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

Soto Cano Air Base updates gym equipment, increases resiliency - U.S. Army Sgt Jahmal Fleming, 1-228 Aviation Regiment medic, Joint Task Force-Bravo, conducts a workout using new equipment at the Fitness Center at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, May 4, 2022. The Morale, Welfare and Recreation directorate, Army Support Activity-Soto Cano Air Base executed a renovation project to provide an appropriate work out space and improve the physical fitness and readiness of military personnel across the base.

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Soto Cano Air Base updates gym equipment, incre...

JTF-Bravo strengthens Ministry of Health, Guatemala partnerships - Service members from the Guatemala 5th Infantry Brigade and Joint Task Force-Bravo stand side-by-side during an opening ceremony April 27, 2022, in the Tuixcox community of Huehuetenango, Guatemala. In partnership with the Guatemala Ministry of Health, JTF-B provided women’s health, preventative medicine, triage, primary care, dental and pharmacy care to more than 450 people in two days. These efforts enhance stability, increase readiness through medical training and showcase our enduring promise of friendship, partnership and solidarity in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amber Carter)

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JTF-Bravo strengthens Ministry of Health, Guate...

JTF-Bravo vaccinates cattle during VETRETE - Joint Task Force-Bravo service members help lead a cow April 20, 2022, in Cane, Honduras. Animal care specialists, civil affairs team members and volunteers from the Medical Element at JTF-Bravo vaccinated more than 500 cattle in three days for local farmers, ensuring the fatality rate of the herd is decreased from around 50% to 15%. The vaccinations provided through this partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture in Honduras and Soto Cano Air Base creates a better quality of life for the cattle as well as food stability for the community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amber Carter)

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JTF-Bravo vaccinates cattle during VETRETE