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SOTO CANO AB, Honduras – A U.S. Army paratrooper exits a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a combined airborne exercise at Joint Task Force-Bravo. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Diaz)

July 30, 2012

Airborne Exercise Strengthens Partnership

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. Army and Honduran army paratroopers participated in a combined airborne exercise, July 18. The

(Left to right) Dr. Guillermo Saenz, Army Capt. Curtis Million and Air Force Staff Sgt. Adrianna Bascochea-Gibbs of JTF-Bravo and a doctor from the Panama Ministry of Health hold a newborn, clamp and cut the umbillical cord immediately after the delivery of a baby boy on the final day of the Panama MEDRETE, July 19. Doctors delivered three babies, two boys and one girl, during the four-day exercise. Two of the babies were named after JTF-Bravo dentists. (Official photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

July 24, 2012

JTF-Bravo treats indigenous Guna Yala in Panama

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, HONDURAS — Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo, partnered with the Panama Ministry of Health and the Panama

Col. Guy A LeMire receives the Joint Task Force Bravo colors from Gen. Douglas M. Fraser, Commander, U.S. Southern Command during a change of command ceremony at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, June 19. LeMire replaced Col. Ross A. Brown, who is leaving to take a position at the Pentagon. (Air Force photo by Martin Chahin)

June 19, 2012

LeMire takes command of JTF-Bravo

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Col. Ross A. Brown, relinquished command of Joint Task Force-Bravo to Col. Guy A. LeMire during a

Air Force 1st Lt. Jess Looft, Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element nurse, checks a patient’s leg for swelling during a two-day joint Medical Readiness Training Exercise in partner with El Salvador’s Ministry of Health and military. The team provided care to 776 local patients in the municipalities of El Castano and Rancho San Marcos, El Salvador. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Christopher Diaz)

June 12, 2012

JTF-Bravo brings medical care to El Salvador

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo recently treated 776 patients in a two-day joint Medical Readiness

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Honduran firefighters put out a mock-vehicle fire as a U.S. Air Force firefighter instructs the pair on the procedures during Central America Sharing Mutual Operational Knowledge and Experiences (CENTAM SMOKE) exercise at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, May 8, 2011. CENTAM SMOKE allows U.S. and Honduran firefighters four days of team-building training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

May 22, 2012

U.S. Air Force, Honduran firefighters train together at CENTAM SMOKE

SOTO CANO AB, Honduras - Advanced Operation Base team members head to the back a CH-47 Chinook, assigned to 1st Battalion, 228th Air Aviation Regiment at Joint Task Force-Bravo here, to load up and then perform airborne operations April 30. Members of the AOB conduct this training quarterly in order to maintain airborne proficiency. (Photo/Martin Chahin)

May 7, 2012

Airborne Ops

BATALLA, Honduras -- Local community members in the municipality of Batalla line up outside of a local school, waiting to be seen during Joint Task Force-Bravo's most recent medical readiness and training exercise. In partnership with the Honduran Ministry of Health and Honduran Military, JTF-Bravo delivered medical care to 1,774 patients in Batalla and Wawina during the MEDRETE, April 18-21. (U.S. Air Force Photo/1st Lt. Christopher Diaz)

April 23, 2012

JTF-Bravo provides medical care to 1,774 in Gracias a Dios

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Fifty-five members from Joint Task Force-Bravo returned to base yesterday after partnering with the

Team Soto Cano hosted more than 30 distinguished members of the surrounding communities during Leaders’ Day for a tour of Soto Cano Air Base March 23. Leaders’ Day was established in 2011 to educate local and national civic leaders on the mission and capabilities of JTF Bravo and Honduran AMA. As the senior representative for U.S. Southern Command, JTF Bravo’s overall mission is to enhance regional security, stability and cooperation. (Photo by Martin Chahin)

March 27, 2012

Leaders' day strengthens partnership

Soto Cano AB, Honduras — Team Soto Cano hosted more than 30 distinguished members of the surrounding communities during

SAN JUAN, Honduras - Air Force Staff Sgt. Melissa Sparks, a Medical Element member who works in preventive medicine at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, gives a child de-wormer after their preventive medicine briefing on the last day of the medical readiness and training exercise March 10. Each person received a preventive medicine briefing then proceeded to the screening area. Members from Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, saw more than 1,000 villagers during the four-day medical readiness and training exercise in the Montana de la Flor region March 7-10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Candice Allen)

March 11, 2012

JTF-Bravo medics see 1,000 patients

SAN JUAN, Honduras — Members from Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, saw more than 1,000 villagers

SAN JUAN, Honduras - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Gruber, a Medical Element logistics NCOIC, gives a child de-wormer after the preventive medicine briefing at a medical readiness and training exercise here March 9. Members of the MEDRETE team saw more than 370 San Juan villagers on day three of the four-day MEDRETE here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Candice Allen)

March 9, 2012

JTF-B medics provide care to 370 in San Juan

SAN JUAN, Honduras — The team from Joint Task Force-Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, saw more than 370 people on