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Aug. 4, 2017

U.S. Army readiness, humanitarian mission go hand in hand

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A team of U.S. Army medical personnel from Brooke Army Medical Center participated in a training exercise in Hospital Escuela and Hospital Maria in Tegucigalpa, Honduras from July 19 – 27, performing complex trauma surgical procedures in a resource limited environment with logistical support from Joint Task Force-Bravo.

Aug. 3, 2017

Chapel Hike 73: Developing relationships

EL TALADRO, Comayagua — More than 200 soldiers, airman and marines from Joint Task Force-Bravo and the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Southern Command participated in Chapel Hike 73 last Saturday, providing more than 5,000 pounds of donated food for the community of El Taladro in Comayagua, Honduras.

Sgt. 1st Class Trini Ta’s Call to Duty as a radiology technician at Soto Cano Air Base includes providing service for Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel as well as military working dogs, ensuring providers get the right images to help their patients.

July 12, 2017

Sergeant 1st Class Trini Ta, radiology technician

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — Sgt. 1st Class Trini Ta’s Call to Duty as a radiology technician at Soto Cano Air Base includes providing service for Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel as well as military working dogs, ensuring providers get the right images to help their patients.

Joint Task Force – Bravo Medical Element personnel participated in a pediatric nutritional assessment mission as members of a joint team with the Honduran Ministry of Health to assess the nutritional status of children from the ages of 6 months to 60 months in the San Antonio area of La Paz, Honduras, Jun 14 - 15, 2017.

July 6, 2017

Preventive Med supports local pediatric nutrition assessment

La Paz, Honduras — Personnel from the Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element worked with Honduran counterparts from the Ministry of Health from June 14-15, 2017 for the second part of an ongoing pediatric nutrition study in communities of La Paz, Honduras.

Honduran police forces prepare to enter a room for clearing under a hostile scenario during a Subject Matter Expert Exchange with Joint Security Forces from Joint Task Force-Bravo at La Paz, June 20, 2017. The Military Police members shared knowledge on how to enter buildings and clear the areas tactically, providing the Honduran forces with necessary techniques and procedures that can help prevent casualties among their force while entering hostile situations.

June 28, 2017

Joining forces

La Paz, Honduras — A Joint Task Force-Bravo Joint Security Forces team participated in a Subject Matter Expert Exchange with local police forces in La Paz, Honduras on June 20, 2017 to enhance their ability to enter, clear and secure locations.

Firefighters from the 612th Air Base Squadron Fire Department, Joint Task Force-Bravo, conducts a live fire training June 16, 2017 on Soto Cano Air Base, to practice their skills and provide awareness to the base population.

June 21, 2017

Up in flames: Fire Department conducts live fire training

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — Firefighters from the 612th Air Base Squadron Fire Department, Joint Task Force-Bravo, conducted a live fire training June 16, 2017 here, to practice their skills and provide awareness to the Soto Cano population.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Zachary White, 612th Air Base Squadron, Fire Emergency Services crew chief, poses for a photograph at the Soto Cano Fire Department at Soto Cano Air Base, May 25th, 2017. Staff Sgt. White is in charge of deciding how his team of four responds to a fire emergency. (U.S. Army photo by Maria Pinel)

June 9, 2017

Staff Sgt. Zachary White, Fire Crew Chief

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Zachary White, 612th Air Base Squadron, Fire Emergency Services crew chief, poses for a photograph at the Soto Cano Fire Department at Soto Cano Air Base, May 25th, 2017. Staff Sgt. White is in charge of deciding how his team of four responds to a fire emergency. (U.S. Army photo by Maria Pinel)

More than 190 members of Joint Task Force-Bravo hiked approximately 3.6 miles round-trip to the village of San Jerónimo, Comayagua, Honduras, Apr. 29, 2017. Members carried more than 5025 lbs of food and supplies, 24 soccer balls and 3 piñatas to the people of San Jerónimo. Chapel hikes have been occurring since 2003, with the JTF-Bravo Chapel sponsoring an average of six every year. The hikes are designed to provide a practical way for JTF-Bravo members to engage and partner with local communities to provide support to surrounding villages in need of food and supplies. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson/released)

May 2, 2017

JTF-Bravo hikes over 5000 pounds of food and supplies to San Jerónimo, Comayagua, Honduras

COMAYAGUA, Honduras — Villagers of San Jerónimo, Comayagua, Honduras receive bags of food from more than 190 members of Joint Task Force-Bravo.

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from JTF-Bravo's 1st Battalion, 228 Aviation Regiment unloads a pallet of equipment and supplies during a deployment readiness exercise of the U.S. Southern Command Situational Assessment Team (SSAT) in Zambrano, Honduras, Feb. 21 through 23. The SSAT is a quick-reaction deployable team comprised of experts that provide the commander of USSOUTHCOM an immediate assessment of conditions and unique Department of Defense requirements which might be needed during a Humanitarian Assistance, Disaster Response event within the Central American Area of Responsibility.

Feb. 28, 2017

JTF-Bravo’s quick reaction force executes deployment readiness exercise

ZAMBRANO, Honduras — Eleven personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo’s U.S. Southern Command Situational Assessment Team (SSAT) mobilized in support of a deployment readiness exercise here, Feb. 21 through 23.

U.S. Marines with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command board a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 8, 2016, for a deployment to Port-au-Prince, Haiti where they will augment approximately 150 other Soldiers, Airmen and Marines from Joint Task Force-Bravo and SPMAGTF-SC who deployed earlier this week with two CH-53E Super Stallion, three CH-47 Chinook, and two UH-60L and two HH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to provide heavy and medium lift to support the U.S. Agency for International Development-led mission. While in Haiti, SPMAGTF-SC and JTF-Bravo personnel are part of Joint Task Force Matthew, a temporary command established by SOUTHCOM in Port-au-Prince, under the command of U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Cedric Pringle, to coordinate and execute the combined Department of Defense supporting elements that include the Marine and Army aircraft from Soto Cano and ships and aircraft from the Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David Liapis)

Oct. 8, 2016

SPMAGTF-SC, JTF-Bravo disaster relief in Haiti enabled by logistics, ‘Rapid Global Mobility’

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. Air Force heavy airlift was called upon to support approximately 200 Soldiers, Airmen and Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command and Joint Task Force-Bravo who deployed this week with two CH-53E Super Stallion, three CH-47 Chinook, and two UH-60L and two HH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to provide heavy and medium lift to support the U.S. Agency for International Development-led mission to alleviate human suffering and bolster Haitian disaster response capabilities.