JTF Bravo and Southern Command give holiday cheer to local village

AJUTERIQUE, Honduras - Local women wait Dec. 9 for their turn to receive a free gift basket containing essential food and supplies from Joint Task Force-Bravo. Locals here were victim to widespread flooding across Honduras recently. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

JTF Bravo, Southern Command give holiday cheer to local village

AJUTERIQUE, Honduras - Lt. Gen. Glenn Spears (center), U.S. Southern Command deputy commander, and Col. Richard Juergens (left), Joint Task Force-Bravo commander, give a local a gift basket from servicemembers at Soto Cano Air Base here Dec. 9. More than 100 families received a free basket containing food items and essential supplies as a way for JTF-Bravo to show their support for their community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Panama/Costa Rica flood relief

Army Specialist Kelly Carroll, Joint Task Force-Bravo crew chief, helps load supplies onto a Blackhawk helicopter in Costa Rica Dec. 1. More than 60 servicemembers, five Blackhawks and two Chanuks helped participate in humanitarian disaster relief in Costa Rica and Panama. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Panama/Costa Rica flood relief

Army Staff Sgt. Colon, Joint Task Force-Bravo, translates instructions to locals in a remote village in Costa Rica. Each village received food, supplies and blankets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Panama/Costa Rica flood relief

People from a remote village in Costa Rica carry back food and supplies delivered by Joint Task Force-Bravo Dec. 1. More than 150,000 pound had been delivered in Costa Rica and Panama by Nov. 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Panama/Costa Rica flood relief

Army Sgt. Chris Jackson, Joint Task Force-Bravo crew chief, awaits instructions on the location of the next food drop Dec. 1.