Iguana Voladora

TAMARA DROP ZONE, Honduras – A Central American paratrooper gives a “thumbs up” as he waits in line prior to boarding a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for an airborne operation here. Joint Task Force-Bravo hosted Iguana Voladora, an annual paratrooper exercise, April 29 through May 4 and hosted more than 50 paratroopers from Central and South America for the week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sonny Cohrs)

Litter Control

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS -- Approximately 20 U.S. military from Joint Task Force-Bravo spent three hours picking up trash on a one-mile stretch of CA-5, Honduras’ single major highway that runs in front of Soto Cano Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chyenne A. Griffin)

JTF-B MEDEL shows the love to Honduran orphans

(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chyenne A. Griffin) Master Sgt. Christina Myers, Soto Cano Air Base Medical Element, plays with orphans from a Honduran orphanage that the medical personnel brought on base April 13 for an organizational fun day.

Girl Scout Cookies

Brownie troop #114 help 1Lt. Rose Killingsworth, 474th Operations Group, unload just part of a total of 250 boxes of Girl Scout cookies donated by the Girl Scouts of the USA, Old Vail Service Unit, at Headquarters Twelfth Air Force, April 4. The cookies will be delivered by Twelfth Air Force and Air Forces Southern to deployed Airmen as well as various orphanages and organizations in the Air Forces Southern Area of responsibility, which includes Central and South America and the Caribbean.

JSF recognized by Casayuda Foundation

COMAYAGUA, Honduras -- (left to right) Staff Sgt. Isaac Kirkwood, Tech. Sgt Boyd Nutt, and Staff Sgt. Glenn Gordan, all members of Joint Task Force Bravo's Joint Security Forces, serve lunch at Casayuda Foundation during the organization's 8th anniversary ceremony March 8. The servicemembers attended the ceremony and were recognized by the foundation's director for the support the unit provides to the orphanage. Casayuda Foundation is an orphanage and school for special needs children. JSF routinely provides support to them, spending time with the children, making repairs to the school's infrastructure and providing them with much-needed supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Alysia Harvey)

JSF recognized by Casayuda Foundation

COMAYAGUA, Honduras -- U.S. Army 1st Lt. Hector Ayala, Joint Task Force Bravo's Joint Security Forces deputy commander, accepts a certificate of appreciation on behalf of the unit from Nellie Zelaya, director of Casayuda Foundation, during a ceremony March 8. Casayuda Foundation, an orphanage and school for special needs children, celebrated its 8th anniversary and took a moment to recognize the men and women of JSF, who routinely provides support to them, spending time with the children, making repairs to the school's infrastructure and providing them with much-needed supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Alysia Harvey)

Medical exercise leaves real-world impact in Colombia

Capt. (Dr.) Christopher Putnam, an optometrist, provides medical treatment to a Colombian woman during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise, which took place Sept. 10-22 in Popayan, Colombia. The U.S Air Force team treated more than 4,000 underserved Columbian citizens while gaining the training necessary to operate in a deployed environment.

Medical exercise leaves real-world impact in Colombia

Lt. Col. Gary Geracci, an oral surgeon, along with a Colombian nurse, provide medical treatment to a local citizen during a two-week long Medical Readiness Training Exercise Sept. 10-22 in Popayan, Colombia. The colonel is assigned to the 55th Medical Group at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kerry Jackson)

Pre-flight

Lt. Col. Francis McDonough performs pre-flight inspections on an A-10 Thunderbolt II as he prepares for a sortie at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on July 7. Colonel McDonough is assigned to the 355th Wing. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina D. Ponte)

Transformers

Airmen filling the roles of extras on the set of the movie "Transformers" run for cover during filming at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The movie is scheduled for release in July 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Larry A. Simmons)

Allied aircrews train for action

Tech. Sgt. Danny Behrens performs a preflight inspection on a Tornado interdiction strike aircraft at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, on Wednesday, June 21. German air force aircrews and maintenance teams are working alongside their American counterparts during a joint training exercise. Sergeant Behrens is a crew chief with the German air force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brian S. Orban)

Ready to go

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. - Airman 1st Class Craig Roland performs a final inspection of a 523rd Fighter Squadron jet prior to its departure to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Airman Roland is a crew chief with the 27th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. April Wickes)