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  • Ongoing pediatric nutritional assessment yields positive results

    From Sept. 9 to 21, the Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element worked with the 12th Air Force Pediatric Medical Readiness Training Exercise team on a real-world pediatric training mission. The majority of the team visiting from the United States was from Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base and Brooke Army Medical Center, both in
  • SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Fullen, Joint Security Forces, plays with Honduran children excitedly swimming in the base pool. Approximately 90 children from Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Children's Home in Comayagua came out to enjoy the Annual Kids Day celebration September 22. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

    Airmen treat Honduran children to fun, games during annual Kid's Day

    Airmen from the 612th Air Base Squadron here welcomed local children from the Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Children's Home in nearby Comayagua to the base for the Annual Kid's Day celebration Sept. 22. Approximately 90 children were treated to various games, piñatas, swimming in the base pool and a hotdog lunch served up by various members of the
  • PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua – A P-19 fire truck from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, is offloaded from a C-130 Sept. 14, to provide firefighting capabilities at the airstrip here as military aircraft deliver supplies to outlying areas after landfall of Hurricane Felix. There are currently 24 U.S. service members deployed here supporting the relief effort following the hurricane. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sonny Cohrs)

    C-130 delivers Soto Cano fire truck to Nicaragua

  • PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua – A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 assigned to the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 (VMGR-452), delivers fuel for hurricane relief missions following landfall of Hurricane Felix. The KC-130 pumped 3,500 gallons of jet fuel into an Advanced Aviation Forward Area Refueling System here that was set up by soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment from Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sonny Cohrs)

    Soldiers, Marines work together to establish fuel point at Puerto Cabezas

  • PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua - A Marine Corps KC-130 offloads six pallets of beds donated by El Salvador in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, Sept. 16. The Marine KC-130 is part of U.S. relief efforts in Nicaragua in the wake of Hurricane Felix. The U.S. State Department and Department of Defense are working together to bring food, water and other needed items to small communities on the Nicaraguan coast that were affected by the hurricane. (Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Erika Yepsen)

    U.S. plays key role in Nicaraguan relief efforts

    A team of U.S. servicemembers deployed here from Joint Task Force-Bravo in Honduras late last week and is continuing U.S. military support to international relief operations in Nicaragua in the wake of Hurricane Felix. Since U.S. military support began Sept. 5, troops have delivered more than 300,000 pounds of U.S. aid. In addition to the Joint
  • A crowd of more than 100 veterans and their families rallied together Sept. 7 at Freedom Park in Tucson, Arizona to show their support for American military members serving faithfully in the Global War on Terror. The event, sponsored by Move America Foward, is one of a number of events scheduled to take place during the group's 27 city tour accross the United States.

    Theme of the day "Support Our Troops"

    "Support the Troops" was the overreaching theme Thursday amongst a crowd of more than 100 veterans and their families who rallied together at Freedom Park to show their support of American military members serving faithfully in the Global War on Terror. Veterans young and old proudly wore t-shirts and waved banners to show their support. Some were
  • PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua -- Members of the Nicaraguan army offload relief supplies from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter here Sept. 7. A team from Joint Task Force-Bravo in Honduras is deployed to Nicaragua supporting relief efforts following landfall of Hurricane Felix. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sonny Cohrs.

    JTF-Bravo continues hurricane relief efforts

  • Col. Marcus De Oliveira, commander of Joint Task Force-Bravo, surveys the situation at Puerto Cabezas International Airport. Colonel De Oliveira is tasked with coordinating U.S. Department of Defense relief efforts in Puerto Cabezas in the wake of Hurricane Felix. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Ericka Yepsen.

    Joint Task Force-Bravo gears up for humanitarian operations

    A UH-47 Chinook helicopter and a 10-person team from Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras, landed here Sept. 6 bringing food, water and communications equipment to support the nine-person assessment team the base launched Sept. 5. Included in the 10-person team was Col. Marcus De Oliveira, the Joint Task Force-Bravo commander, who was tasked with
  • PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua -- Army Capt. Jon-Paul Lavandeira (left) and Lt. Col. Gregory Jicha, both assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, greet Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega among a media frenzy after arriving at a small airfield here Sept. 5. The Army officers are part of a 13-person task force that deployed here to assess damage from the storm. US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sonny Cohrs

    Hurricane Felix assessment team arrives in Nicaragua

    A 13-person hurricane assessment team from Joint Task Force Bravo and the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) arrived here Sept. 5 to begin surveying the damage following landfall of Hurricane Felix. The team deployed from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, as soon as the weather allowed, and made a quick stop for fuel in the capital city of
  • Argentinean pilot Cmdr. Fabian Magnacca (right) and United States Air Force Maj. Mark Webb, Officer in Charge Combined Forces Air Combatant Commander, discuss last minute flight communication details at Tocumen International Airport during PANAMAX 2007. Civil and military forces from 19 countries will participate in PANAMAX, a U.S. Southern Command joint and multi-national training exercise co-sponsored with the Government of Panama, in the waters off the coasts of Panama and Honduras. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Bill Anderson.

    Airmen participate in joint exercise along the Panama Canal

    Water breaks, contrails shine and dust rises as the total force of Sailors, Airmen and Soldiers came together during the U.S. Southern Command sponsored, joint and multi-national training exercise, Fuezas Aliadas [Allied Forces] PANAMAX 2007, Aug. 29-Sept. 7. The joint exercise focuses on ensuring the security of the Panama Canal by incorporating
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