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SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Senior Airman Maria Barrett, Joint Task Force-Bravo medical technician, screens a patient at Canton El Espino, El Salvador, during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise Feb. 26. More than 30 JTF-Bravo members provided aid to 1600 people, obtaining training and experience in delivering medical care in austere conditions, promoting diplomatic relations, and providing humanitarian and civic assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kimberly Rae Moore)

March 2, 2011

JTF-Bravo provides medical care to 1600 in El Salvador

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — More than 30 Joint Task Force-Bravo members conducted a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in El

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Maj. Jorge Cintron, Joint Task Force-Bravo Civil - Military Operations director, helps unload a delivery of humanitarian assistance equipment to the city of Comayagua Feb. 28. JTF-Bravo delivered over nine thousand dollars in equipment to cities surrounding the base to assist in controlling the mosquito population. JTF-Bravo daily operations demonstrate the professionalism and training of the men and women of Joint Task Force-Bravo and the United States Military and our commitment to the region. (Air Force photo/Capt. John T. Stamm)

March 2, 2011

Helping our friends

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Petty officer second class Paul Maestry, Joint Task Force-Bravo legal affairs, gives a student at Las Minitas a backpack from the Give a Kid a Backpack organization. More than 700 children in the surrounding Honduran communities received backpacks filled with school supplies Feb. 23 and 24. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kimberly Rae Moore)

March 1, 2011

Give a Kid a Backpack teams with JTF-B, gives away 700 backpacks

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras —  More than 700 children in the surrounding Honduran communities received backpacks filled with

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – Joint Task Force-Bravo joined several Honduran first responders in a course geared toward a unified plan for reaction during disasters and crisis. Instructor Edgar Lopez, Costa Rica Fire Department, uses models during a scenario to test the participants’ knowledge gained through the course. JTF-Bravo is committed to full partnerships with Central American governments in training and missions to support security, stability and prosperity throughout the region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kimberly Rae Moore)

Feb. 21, 2011

Emergency responders train together through COPECO

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — A smorgasbord of uniforms, including one of Joint Task Force-Bravo, filled a classroom in

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - A KC-10 air to air refueling tanker from the 304th Air Mobility Wing at McGuire AFB, N.J., delivers 42,000-pounds of dontated items to the 612th Air Base Squadron here, Feb. 16. The shipment will be turned over to Joint Task Force-Bravo Civil and Military Affairs for delivery to local charities. JTF-Bravo contributes to regional stability and peace, which facilitates economic prosperity and growth. (Air Force photo/Capt. John T. Stamm)

Feb. 17, 2011

DENTON Program delivers aid to Central America

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — An Air Force KC-10 "Extender" air to air refueling tanker from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst,

CARIBBEAN SEA (Feb. 12, 2011) Army aviators assigned to the Joint Task Force-Bravo 1-228 Aviation Battalion, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, conduct landing qualifications aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Joint Task Force-Bravo’s mission is to conduct and support joint, combined, and interagency operations, and to support contingency operations throughout region in order to enhance theater-wide security, stability, prosperity and reinforce cooperation. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kevin L. Pruitt)

Feb. 17, 2011

Army pilots conduct deck landing qualifications aboard USS Gunston Hall

USS GUNSTON HALL, At Sea (NNS) — U.S. Army pilots assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-B) completed annual deck landing

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Joint Task Force-Bravo, the Honduran military and the Comisión Permanente de Contingencias, trained and exercised on equipment together here Feb. 2 through 10, on equipment that can enable them to provide aid following disasters. Here Honduran military representatives with JTF-B assistance, set up the communications kit which is a portion of the Prepositioned Exercise Assistance Kit. JTF-Bravo is committed to full partnerships with Central American governments in training and missions to support security, stability and prosperity throughout the region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kimberly Rae Moore)

Feb. 14, 2011

Training together to provide aid together

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo, the Honduran military and the Comisión Permanente de Contingencias (the

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - 1Lt. Jonathan Snyder (left), physician assistant with Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element, and MEDEL commander Col. (Dr.) Michael Hoilien, carry medical supplies, delivered by the 1-228th Aviation Regiment, during a medical readiness training exercise in Montana de la Flor Jan. 28. The exercise was a coordinated effort between JTF-B, the Honduran Ministry of Health, the Honduran Army, Honduran Mission LeMars and volunteers from the University of South Dakota to to provide basic medical services to the people there. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. John T. Stamm)

Feb. 10, 2011

JTF-Bravo, helping Central Americans wherever needed

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Hidden in the mountains of central Honduras, barely accessible by car

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Col. Gregory Reilly, Joint Task Force-Bravo commander, is greeted at Hospital del Sur by the Honduran Boy and Girl Scouts. The scouts acted as interpreters, moved patients from surgery to recovery and aided families as they waited for their loved ones being treated in the opthamology Medical Readiness Training Exercise in Choluteca. JTF-Bravo is committed to full partnerships with Central American governments in training and missions to support security, stability and prosperity throughout the region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kimberly Rae Moore)

Feb. 7, 2011

JTF-B celebrates a 10-year partnership with Choluteca

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — 200 Hondurans were given the ability to see during a week-long opthamology Medical Readiness

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Leadership from the 612th Air Base Squadron stand-by as Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy departs Soto Cano Air Base Jan. 31. During his visit, the chief toured many facilities, conducted meet-and-greets and spoke with Airmen about key focuses in the Air Force today. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kimberly Rae Moore)

Feb. 4, 2011

CMSAF Roy visits sunny Soto Cano Air Base

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — It was 25 degrees at Joint Base Andrews, Md. when Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy