SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras - Lt. Col. Thompson Lanius, Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element Dental Services officer, performs a routine dental check on a patient in Choluteca Mar. 11. Colonel Lanius was part of a Medical Readiness and Training Exercise held there to assist the Honduran Ministry of Health in providing basic medical services to residents of the area. JTF-Bravo routinely conducts training exercises throughout Central Americal to ensure regional stability as well as to our ability to respond to natural disasters, provide humanitarian assistance, and protect the vital interests of the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. John T. Stamm)