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Tag: Humanitarian Assistance

An airman speaks to a woman holding a child on her lap.

May 23, 2018

Air Force Medical Team Supports Humanitarian Exercise in Panama

COCLE, Panama — Five members of the 2nd Medical Group, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, joined other teams of airmen, Marines and soldiers in support of the New Horizons 2018 humanitarian exercise in Panama.

April 6, 2018

JTF-Bravo partners with Nicaragua to provide medical care in Waspam

Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras — Service members from the Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element participated in a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in Waspam, North Caribbean Autonomous Region of Nicaragua, March 19-24, working side by side with personnel from the Nicaraguan Army and Ministry of Health.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam D. Van Horn, C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster assigned to the 514th Air Mobility Wing's 732nd Airlift Squadron, locks a cargo pallet in place at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Nov. 17, 2017. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen

Nov. 27, 2017

Air Force Reservists Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Air Force reservists with the 514th Air Mobility Wing delivered 15 pallets of food weighing 76,410 pounds to Haiti as part of the Denton humanitarian aid program.

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.

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.

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.

Patients wait outside a school in Estancia, La Paz, to receive basic medical care from a team of Honduran and U.S. personnel during a two-day Medical Readiness Training Exercise, Jan. 31. Personnel from the Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element worked side by side with local nurses and physicians, as well as Honduran soldiers to provide the population with immunizations, preventive medicine, dental services, basic medical care and pharmacy services. (U.S. Army photo by Maria Pinel)

Feb. 10, 2017

Honduran, U.S. partnership provides medical care for village

LA PAZ, Honduras — Personnel from Honduran Ministry of Health representatives, Honduran military personnel, members of Joint Task Force – Bravo and the U.S. Agency for International Development, partnered to provide basic medical services to the population of Estancia during a medical readiness exercise from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1.

Joint Task Force Bravo personnel from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras and Costa Rican organizations partner to do damage assessment and identify humanitarian assistance projects in the wake of Hurricane Otto which hit Costa Rica Nov. 26. The storm brought heavy rains, flooding and mudslides to the area.

Dec. 14, 2016

JTF Bravo sends hurricane damage team to Costa Rica

LIMON, Costa Rica — Joint Task Force Bravo sent two personnel from Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras to Costa Rica to assist in damage assessment in the aftermath of Hurricane Otto, which hit the country on Nov. 26.

Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Brianna Conway, center, and Haitian volunteers unload supplies from a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter at Les Cayes, Haiti, Oct. 17, 2016. Conway is assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brianna Gaudi

Oct. 18, 2016

U.S. Military Concludes Haiti Post-Hurricane Humanitarian Effort

WASHINGTON — The 400 service members who took part in Hurricane Matthew humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti are expected to return home soon, Navy Admiral Kurt W. Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command, told reporters.