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U.S. and Honduran personnel pose together for a group photo following the conclusion of a JTF-Bravo medical mission in La Paz, Honduras, March 12, 2025. These medical missions have become a hallmark of JTF-Bravo's enduring legacy in the region, demonstrating their unwavering dedication to building a stronger and more resilient Honduras and Central America. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

March 14, 2025

US and Honduran Forces Team Up to Provide Medical Care in La Paz

LA PAZ, Honduras — U.S. Army medical personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo joined forces with Honduran organizations to provide essential healthcare to 261 people in La Paz, Honduras, March 12, 2025.

Participants from three Honduran partner agencies respond to the first inject during Jaguar Sentinel, a JTF-Bravo led tabletop exercise Feb. 28, 2025, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Jaguar Sentinel is a forum for key players to share experience, capabilities and act as force multipliers during a crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo)

March 7, 2025

Jaguar Sentinel prepares US, Honduran forces for crisis response

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo met with the Permanent Commission on Contingencies (COPECO) during Jaguar Sentinel Honduras, an emergency response tabletop exercise series, Feb. 27-28 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Joint Task Force-Bravo, Costa Rica Emergency Medical Team, and local community members pose for a group photo after a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in Pejibaye, Costa Rica, February 27, 2025.

March 6, 2025

JTF-Bravo medical exercise treats 620 Costa Ricans

PEJIBAYE, Costa Rica — Seventeen Joint Task Force-Bravo members assigned to the 349th Medical Detachment traveled to Pejibaye, Costa Rica, to team up with 46 Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social members to conduct a Medical Readiness Training Exercise and provided medical care to 620 people between February 25-27, 2025.

Herberth Gaekel, Joint Task Force-Bravo fire inspector, briefs participants during a tabletop exercise at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, February 19, 2025.

Feb. 21, 2025

JTF-Bravo unveils new Combined Joint Operation Center

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Joint Task Force-Bravo unveiled their new Combined Joint Operation Center in conjunction with a tabletop exercise where they worked with members from the Honduran air force, army, firefighters, Comisión Permanente de Contingencias, Forest Conservation Institute, Environmental Management Unit, and Friends of La Tigra Foundation, February 19, 2025.

Over three days, 18 service members from Army Forces Battalion, Joint Task Force-Bravo, alongside more than 50 Honduran counterparts, provided health care services to 835 Hondurans living in the vicinity of Tela, Honduras, Dec. 3 through 5, 2024. These missions are a hallmark of JTF-Bravo’s 40-year presence in the region and underscore the importance of cultivating deep-rooted partnerships built on goodwill, trust, and collaboration. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Dec. 11, 2024

JTF-Bravo provides medical care to more than 800 near Tela, Honduras

TELA, Honduras — Over three days, 18 service members from Army Forces Battalion, Joint Task Force-Bravo, alongside more than 50 Honduran counterparts, provided health care services to 835 Hondurans living in the vicinity of Tela, Honduras, Dec. 3 through 5, 2024.

Gen. Laura Richardson meets with Honduran President Xiomara Castro.

June 20, 2024

Gen. Richardson Meets With President, Senior Officials During Visit to Honduras

U.S. Army Gen. Laura Richardson, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, visited Honduras June 17-18 and met with Honduran President Xiomara Castro and other senior officials to discuss continued bilateral cooperation. Richardson's visit to Honduras was her fifth as SOUTHCOM commander. The trip included a visit to Joint Task Force-Bravo to preside over the task force's change of command ceremony.

A photo of service members standing in front of a formation.

June 18, 2024

Joint Task Force-Bravo's 43rd Commander assumes command

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — U.S. Army Col. Daniel Alder assumes command of Joint Task Force-Bravo during a change of command ceremony becoming the 43rd commander of JTF-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, June 18, 2024.

A photo of a person spraying fire into a storage container while others watch.

June 14, 2024

Multinational CENTAM Guardian 24 Exercise Completed

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — CENTAM Guardian Phase II concludes after two weeks with a closing ceremony at Costa Rica’s National Fire Academy, San Jose, Costa Rica, June 14, 2024.

A photo of two military members in front of an aircraft.

May 20, 2024

70th Anniversary of the United States and Honduras’ partnership

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — It was on this day 70 years ago — May 20, 1954, that the United States and Honduras signed a bilateral military assistance agreement at Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

A photo illustration of a group of firefighters.

April 29, 2024

Multinational Firefighting Teams Train Together During CENTAM Smoke

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The multinational exercise CENTAM SMOKE ended with a closing ceremony awarding the five participating countries’ firefighters at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 26, 2024.