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(From Left) Army Spc. Abdiel Santos-Soto, Air Force Maj. Julia Nuelle and Air Force Capt. Tayt Ellison harvest bone to perform a fibular bone graft Sept. 19 during a Medical Readiness Exercise in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. A team of 19 military medical personnel from Brooke Army Medical Center and other military treatment facilities completed 128 procedures from Sept. 14-27.

Oct. 25, 2019

Honduran readiness exercises provide invaluable surgical, training opportunities

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center personnel participated in two separate medical readiness exercises in Honduras recently.

Group photo of team members and Yenci

Oct. 22, 2019

Civil Affairs Team medic positively impacts life of local child

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — I am part of Civil Affairs Team 4361, a detachment of Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, that visited the Jardin de Ninos Roman Villeda school in the rural town of La Labor, Ocotepeque Department June 19 to conduct an assessment and deliver humanitarian assistance.

FTC-Bravo dona equipo para apoyar el combate del dengue en Comayagua

Aug. 27, 2019

JTF-Bravo donates equipment, supports fight against dengue in Comayagua

Comayagua, Honduras — Joint Task Force Bravo, with support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), delivered a donation of supplies valued at $ 15,000 to the Comayagua Department of Health in support of local efforts to counter the dengue epidemic.

Joining forces maintain operability, provide medical care

Aug. 19, 2019

Joining forces maintain operability, provide medical care

ATLANTIDA, Honduras — Soldiers with the U.S. Army Reserve assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo conducted a Medical Readiness Training Exercise with Honduran military counterparts in the Atlántida department, Honduras, to provide basic medical services at local schools in the Frutera, Saladito and Boca del Toro villages, August 6 – 8.

U.S. Army Sgt. Jazmaine Blakeney, Joint Task Force – Bravo Medical Element lab technician, examines tissue samples during an investigation, July 10, 2019, at La Libertad, Honduras. Members of JTF-B were asked by the Honduran Ministry of Health to conduct an investigation into the cause of Leishmaniasis and provide any recommendations that may stop infection. Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease that is caused by infection with leishmania parasites, which are spread through the bite of sand flies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

July 15, 2019

U.S., Honduran health services battle disease in Honduran mountain community

COMAYAGUA, Honduras — Joint Task Force Bravo in concurrence with the Honduran Ministry of Health conducted a medical investigation into a possible disease outbreak, July 9 and 10, at La Libertad in the district of Comayagua, Honduras. Members of JTF-B’s Medical Element (MEDEL) examined the area of La Libertad to determine how and where the disease, Leishmaniasis, was spreading in the community and provide any recommendations that may stop infection.

Honduran leadership visits Soto Cano

April 30, 2019

HONDURAN LEADERSHIP VISITS SOTO CANO

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — More than 30 representatives and senior leaders from different military and civilian Honduran organizations visited Soto Cano Air Base during Leader’s Day, April 26, 2019.