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May 20, 2024

 70th Anniversary of the United States and Honduras’ partnership 

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras  —                                                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.             

Aug. 11, 2022

 USAF, multinational partners train for fire emergencies in Honduras 

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras  —                                                Firefighters with the 612th Air Base Squadron, a unit under the 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern), the air force component of the United States Southern Command, will host a new iteration of exercise CENTAM SMOKE, a biannual training exercise to enhance firefighting and rescue capabilities, August 8 – 12 at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.             

May 24, 2022

 Army South departs Honduras concluding deployment exercise 

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras —                                                U.S. Army South finished a contingency command post deployment exercise at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras May 19, to increase readiness for upcoming contingencies in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of operations.            

May 17, 2022

 New U.S. Ambassador to Honduras visits Soto Cano Air Base  

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras —                                                U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, Laura F. Dogu, visited service members assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-B) and the Honduran Air Force, May 13, 2022, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras.              

June 30, 2021

 Honduran Air Force maintainers attend 612th ABS partnerships building event 

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras —                                                U.S. Air Force logistics flight Airmen with the 612th Air Base Squadron hosted 18 maintainers of the Honduran Air Force (HAF) during a building partnerships event, June 17, including six Honduran female aircraft maintainers.            

Oct. 26, 2020

 Partnership and trust, SOUTHCOM commander visits Soto Cano AB 

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras —                                                Admiral Craig Faller, SOUTHCOM commander, took some time during a regional visit across Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica to address the men and women of JTF-Bravo and remind them why their presence in this region matters.            

June 30, 2020

 Denton Program Transports Aid To Honduras 

                    Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras —                                                A U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft from the 133rd Air National Guard in Minnesota transported a large donation of 44,180 pounds of humanitarian aid supplies to Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, June 26, through the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Denton Program.             

May 29, 2020

 JTF Bravo Conducts Large Formation Helicopter Exercise 

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras —                                                U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo conducted a helicopter exercise out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, May 28, 2020. The exercise involved participation from the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment and the use of 10 U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks and UH-60 L Blackhawk helicopters.             

Aug. 3, 2017

 Chapel Hike 73: Developing relationships  

                    EL TALADRO, Comayagua —                                                More than 200 soldiers, airman and marines from Joint Task Force-Bravo and the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Southern Command participated in Chapel Hike 73 last Saturday, providing more than 5,000 pounds of donated food for the community of El Taladro in Comayagua, Honduras.             

March 22, 2017

 JTF-Bravo Helps Fight Wildfires in Honduras 

                    SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras  —                                                Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo partnered with Honduran Public Forces to contain multiple life-threatening wildfires here the first week of March.            

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