JTF-Bravo helps distribute 21,000 pounds of supplies to villages of El Salvador
ILOPANGO, El Salvador -- Army Staff Sgt. Scott Hirschi, Joint Task Force-Bravo CH-47 Chinook crew chief, based out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, runs through some preflight checks Nov. 12 here. The JTF-Bravo members helped distribute more than 21,000 pounds of food, water, clothing and other hygiene products to villages of El Salvador that have been cut off by mudslides. The towns most affected by the Nov. 8 flooding were Verapaz, Guadalupe, Santa Maria Ostumas and San Vicente. These villages were completely cut off by damaged roads and bridges (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad Thompson).