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A JTF-Bravo Medical Element (MEDEL) and Honduran medic treat a Honduran man's leg during a medical readiness training exercise Aug. 25-28 in the remote village of Rio Platano, Department of Gracias a Dios, Honduras. MEDEL partnered with the Honduran Ministry of Health and the Honduran military to provide classes for the patients to teach them about hygiene, nutrition, and preventative dental practices. They also provide wellness checkups, medication, dental care, and perform minor medical procedures as required. (Photo by U.S. Army Spec. Anthony Gonzales)

Sept. 3, 2014

U.S. Army medical exercise supports underserved village in Honduras

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Hundreds of people, men, women and children of all ages, flocked to the remote village of Rio

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Sept. 2, 2014

Suicide prevention more than a month-long campaign

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — All Airmen have a responsibility that lasts much longer than a one-month campaign. This

Dr. Rebecca Chavez, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs, answers questions from Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel Aug. 28 over lunch during her visit to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. (Photo by Martin Chahin)

Sept. 1, 2014

DoD official: JTF-Bravo on the leading edge in Central America

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — As the U.S. government puts more emphasis on Central America and pays more attention to the

Over 130 members of Joint Task Force-Bravo, with the support of Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Joint Security Forces and Honduran Air Force cadets, hiked nearly eight miles round trip to deliver more than 2,700 pounds of food and supplies to families in need in the mountain village of Soso Mico outside La Paz, Honduras, Aug. 23, 2014. The effort was part of the 56th Joint Task Force-Bravo Chapel Hike, a venerable tradition during which service members donate their money and time to purchase food and supplies and then tote them on a hike through the mountains to deliver to local, underserviced communities. (Photo by U.S. Air National Guard Capt. Steven Stubbs)

Aug. 26, 2014

U. S. service members volunteer to carry food; supplies to remote Honduran village

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Over 130 members of Joint Task Force-Bravo, with the support of Joint Task Force-Bravo's Joint

Ambassador James Nealon learns about the medical evacuation mission of the 1-228th Aviation Regiment during his first visit to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras Aug. 25, 2014. Ambassador Nealon recently arrived in Honduras Aug. 13, 2014 as the new U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Honduras and most recently served as the Civilian Deputy to the Commander of U.S. Southern Command from Sept. 2013 to Aug. 2014. (Photo by Martin Chahin)

Aug. 26, 2014

JTF-B welcomes new U.S. Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Ambassador James Nealon observed how the 1-228th Aviation Regiment, 612th Air Base Squadron, Joint

Joint Task Force -Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL), with support from JTF-Bravo Joint Security Forces and Army Forces Battalion, partnered with the Honduran Ministry of Health and the Honduran military to provide medical care to more than 1,400 people and performed 11 surgeries over three days in the Department of Santa Barbara, Honduras during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) and Mobile Surgical Team (MST), Aug. 11-15, 2014. Joint Task Force-Bravo has been conducting medical readiness training exercises since Oct. 1993. They have treated more than 349,000 medical patients, 69,000 dental patients and 14,400 surgical patients throughout Central America. (Courtesy Photo)

Aug. 22, 2014

Over 1,400 Hondurans receive medical care from U.S. Army medics

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL), with support from JTF-Bravo Joint Security Forces

U. S. Army Lt. Col. Ernest Irvin, 1-228th Aviation Regiment commander, salutes as a CH-47D Chinook prepares to take off from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras for the last time, May 28, 2014. Two Chinooks are slated to be replaced with the newer CH-47F model. One of the helicopterss, affectionately known as "638", is the oldest active Chinook in the U. S. Army's inventory having flown in the Vietnam War. (Photo by U. S. Air National Guard Capt. Steven Stubbs)

Aug. 20, 2014

Out with the old....in with the new

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — As the sun rose over the air base tarmac like it does every morning, one could feel a sense of

The 1-228th Aviation Regiment evacuated a Honduran Presidential Honor Guard service member from the island of Roatan to a Tegucigalpa hospital Aug. 16, 2014 after sustaining life-threatening injuries the previous night. The Honduran Air Force commanding general requested the air medical evacuation of the patient who received head and neck injuries when he was ran over by a vehicle on Friday night. (Courtesy Photo)

Aug. 17, 2014

Flight of life; U. S. Army aviation transports critically injured Honduran

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The 1-228th Aviation Regiment evacuated a Honduran Presidential Honor Guard service member from the

Secretary of the Army John McHugh recognizes U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Tramel, a registered nurse with the Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element, for his role in saving two lives during a major vehicle accident response just outside Soto Cano Air Base in a coining ceremony Aug. 13 while in Honduras. (Photo by Martin Chahin)

Aug. 13, 2014

Secretary of the Army recognizes members of Joint Task Force-Bravo

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Saying their efforts are invaluable to the growth and stability of Central America, the Army's top

Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Medical Element hosted the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Pediatrics in Disasters (PEDS) course to train Honduran pediatricians about the healthcare needs for children in disaster preparedness and emergency response. The course subjects included planning and triage for disaster scenarios, pediatric trauma treatment, toxic exposure, and incident control command procedures. Pediatricians from all over Honduras traveled to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras to attend the course held August 7-9, 2014. (Photo by U. S. Army Sgt. Catherine Tharpe)

Aug. 10, 2014

JTF-Bravo Medical Element Facilitates PEDS Course for Honduran Pediatricians

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element hosted the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Pediatrics

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