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            <div class="image-caption">U.S. Army Col. Paul Witkowski, Army Support Activity Commander, speaks with local Honduran media about the U.S.-Honduras 70-year partnership at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, May 16, 2024. It was on this day 70 years ago — May 20, 1954, that the United States and Honduras signed a bilateral military assistance agreement at Tegucigalpa, Honduras.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Dorothy Sherwood)</div>
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            <div class="image-caption">A view of the entrance to the Air Force Village, site of the administration, personnel and exchange facilities at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Sept. 1, 1989. Soto Cano Air Base has become a staple in Central America and a home to the DoD’s Joint Task Force-Bravo and to hundreds of Honduran military members. (U.S. courtesy photo from National Archives)</div>
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    <div><b>By Capt. Dorothy Sherwood</b> <span class="date">/ Published May 20, 2024</span></div>
    <span class="dateline-text">SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras , </span>
    <p>It was on this day 70 years ago — May 20, 1954, that the United States and Honduras signed a bilateral military assistance agreement at Tegucigalpa, Honduras.</p>

<p>The treaty begins, “Conscious of their pledges under the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance and other international instruments to assist any American State subjected to an armed attack and to act together for the common defense and for the maintenance of the peace and security of the Western Hemisphere.”</p>

<p>For the past 70 years, the U.S. and Honduras partnership has done just that.  


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<p>This collective security agreement has stood the test of time with both militaries still conducting exercises together since 1965 and has been able to maintain the peace and security of the Western Hemisphere.  </p>

<p>“We have built a long lasting, trusted partnership with Honduras because of our shared interests in cooperation and interoperability,” said U.S. Army Gen. Laura Richardson, U.S. Southern Command’s commander. “The U.S. military has an enduring presence in Honduras to support that partnership, and to promote peace, prosperity, and democratic values across the region.”</p>

<p>On May 6, 1982, the two governments added an Annex to the agreement to improve constructed facilities at aerial ports to be used for military aircraft.</p>

<p>One such aerial port identified was Palmerola in the valley of Comayagua. This aerial port was agreed upon to be used by both Honduras and U.S. militaries for fuel, maintenance, and equipment for aircraft and to accommodate personnel. </p>

<p>This Annex started the pathway for Soto Cano Air Base, the former Palmerola Air Base. The base was renamed in October 1988 in honor of General Jose Enrique Soto Cano, an aviator in the Honduran Air Force.  


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<p>“The most important thing is the relationship between the military forces of both countries, who have been allies for many years,” said Lt. Col. Dulce Maria Vasquez Amador, Soto Cano Air Base commander.</p>

<p>Soto Cano Air Base has become a staple in Central America and a home to the DoD’s Joint Task Force-Bravo and to hundreds of Honduran military members.</p>

<p>“I consider that the most important aspects between Joint Task Force-Bravo and the Honduran Air Force is the alliance, cooperation, coordination of logistical support, and mutual support in both security and training,” said Vasquez. “Also, the support to air operations during natural disasters and humanitarian aid.”  </p>

<p>The U.S.-Honduras partnership is mutually reinforcing and beneficial in ensuring stability against aggression, building partner-nation capacity and responding side-by-side to natural disasters.</p>

<p>The U.S. military is stronger than ever through collaboration for the past 70 years with Honduras, and together this relationship will continue to build strong partnerships with other nations in the region. 


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