. (Photo by Martin Chahin)

April 27, 2015

CENTAM SMOKE builds partnership capacity with regional firefighters

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Firefighters from Joint Task Force - Bravo's 612th Air Base Squadron along with 39 firefighters

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody discusses the vital role of each Airman during a visit to the fire station April 14, 2015, at Joint Task Force - Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. Throughout the day, Cody made his way through each section of the 612th Air Base Squadron, meeting Airmen and touring facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Condit)

April 20, 2015

CMSAF visits Soto Cano Air Base

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody visited with Airmen during a trip to Soto Cano Air

U.S. Army Col. Steven Spencer provides a medical screening for a Honduran child during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in the Department of Gracias a Dios, Honduras. March 24, 2015. Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Medical Element provided medical care to more than 970 Honduran citizens during the two day MEDRETE operation. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Tedesco)

April 1, 2015

Joint Task Force-Bravo brings medical care to 973 people in Raya, Honduras

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force Bravo's Medical Element, Joint Security Forces, and 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation

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