Col. Otto Boneta takes command of JTF-Bravo Medical Element in Honduras
Col. Otto Boneta takes the Medical Element unit colors from Col. Marcus De Oliveira, Joint Task Force-Bravo commander, during a change of command ceremony June 24 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The former MEDEL commander, Col. Michael Sigmon, moves to his new assignment as chief of preventative medicine at Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. MEDEL provides Level I-III medical treatment for all Department of Defense health care beneficiaries in Central America, and supports all humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and personnel recovery missions in the area of responsibility. (Photo by Martin Chahin)