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U.S. Army Pfc. Jason Dingler, Joint Security Forces military working dog handler, watches as his canine, Greco, takes down Spc. Young Won Ham, Medical Element preventive medicine technician, during a demonstration at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, March 27, 2019.

April 3, 2019

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, HONDURAS — Members of the Medical Element watched military working dog demonstrations at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, March 27.

Service members practice helocasting by jumping into a lake from a UH-60 Blackhawk at Lake Ilopango, El Salvador, March 7, 2019.

March 14, 2019

1-228th Avn Regt. trains with El Salvador Special Forces

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, HONDURAS — Joint Task Force Bravo’s 1-228th Aviation Regiment worked with the 7th Special Forces Group to train Salvadoran Special Forces soldiers in paradrop operations, helocast and fast rope insertion extraction system training in El Salvador, March 4-7.

Jan. 19, 2018

Joint Task Force-Bravo surgeons complete surgical mission in Danlí

Danli, Honduras — Danli, Honduras – A military Mobile Surgical Team assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo conducted general surgeries at the Gabriela Alvarado Hospital in Danlí, Department of El Paraíso, Honduras, Jan. 15 – 18.

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)