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SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Paying their final respects to two fallen Soldiers, Lt. Col. James Kanicki, the 1-228th Aviation Regiment commander, Command Sgt. Maj. Lucio DeAnda, the 1-228th command sergeant major, and Capt. Erica Huston, the Headquarters and Headquarters Company commander, salute at the battlefield crosses during the memorial ceremony here Aug. 5. Sgt. Luis Brito and Sgt. Leodegario Lizárraga both died in a car accident July 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/Martin Chahin)

Aug. 6, 2010

JTF-Bravo remembers two fallen Soldiers

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Surgeons perform an operation on a Honduran patient July 19 in Hospital Escuela here, as part of a humanitarian civic assistance urology surgical campaign conducted by a team of U.S. military and Honduran medical personnel July 18-30. During the two-week Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE), the team of surgeons and support staff provided high-quality, specialized care to 185 Hondurans in need. (Courtesy photo.)

Aug. 4, 2010

U.S. surgical team provides urology care in Tegucigalpa

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The patient lying on the operating table was in desperate need of urological surgery. Years ago, the

Aug. 3, 2010

Two JTF-B Soldiers killed in vehicle accident

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Two Soldiers from Joint Task Force-Bravo were killed at approximately 2:30 p.m. July 31 when their

(U.S. Air Force graphic/Corey Parrish)

Aug. 3, 2010

Suicide solution involves leadership, Mullen says

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — While no easy answers exist to a military suicide problem that has reached "crisis level," a big

July 30, 2010

Joint Task Force-Bravo supports drug interdiction in Honduras

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo, together with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), assisted

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Capt. Denise Hamilton (left), Tech. Sgt. Diora Farrar, 1st Lt. Carly Fraser and Tech. Sgt. Kathy Pate (behind Lieutenant Fraser), all with the Medical Element here, carry a "patient" from a medical evacuation helicopter during a HOT/COLD aircraft loading class here July 27. Groups of medics took turns loading and unloading people onto and off of the helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)

July 29, 2010

Heroes in training

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Medical Element and 1-228th Aviation Regiment personnel conduct a HOT/COLD Aircraft loading class here July 27. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)

July 28, 2010

Joint effort saves life of Honduran teen

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Comic book heroes, from Green Lantern to Wolverine, perform superhuman feats in order to save lives.

DUYURE, Honduras -- Air Force 1st Lt. Nicole Musshorn, a registered nurse in Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element, takes a Honduran woman's blood pressure during a Medical Civic Assistance Program here July 20. During the MEDCAP, a team of Honduran health care providers and JTF-Bravo personnel provided medical care to 435 Duyure residents in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jen Richard)

July 27, 2010

JTF-Bravo brings medical care to Honduran villagers

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — There is no easy way to travel in and out of the municipality of Duyure, Honduras. No roads are

EL ROBLITO, Honduras -- Sgt. Wideline Servius, of Joint Task Force-Bravo, hands a local villager a bag of clothes, food and other supplies during the Chapel Hike here July 16. According to the Joint Task Force-Bravo chaplain's office, the monthly hikes build and foster positive relationships with the Honduran people and strength JTF-Bravo’s commitment to the Honduran government to provide humanitarian assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)

July 26, 2010

Bringing the goods

July 26, 2010

Service chiefs gather to address children's conference

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AFNS) — Service chiefs from each branch came together to lend their support to the cause of helping military

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