Welcome to JTF-Bravo

Congratulations on your assignment to Joint Task Force-Bravo!

JTF-Bravo is a subordinate command of U.S. Southern Command, responsible for a Joint Operations Area which encompasses the seven Central American countries. Our focus is strengthening partnerships, maintaining personal readiness, and integrating JTF-Bravo capabilities with our partner nations. This focus enables combined operations to effectively counter regional threats, build our partners' capacity, and quickly respond to humanitarian assistance/disaster relief contingencies. 

For information on your upcoming assignment, check out our Welcome Guide for all guidance on arrival and necessary documents you may need.

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JTF-Bravo History

  • 1982: Palmerola Air Base is constructed.
  • 1983: JTF-11 is established and later re-designated JTF-Alpha. 
  • 1984: JTF-Alpha is re-designated as JTF-Bravo with added mission to deter Nicaraguan aggression. 
  • 1992-1994: Transitional period; JTF-Bravo works on bilateral humanitarian and civil assistance operations. 
  • 1997: Commander in Chief’s Theater Engagement plan issued, calling for Soto Cano to serve as strategic gateway to theater. 
  • 1998: JTF-Bravo provides disaster relief assistance after Hurricane Mitch.
  • 1999: 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment assigned as tenant unit from Panama. 
  • 2000: 612th Air Base Squadron activation.
  • 2002: JTF-Bravo’s mission revised to include joint and interagency operations. 
  • 2007: JTF-Bravo dispatched medical team to Peru in response to severe earthquake.
  • 2010: JTF-Bravo supported operation Unified Response in Haiti.
  • 2014: JTF-Bravo provided aid to regions in Honduras following tropical storm Hannah. 
  • March - April 2016: JTF-Bravo provided support fighting wildfires in Tela, Honduras and the Darién Province, Panama.
  • October 2016: JTF-Bravo provided assistance and humanitarian efforts to Haiti following Hurricane Matthew.
  • March 2017: JTF-Bravo provides support in combating large forest fires in Honduras.
  • September 2017: JTF-Bravo provides hurricane relief assistance in collaboration with USAID/OFDA as part of JTF-Leeward Islands  
  • 2019:  JTF-Bravo provides aerial transportation assistance in Panama during Operation Darien Lift.
  • 2020: JTF-Bravo supports rescue, disaster relief and humanitarian assistance missions in Honduras, Guatemala and Panama after devastation left by hurricanes Eta and Iota.
  • 2021: JTF-Bravo deployed approximately 200 personnel in support of JTF-Haiti after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake devastated the country.
  • 2022: Within 24 hours, JTF-Bravo deployed a forward C2 and fuel capabilities to Haiti. Effectively delivering over 123,000 gallons of fuel as a part of FUELED COMMITMENT.
  • 2024: U.S. humanitarian aid for Honduras tops 6 million pounds with the Denton Program and through the help of JTF-Bravo.

Recent News

Maj. Gen. Joseph P. DiSalvo, U.S. Army South Commanding General, was greeted by Col. Kirk Dorr, Joint Task Force-Bravo Commander, and Col. Rollin Miller, Army Support Activity Commander, on the flightline at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 21 2014. Maj.Gen. DiSalvo visited different areas of the post to learn more about the continued efforts to upgrade infrastructure and to recognize personnel for their accomplishments (Photo by Martin Chahin) - Maj. Gen. Joseph P. DiSalvo, U.S. Army South Commanding General, was greeted by Col. Kirk Dorr, Joint Task Force-Bravo Commander, and Col. Rollin Miller, Army Support Activity Commander, on the flightline at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 21 2014. Maj. Gen. DiSalvo visited different areas of the post to learn more about the continued efforts to upgrade infrastructure and to recognize personnel for their accomplishments (Photo by Martin Chahin)

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U.S. Army South leader visits Joint Task Force-...

Twenty-seven volunteers from Joint Task Force- Bravo help carry cement blocks and shovel dirt for the foundation of 10 homes during a Habitat for Humanity build in La Paz, Honduras, Oct. 18, 2014. The homes are the first of 20 homes that will eventually be built in the new La Paz site, and they are expected to be completed by Dec. 20, 2014. Founded in 1976, Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian ministry dedicated to building and repairing homes with those in need. Habitat for Humanity’s work began in Honduras in 1988 and over the years, reached more than 70 communities and served over 15,240 families. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Connie Dillon) - Twenty-seven volunteers from Joint Task Force- Bravo help carry cement blocks and shovel dirt for the foundation of 10 homes during a Habitat for Humanity build in La Paz, Honduras, Oct. 18, 2014. The homes are the first of 20 homes that will eventually be built in the new La Paz site, and they are expected to be completed by Dec. 20, 2014. Founded in 1976, Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian ministry dedicated to building and repairing homes with those in need. Habitat for Humanity’s work began in Honduras in 1988 and over the years, reached more than 70 communities and served over 15,240 families. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Connie Dillon)

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JTF-Bravo helps Habitat for Humanity, Honduras

Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Civil and Military Operations Office help load vehicles donated through the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office onto flat bed trucks on Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 14, 2014. DRMO, the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development worked together to transfer over $100,000 worth of furniture and vehicles to USAID project Youth Alliance Honduras. DRMO offices receive and screen all property turned in by base agencies for reutilization and reuse. If items cannot be reused within the Department of Defense, it is considered for transfer or donation to other federal or state agencies, or other qualified organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo /Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman) - Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Civil and Military Operations Office help load vehicles donated through the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office onto flat bed trucks on Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 14, 2014. DRMO, the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development worked together to transfer over $100,000 worth of furniture and vehicles to USAID project Youth Alliance Honduras. DRMO offices receive and screen all property turned in by base agencies for reutilization and reuse. If items cannot be reused within the Department of Defense, it is considered for transfer or donation to other federal or state agencies, or other qualified organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo /Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

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Joint Task Force-Bravo helps out USAID with don...