Aug. 13, 2021

Winged Warriors receive Guatemalan Defense decorations

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — Service members with Joint Task Force-Bravo and the 1-228 Aviation Regiment Winged Warriors conducted operations across Guatemala, Honduras and Panama following the devastation left by Eta and Iota. The Guatemalan Armed Forces awarded the Medal of the White Nun to 31 members of the Winged Warriors and 14 0to supporting staff with JTF-Bravo to recognize their support during hurricane relief operations.

Aug. 3, 2021

JTF-Bravo leadership conducts operational familiarization visit with civil affairs teams in Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala — Leadership with Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B) conducted an operational familiarization visit, July 19-21, to meet, engage and interact with three civil affairs teams (CAT) who are forward deployed from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.

July 19, 2021

Rebuilding together: Colombia, JTF-Bravo Global Health Engagement concludes on Providencia Island

PROVIDENCIA, Colombia — U.S. military service members and civilian providers with Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B), a U.S. Southern Command unit based out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, in coordination with the Colombian Ministry of Health, military, government, and non-government organizations, conducted a Global Health Engagement July 14-16.

July 15, 2021

Strengthening partnerships for disaster readiness

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — U.S. military and civilian personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Honduran Armed Forces, Permanent Contingency Committee (COPECO) and Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Services (INSEP), conducted a joint training to enhance disaster response readiness, July 12 – 14.  

July 6, 2021

Enduring Promise: JTF-Bravo hosts Global Health Engagement in Honduras

COLÓN, Honduras — Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B), Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, visited the department of Colón for a Global Health Engagement June 28-July 2.

June 11, 2021

JTF-Bravo leadership visits partner nation military

Tegucigalpa, Honduras — U.S. Army Col. Steven Gventer, commander of Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B), Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, and members of the Task Force, met with Maj. Gen. Tito Livio Moreno Coello, Honduran Armed Forces Chief of Staff, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, June 9, to discuss the long-standing U.S. and Honduran partnership. 

June 4, 2021

1-228th Aviation Regiment welcomes new commander, recalls record year of hurricane relief efforts

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — The 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment held a change of command ceremony June 4, 2021 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.

Nov. 30, 2020

Base COVID testing ensures people throughout Central America remain healthy

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Juggling in itself is no easy feat, but for medics juggling health-protection requirements in the aftermath of two back-to-back hurricanes all while ensuring the personnel assigned to Soto Cano Air Base remain safe in the midst of operating in a pandemic environment, one can easily assume something would fail.

Oct. 26, 2020

Partnership and trust, SOUTHCOM commander visits Soto Cano AB

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Admiral Craig Faller, SOUTHCOM commander, took some time during a regional visit across Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica to address the men and women of JTF-Bravo and remind them why their presence in this region matters.

Aug. 6, 2020

New leader assumes command, carries on legacy at JTF-Bravo

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — U.S. Army Col. Steven Barry, Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-B) commander, passed that symbol of leadership in spirit to the new JTF-B commander, Army Col. John D. Litchfield, in a virtual ceremony presided over by U.S. Southern Command commander Adm. Craig Faller, Aug. 5, 2020 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. Barry is a native of Hamilton, New Jersey and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1996.