SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Air Force Staff Sgt. Isaac Bermudez, JTF-Bravo, Medical Element surgical technician, prepares surgical instruments for an operation in a local hospital Sept. 16 in Comayagua, Honduras. Sergeant Bermudez is part of a four-person team that goes to La Paz and Comayagua hospitals Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays to perform surgeries and lessen the burden on local doctors during medical readiness training exercises, or MEDRETE (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad Thompson).