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Tag: Joint Task Force Bravo

Oct. 28, 2020

SOUTHCOM Commander Visits Central America

Adm. Craig Faller visited Central America Oct. 19 – 23 to meet with leaders in Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica to discuss continued security cooperation and counter narcotics support.

Protecting valuable assets: JTF-B conducts personnel recovery training

Sept. 29, 2020

Vital for Survival: JTF-B members conduct Emergency Deployment Recovery Exercise

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. service members assigned to the Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano AB, Honduras concluded a ten day Emergency Deployment Recovery Exercise in Trujillo Bay, Honduras, Sept 22, 2020.

U.S. Army aircrew, assigned to the 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment Air Ambulance Detachment at Joint Task Force-Bravo, prepare their gear for a medical evacuation training exercise at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras July 31, 2020. The 1-228 Charlie Company aeromedical evacuation area of responsibility spans 31 countries and 16 dependencies.

Aug. 24, 2020

JTF-Bravo Aeromedical Evacuation Teams Save Three Lives in Four Weeks

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Pilots and crew from Joint Task Force – Bravo’s 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Air Ambulance Detachment recently performed three life-saving aeromedical evacuations in the course of four weeks, from Jun. 22 to Jul. 14, 2020.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, off-load a T6 container July 18, 2020, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The T6 container held 17,000 pounds of COVID-19 medical supplies for Honduras communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathon Carnell)

July 21, 2020

Travis delivers aid to Honduras

Airmen assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, delivered humanitarian aid supplies to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, July 18.

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment flies over the coast of Honduras and El Salvador during a Battalion Continuity of Operations (COOP) training flight formation May 28, 2020.

May 29, 2020

JTF Bravo Conducts Large Formation Helicopter Exercise

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo conducted a helicopter exercise out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, May 28, 2020. The exercise involved participation from the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment and the use of 10 U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks and UH-60 L Blackhawk helicopters.

A doctor and a child pose for a picture.

Oct. 25, 2019

Honduran MEDRETEs Provide Invaluable Surgical, Training Opportunities

Brooke Army Medical Center personnel participated in two separate Medical Readiness Exercises in Honduras recently.

Honduran soldiers perform a weapons demonstration during Artillery Day at Zambrano, Dec. 4, 2018.

Dec. 12, 2018

JTF-B representatives attend Artillery Day

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo representatives assigned to the Army Forces Battalion attended Artillery Day with their Honduran counterparts at Zambrano, Dec. 4.

Oct. 16, 2018

MEDEL provides orphans dental care

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, HONDURAS — Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element provided care for children from a local orphanage at a clinic in Comayagua, Oct. 11.

May 22, 2018

JTF-Bravo soldier receives medal for heroism in Honduras

SOTO CANO AIRBASE, Honduras — Sergeant First Class Levon Fernandez, a flight paramedic with Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment, Charlie Company, was awarded the Soldier’s Medal for his heroic actions during a presentation ceremony at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, May 07, 2018.

JTF-Bravo joins partners for Pediatric Nutritional Assessments

Nov. 29, 2017

JTF-Bravo joins partners for a Pediatric Nutritional Assessment

La Paz, Honduras — LA PAZ, Honduras— Personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element partnered with service members from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the Honduran Ministry of Health, and the U.S. Agency for International Development to conduct the third part of an ongoing pediatric nutritional assessment at three villages within the Department of La Paz, Honduras from Nov. 7-9, 2017.