Feb. 5, 2026

Joint Task Force-Bravo 1-228 Aviation Regiment participates in Ilopango Air Show 2026

ILOPANGO, El Salvador — At the invitation of our regional partners, our aviation units participate in air shows to foster positive relations, strengthen regional partnerships and capabilities, and showcase our operational assets. Over the two day event, attendees met the crew, took photos, and experienced the aircraft up close, including the pilot and troop seats.

Feb. 4, 2026

CAT 4361, U.S Southern Command Humanitarian Assistance Program, and Guatemala Partner to Provide Medical Care in Puerto San Jose

PUERTO SAN JOSE, Guatemala — Civil Affairs Team 4361, assigned to Army Forces Battalion, Joint Task Force-Bravo, alongside U.S. Southern Command’s Humanitarian Assistance Program, partnered with the Guatemalan Department of Health of Escuintla to bring vital medical services and approximately $12,000 worth of medications and supplies to communities in Puerto San Jose, Guatemala, Jan. 29-30, 2026.

Feb. 4, 2026

CAT 4361 and U.S SOUTHCOM Humanitarian Assistance Program Donated Excess Property & Equipment in Esquipulas, Guatemala

ESQUIPULAS, Guatemala. — Civil Affairs Team 4361, assigned to Army Forces Battalion, Joint Task Force-Bravo, and the U.S. Southern Command Humanitarian Assistance Program partnered with the Guatemalan Ministry of Health to donate excess medical equipment valued at more than $250,000 to the city of Esquipulas, Guatemala, Jan. 28, 2026.

Oct. 3, 2025

Meaning beyond movement: JTF-Bravo physical therapist provides hope to Honduran communities

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Since March of 2025, Centro de Rehabilitacion Integral de Comayagua (CRIC) has come to know the caring heart and guidance of Joint Task Force-Bravo’s two-person physical therapy team.U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Collier Amundson, Army Forces Medical Detachment (AFMD) Chief of Rehabilitation and Minnesota-native, dedicates one day each week to caring for

May 30, 2025

JTF-Bravo conducts first-ever women’s health focused MEDRETE

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo partnered with a local Comayagua hospital to hold its first-ever women’s health focused medical mission at Jose Maria Ochoa Center, Comayagua, Honduras, May 29.“A commitment to women’s health and their children is a commitment to a community’s future,” said Dr. (Maj.) Lindsay Grubish, Joint Task Force-Bravo emergency medicine

July 9, 2021

JTF-Bravo conducts Global Health Engagement in Colombia

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-Bravo), a U.S. Southern Command (U.S. SOUTHCOM) unit, will conduct a Global Health Engagement in San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, Colombia, July 12-16 in conjunction with the Colombian Ministry of Health and the Colombian military.

June 30, 2021

JTF-Bravo conducts interoperability training with Costa Rican partners

LIBERIA, COSTA RICA — The U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B), Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, deployed three UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrews to provide aviation support for the Costa Rican Police Forces during various training exercises with Special Operations Command South, June 10-16.

May 7, 2021

JTF-Bravo conducts rapid response exercise

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo, a U.S. Southern Command unit at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, will conduct a rapid response exercise with the Salvadoran Military to simulate a natural disaster response in and around La Union, El Salvador from 10-22 May.

Feb. 1, 2021

Panamanian and US forces conclude humanitarian exercise Mercury

Joint Task Force Bravo, United States Southern Command, the Panamanian National Aeronaval Service (Senan) and National Border Service (Senafront) held a closing ceremony for humanitarian exercise “Mercury” today.

Jan. 19, 2021

U.S., Panamanian forces conduct second iteration of joint humanitarian exercise

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. military personnel assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, will conduct a joint humanitarian exercise with Panamanian Public Security forces in various regions of Panama, Jan. 21 to Feb. 1.