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U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Reddin, a crew chief assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228 Aviation Regiment, based out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, surveys the Central American landscape from a CH-47 Chinook during a Battalion Continuity of Operations (COOP) training flight.

May 29, 2020

JTF-Bravo conducts large formation helicopter exercise

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo conducted a helicopter exercise out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, May 28, 2020. The exercise involved participation from the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment and the use of 10 U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks and UH-60 L Blackhawk helicopters.

U.S. Army Spc. Colin Yap, Joint Task Force – Bravo Medical Element medic, pricks the finger of young girl to measure her hemoglobin levels during a Pediatric Medical Readiness Training Exercise May 23, 2019 in La Paz, Honduras. MEDRET missions allow JTF-B medical personnel to train in their areas of expertise, while providing a service and strengthening partnership with the host nation. The service members saw approximately 120 patients during the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

May 31, 2019

JTF-B assess, educates Honduran community

LA PAZ, Honduras — Medics from Joint Task Force - Bravo’s Medical Element (MEDEL) and 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment partnered to help assess the needs of Florida de San Jose, a small community of La Paz, Honduras, during a Pediatric Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE), May 22-23.

U.S. Army Sgt. Alicia Baum, 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment flight paramedic, analyzes the condition of a simulated aircraft casualty during a search and rescue exercise, May 21, 2019, in Comayagua, Honduras. Members from various units on Joint Task Force – Bravo participated in the exercise that simulated a HH-60 Blackhawk crashed during a routine flight carrying personnel. The exercise practiced notification, recall, search and rescue, on-scene medical care, recovery of personnel from low and high angle austere terrain, and medical care once the injured returned to base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

May 30, 2019

Helicopter exercise tests JTF-B rescue capabilities

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — What started off as a routine passenger transport flight resulted in a search and recovery mission for Joint Task Force – Bravo The simulated scenario tested the base’s capabilities and procedures during a personnel recovery exercise, here, May 21.

A UH-60 Blackhawk from the 1-228th Aviation Regiment aims to extinguish a simulated wildfire to show the additional capabilities of Joint Task Force - Bravo during the Central America Sharing Mutual Operational Knowledge and Experiences (CENTAM SMOKE) exercise, April 11, 2019, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. CENTAM SMOKE brought together firefighters from Honduras, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala and El Salvador to train with U.S. Air Force members as well as develop bonds and understandings of one another’s culture with team building exercises. The weeklong training included aircraft and structural fires, vehicle extrication, and a firefighter combat challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

April 16, 2019

JTF-B burns cultural barriers during CENTAM SMOKE

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Firefighters from five Central American countries and Joint Task Force - Bravo participated in Central America Sharing Mutual Operational Knowledge and Experiences (CENTAM SMOKE) exercise, from April 8 - 12, here. CENTAM SMOKE, a biannual event hosted by the 612th Air Base Squadron, brought together fire fighters from Honduras, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala and El Salvador to train with U.S. Air Force members as well as develop bonds and understandings of one another’s culture with team building training.

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from JTF-Bravo's 1st Battalion, 228 Aviation Regiment unloads a pallet of equipment and supplies during a deployment readiness exercise of the U.S. Southern Command Situational Assessment Team (SSAT) in Zambrano, Honduras, Feb. 21 through 23. The SSAT is a quick-reaction deployable team comprised of experts that provide the commander of USSOUTHCOM an immediate assessment of conditions and unique Department of Defense requirements which might be needed during a Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Response event within the Central American Area of Responsibility.

Feb. 28, 2017

JTF-Bravo’s quick reaction force executes deployment readiness exercise

ZAMBRANO, Honduras — Eleven personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo’s U.S. Southern Command Situational Assessment Team (SSAT) mobilized in support of a deployment readiness exercise here, Feb. 21 through 23.