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Army Reserve, Ministry of Health partner to bring medical care to Cortés

Nov. 12, 2019

JTFB, Ministry of Health partner to bring medical care to Cortés

Cortes, Honduras — Twenty-two U.S. military service members assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo worked alongside Honduran military and relief organizations to conduct a medical readiness training exercise in the department of Cortes, Honduras, Nov. 5-7, treating more than 800 patients.

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.

July 17, 2019

New Horizons 19 MEDRETE: Medical providers treat 9,575 Guyanese patients

The Medical Readiness Training Exercise team for New Horizons exercise 2019 saw their final patient July 12, 2019 in Linden, Guyana at the Egbert Benjamin Expedition and Conference Centre.

July 8, 2019

U.S. Military Medical Team Provides Care in Guatemala

CHIANTLA, Guatemala- Men, women, young children and elderly citizens all lined up at 4 a.m. outside of gymnasium doors to received medical services. Medical Readiness Training Exercise is a multi-day medical event that offers general health evaluation, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy and preventive medicine as part of annual exercise Beyond the Horizon 2019.

U.S. Army Maj. Margaret Novicio, Medical Element dentist, treats a patient during a medical readiness exercise in El Palmital, Honduras, Jan. 31, 2019.

Feb. 5, 2019

MEDEL provides care to El Palmital

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — On Jan. 31, doctors, nurses, dentists and other health care specialists assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo’s Medical Element aided the Ministry of Health at a local clinic in El Palmital by providing dental, pharmaceutical, lab, preventative medicine, public health and general health services during a medical readiness exercise.

Oct. 2, 2018

Army South deploys specialized surgical team to Honduras

Tegucigalpa, Honduras — To enhance response capabilities, the Regional Health Command Central deployed a trauma surgical team to Honduras, part of the Army South area of operations, to conduct pre-hospital care, trauma care, and work side-by-side with host nation surgeons from 11-25 August at the University School Hospital.

A Salvadoran girl gets dental care during a medical readiness training exercise June 24, 2018, at Centro Escolar Canton La Esperanza de Olocuilta, El Salvador. The MEDRET is part of U.S. Army South-led Beyond the Horizon exercise lasting May 12 through August 4. The exercise involves about 1,800 Soldiers of all components, part of Combined Joint Task Force Hope and includes MEDRETS and construction of schools and a clinic addition.

June 29, 2018

Army medical readiness exercise provides rural Salvadorans with medical, dental care

LA PAZ DEPARTMENT, El Salvador — Army dentists took part in a medical readiness exercise that included Peruvian and Salvadoran doctors and nurses. Of the team of 40, 32 were U.S. Army medical personnel from Combined Joint Task Force Hope participating in the Beyond the Horizon exercise, which is led by U.S. Army South. The larger scope of the humanitarian exercise included construction of clinics and schools.

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.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Derrick Kooker, a medical provider with the Wyoming National Guard assigned to Beyond the Horizon 2017, checks the inner ear canal of a patient during a medical readiness event held at Macal River Park in San Ignacio, Belize May 8, 2017. This is the second of three health events held by BTH 2017. Beyond the Horizon is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, Army South-led exercise designed to provide humanitarian and engineering services to communities in need, demonstrating U.S. support for Belize.

May 10, 2017

Wyoming National Guard provides medical care in Belize

Soldiers from the Wyoming National Guard kicked off the second of three medical readiness events as part of Beyond the Horizon 2017 at Macal River Park in San Ignacio, Belize May 8. BTH 2017 is a U.S. and Belize partnership exercise designed to provide humanitarian and engineering services to communities in need, demonstrating U.S. support for Belize.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Lorraine Branson screens Honduran patients for medical problems at a Medical Readiness Training Exercise site at Cooperativa village, Colon, Honduras , Apr. 20, 2017. Joint Task Force – Bravo Medical Element, provided care to more than 850 patients during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in Cooperativa village, Colon, Honduras, Apr. 20-21, 2017. MEDEL also supported a Military Partnership Engagement and assisted more than 650 patients with the Hondurian Navy in Santa Rosa de Aguan, Colon, Honduras, Apr. 22, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson/released)

April 28, 2017

MEDRETE and MPE missions support medical care in Honduras

COLÓN, Honduras — Thirty-four personnel from Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Medical Element, along with Joint Security Forces (JSF) and Joint Support Battalion (JSB), participated in a two-day Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) and a Military Partnership Engagement with the Honduran Armed Forces April 20-22, providing basic medical care for more the 1,500 patients.