Panama/Costa Rica flood relief

Members from the Costa Rican National Emergency Commision and Red Cross form a chain to load food onto a Blackhawk helicopter Dec. 1. More than 69,000 pounds of food and supplies had been delivered by Nov. 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Panama/Costa Rica flood relief

Army Staff Sgt. Jose Gutierrez and Specialist Robert Hunt carry an injured man from a medivac helicopter Dec. 1. More than 60 JTF-Bravo personnel participated in humanitarian disaster relief missions in Costa Rica and Panama. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Joint Task Force Bravo assists flooded regions of Panama and Costa Rica

CHANGUINOLA, PANAMA-- Tech. Sgt. Tracy Fletcher, a Joint Task Force-Bravo emergency medical technician, carries a 7-month-old baby, suffering from severe dehydration, from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to an ambulance awaiting to transport the baby to a local hospital. Eighteen service members from JTF-Bravo are here in support of a request from the Panamanian government for assistance with recent flooding caused by prolonged heavy rains in the country. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Candace Park)

Joint Task Force Bravo assists flooded regions of Panama and Costa Rica

LAS TABLAS, PANAMA-- Tech. Sgt. Tracy Fletcher, a Joint Task Force-Bravo emergency medical technician, secures a 7-month-old baby and her mother, who were victims of flooding in the region, in the seat of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday. The baby was suffering from severe dehydration, but her mother was unable to take her to a hospital because the roads were flooded. The JTF-Bravo helicopter transported the baby and five other patients from a remote airfield to an airport where an ambulance met the patients and transported them to a local hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Candace Park)

Servicemembers provide water to flood-affected community

Tech. Sgt. Shane Bolles works on a water filtration machine Oct. 29 at La Paz, Honduras. Servicemembers from Joint Task Force-Bravo are participating in a 10-day operation in a nearby community to filter well water. The well water became undrinkable after more than a weeklong stretch of rain caused flooding in the area. Sergeant Bolles is assigned to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joel Mease)

Let the games begin

FORWARD OPERATING LOCATION MANTA, Ecuador -- Senior Airman Willy Bullicer, 478th Expeditionary Operations Squadron security forces member, deployed from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., competes in a 4x300-meter relay competition at the Ecuadorian Air Force sports competition. The six-week competition features basketball, volleyball, soccer and track events. (US Air Force Photo/1Lt. Lauren Wright)