Aug. 5, 2025

JTF-Bravo supports hernia and gallbladder surgical mission in Belize

Nurses from Joint Task Force-Bravo and the Western Regional Hospital Belize conducted gallbladder and hernia surgical procedures during a JTF-Bravo surgical mission, Belmopan, Belize, Aug. 5, 2025. Surgical missions provide an opportunity for servicemembers to engage with the local community and give back to our neighbors while providing them with services that may otherwise be unavailable or in high demand. Since 1992, medical support to Central America has been a hallmark of JTF-Bravo’s presence in the region, improving overall health and long-term stability.

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

March 6, 2025

JTF-Bravo medical exercise treats 620 Costa Ricans

PEJIBAYE, Costa Rica — Seventeen Joint Task Force-Bravo members assigned to the 349th Medical Detachment traveled to Pejibaye, Costa Rica, to team up with 46 Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social members to conduct a Medical Readiness Training Exercise and provided medical care to 620 people between February 25-27, 2025. MEDRETEs are regularly occurring missions conducted by JTF-Bravo in many locations within the Central America region. While conducting these missions, community members receive several types of care depending on their needs such as; preventative medicine, being seen by medical providers, pharmacy and dental. 

Jan. 13, 2025

JTF-Bravo provides medical care to more than 1000 near Choluteca, Honduras

CHOLUTECA, Honduras — U.S. Army Sgt. Micol Bejar, Joint Task Force-Bravo 349th Medical Detachment medic, poses for a photo with local children during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in Choluteca, Honduras, January 9, 2025. MEDRETEs are regularly occurring initiatives which provide an opportunity for medical personnel to engage with local communities and give back

July 3, 2024

Over 475 La Paz community members receive medical care

LA PAZ, Honduras — Service members assigned to Army Forces Command, Joint Task Force-Bravo, conducted a Medical Readiness Training Exercise with Honduran Air Force medical professionals and security personnel, Red Cross, Ministry of Health, Honduran National Police, Building Minds School’s volunteer translators and local municipality representatives at La Paz, Honduras, July 1-2, 2024. 

May 23, 2024

GHE brings humanitarian assistance and medical care to Guatemalans

LIVINGSTON, Guatemala — A Global Health Engagement conducted by Joint Task Force-Bravo in conjunction with Guatemala’s State Partnership Program counterpart, the Arkansas National Guard’s 188th Wing, and the Guatemalan military, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food, served communities in the remote villages near Livingston, Guatemala, May 13-16, 2024.

May 21, 2024

Snapshots of Service: JTF-Bravo's Global Health Engagement in Guatemala

LIVINGSTON, Guatemala — Joint Task Force-Bravo with the support from Arkansas National Guard’s 188th Air Wing and the Guatemalan military, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food conducted a Global Health Engagement in remote villages near Livingston, Guatemala, May 13-16, 2024. During the 4-day GHE, JTF-Bravo and its partners delivered care to over 500 patients and 1,500 animals. Services provided were medical, dental, pharmacy, veterinary, public health and surgery.

June 13, 2022

Medical Readiness Training Exercise strengthens local partnerships and skills

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — As part of the U.S. Southern Command’s enduring partnership to Central America, Joint Task Force-Bravo executed a three-day Global Health Engagement in Comayagua, Honduras, June 1-3, working side by side with local military and Ministry of Health personnel.

Feb. 23, 2022

Army Reserve soldiers conduct surgeries at local Honduran hospital

Santa Barbara, Honduras — The Joint Task Force-Bravo Forward Surgical Section conducted general surgeries at the Santa Barbara Hospital in the department of Santa Barbara, Honduras, Feb. 15 – 17 in conjunction with local surgeons.

Aug. 4, 2021

Strengthening partnerships: JTF-B medical members provide care to locals in Atlántida, Honduras

ATLÁNTIDA, Honduras — U.S. service members with the Medical Element, Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B), Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, and Honduran counterparts completed a three-day Global Health Engagement, July 29, to assist communities in need of medical care.