COMAYAGUA, Honduras – Air Force Majors Donnell Nicks and Irene Cassidy, operating room nurses with the Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element, prepare a patient for surgery during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise Dec. 5. MEDEL surgeons usually perform surgical MEDRETES twice a week in towns near Soto Cano Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)