Joint Task Force-Bravo

 
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A group of 16 doctors, nurses, dentists and other specialists from Joint Task Force-Bravo took part in Operation Pura Vida, a joint humanitarian mission and Medical Readiness Training Exercise at an indigenous region in the Caribbean province of Limón, Nov. 1 to 3. The group arrived in four helicopters from the 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment and joined 30 Costa Rican physicians to provide basic healthcare services to approximately 300 residents of the indigenous village of Piedra Mesa, Telire region of Talamanca, Limón. Army Staff Sgt. Lisa Kent, Joint Task Force-Bravo preventive medicine technician, instructs a family on preventive health practices during Operation Pura Vida, a joint humanitarian mission and Medical Readiness Training Exercise at an indigenous region in the Caribbean province of Limón, Nov. 1 to 3. The group arrived in four helicopters from the 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment and joined 30 Costa Rican physicians to provide basic healthcare services to approximately 300 residents of the indigenous village of Piedra Mesa, Telire region of Talamanca, Limón Colonel Douglas Lougee, Medical Element commander and pediatrician, weighs a child during Operation Pura Vida, a joint humanitarian mission and Medical Readiness Training Exercise at an indigenous region in the Caribbean province of Limón, Nov. 2. A Group of 16 JTF-Bravo medical professionals arrived in four helicopters from the 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment and joined 30 Costa Rican physicians to provide basic healthcare services to approximately 300 residents of the indigenous village of Piedra Mesa, Telire region of Talamanca, Limón. A group of 16 doctors, nurses, dentists and other specialists from Joint Task Force-Bravo took part in Operation Pura Vida, a joint humanitarian mission and Medical Readiness Training Exercise at an indigenous region in the Caribbean province of Limón, Nov. 1 to 3. The group arrived in four helicopters from the 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment and joined 30 Costa Rican physicians to provide basic healthcare services to approximately 300 residents of the indigenous village of Piedra Mesa, Telire region of Talamanca, Limón. A C-130 Hercules from the Ohio Air National Guard provided airlift support by returning cargo from Haiti to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel worked around the clock for 15 days straight providing airlift support carrying personnel and relief supplies to Hurricane Matthew-stricken Haiti and began returning to Honduras Oct. 16.
Two UH-60 Blackhawk and a CH-47 Chinook helicopters prepare to land at Soto Cano Air Base Oct. 17. The aircraft are returning from Haiti where Joint Task Force - Bravo was mobilized in support of Joint Task Force – Matthew for hurricane relief after the category four storm devastated the island. Approximately 140 personnel returned to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras Oct. 19 in the pouring rain. Joint Task Force – Bravo was mobilized for Hurricane Matthew relief efforts in Haiti after the storm hit the island. Joint Forces worked around the clock for 15 days providing airlift support and delivering relief supplies to the hardest hit area from the storm. A C-130 Hercules from the Ohio Air National Guard provided airlift support by returning cargo from Haiti to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel worked around the clock for 15 days straight providing airlift support carrying personnel and relief supplies to Hurricane Matthew-stricken Haiti and began returning to Honduras Oct. 16. A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1st Aviation Regiment, 228th Battalion from Soto Cano Air Base, Republic of Honduras, is secured at Panama Pacifico, Panama, as thunderstorms approach Sept. 21, 2016. The 1-228th “Winged Warriors” provided airlift and medical evacuation support for UNITAS 16, a combined exercise hosted by Panama, that is designed to train U.S. and partner nation navies and public security forces to conduct joint naval operations, through the execution of littoral warfare, anti-piracy, maritime interdiction operations, countering transnational organized crime, anti-surface warfare, electronic warfare, communications exercises and air operations in order to increase interoperability and capability between participating naval forces. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Richard Tucker) A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1st Aviation Regiment, 228th Battalion from Soto Cano Air Base, Republic of Honduras, leads a flight from aboard the USNS Spearhead in the Gulf of Panama to Panama Pacifico, Panama, Sept. 22 2016. The 1-228th AVN transported 48 personnel during ship-to-shore operations in support of UNITAS 16, the world’s longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that began in 1960. UNITAS, which means “unity” in Latin, is a demonstration of the U.S. commitment to the Central and South American region and to the value of the strong relationships forged between the U.S. and partner nation militaries. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Richard Tucker)
A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1st Aviation Regiment, 228th Battalion from Soto Cano Air Base, Republic of Honduras, conducts a deck landing take off from USNS Spearhead in the Gulf of Panama during UNITAS 16, Sept. 21, 2016. The 1-228th AVN provided ship-to-shore airlift as well as medical evacuation and search and rescue support for the exercise, which is an annual multi-national exercise that focuses on strengthening existing regional partnerships between the U.S. and Central and South American partner nations and encourages establishing new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and expertise throughout the exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Richard Tucker) A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1st Aviation Regiment, 228th Battalion from Soto Cano Air Base, Republic of Honduras, awaits passengers to board for transport from the USNS Spearhead in the Gulf of Panama to Panama Pacifico, Panama, Sept. 22, 2016, during UNITAS 16. The 1-228th “Winged Warriors” provided ship-to-shore airlift as well as medical evacuation and search and rescue support for the exercise that was first conceived in 1959, first executed in 1960 and held every year since. This year makes the 57th iteration of world’s longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise. UNITAS, which means “unity” in Latin, is a demonstration of the U.S. commitment to the region and to the value of the strong relationships forged with its partners there. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Richard Tucker) An HH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, part of Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1st Aviation Regiment, 228th Battalion, Charlie Company, United States Air Ambulance Detachment-Honduras, sit ready to provide medical evacuation and search and rescue support Sept. 21, 2016, for UNITAS 16, Panama Pacifico, Panama. The 1-228th aircraft were deployed to Panama from Soto Cano Air Base, Republic of Honduras, to provide airlift and MEDEVAC and SAR. UNITAS is an annual exercise that allows the U.S. military to train with Caribbean, Central and South American counterparts, further developing professional understanding in the Western Hemisphere, security cooperation in the region and reassures Caribbean, Central and South American allies and partners of the U.S.’s commitment to peace and security cooperation in the region. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Richard Tucker) A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1st Aviation Regiment, 228th Battalion from Soto Cano Air Base, Republic of Honduras, participates in shipboard refueling aboard the USNS Spearhead in the Gulf of Panama during UNITAS 16, Sept. 23, 2016. UNITAS is an annual multi-national exercise that focuses on strengthening existing regional partnerships between the U.S. and Central and South American partner nations and encourages establishing new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and expertise throughout the exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Richard Tucker) U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Ben Bertelson, observes as U.S. Air Force Capt. Mike Kieffabar, both 3rd Airlift Squadron pilots, reviews the final mission plan for their flight to Port-au-Prince, Haiti from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 8, 2016. The aircraft and crew from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, deployed to Soto Cano within hours of being requested by U.S. Southern Command to transport additional personnel and equipment necessary to sustain flight and maintenance operations for to support Joint Task Force Matthew hurricane relief operations where approximately 200 Soldiers, Airmen and Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command and Joint Task Force-Bravo deployed this week with two CH-53E Super Stallion, three CH-47 Chinook, and two UH-60L and two HH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to provide heavy and medium lift to support the U.S. Agency for International Development-led mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David Liapis)
U.S. Marines with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command board a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 8, 2016, for a deployment to Port-au-Prince, Haiti where they will augment approximately 150 other Soldiers, Airmen and Marines from Joint Task Force-Bravo and SPMAGTF-SC who deployed earlier this week with two CH-53E Super Stallion, three CH-47 Chinook, and two UH-60L and two HH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to provide heavy and medium lift to support the U.S. Agency for International Development-led mission. While in Haiti, SPMAGTF-SC and JTF-Bravo personnel are part of Joint Task Force Matthew, a temporary command established by SOUTHCOM in Port-au-Prince, under the command of U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Cedric Pringle, to coordinate and execute the combined Department of Defense supporting elements that include the Marine and Army aircraft from Soto Cano and ships and aircraft from the Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David Liapis) Logistics crews from the 612th Air Base Squadron load a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, with equipment destined for Port-au-Prince, Haiti to support Joint Task Force Matthew hurricane relief operations, Oct. 8, 2016. This C-17 was one of two aircraft rapidly deployed to Soto Cano to provide airlift for sustainment supplies and additional JTF-Bravo and Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command personnel who are conducting disaster relief efforts as part of JTF-Matthew using two CH-53E Super Stallion, three CH-47 Chinook, and two UH-60L and two HH-60L Black Hawk helicopters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David Liapis) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dustin Jett, 612th Air Base Squadron senior information controller, guides a forklift driven by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jordan Woodard, 612th ABS information controller, into a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, with equipment destined for Port-au-Prince, Haiti to support Joint Task Force Matthew hurricane relief operations, Oct. 8, 2016. Extensive joint planning between Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command and JTF-Bravo logistics personnel was required to establish load plans and cargo prioritization so the equipment would be ready to load and transport without delay to prevent any mission stoppages or shortfalls. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David Liapis) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dustin Jett, 612th Air Base Squadron senior information controller, halts a forklift as it loads equipment into a C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft destined for Port-au-Prince, Haiti to support Joint Task Force Matthew hurricane relief operations, Oct. 8, 2016 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. Approximately 200 Soldiers, Airmen and Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command and Joint Task Force-Bravo deployed this week with two CH-53E Super Stallion, three CH-47 Chinook, and two UH-60L and two HH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to provide heavy and medium lift to support the U.S. Agency for International Development-led mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David Liapis) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Matthews, 3rd Airlift Squadron loadmaster, inspects cargo that was loaded on a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, before taking off for Port-au-Prince, Haiti where the equipment will be used to support Joint Task Force Matthew hurricane relief operations, Oct. 8, 2016. U.S. Southern Command requested heavy airlift to transport critical equipment packages needed to sustain helicopter flight operations in Haiti being conducted by Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command and Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment using two CH-53E Super Stallions, three CH-47 Chinooks, and two UH-60L and two HH-60L Black Hawks in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development-led mission to alleviate human suffering and bolster Haitian disaster response capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David Liapis)
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