Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Samantha Oblander | U.S. Southern Command | 11.06.2024
241107-N-CD453-1322 DORAL, Florida (Nov. 7, 2024) Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III addresses the audience during the U.S. Southern Command change of command ceremony in Doral, Florida, Nov. 7, 2024. U.S. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey assumed command from Army Gen. Laura Richardson, who is retiring after 38 years of service. Austin presided over the ceremony. (Photo by Mass Communication......
Photo by Erica Bechard | U.S. Southern Command | 11.06.2024
241107-A-BD526-1148 DORAL, Florida (Nov. 7, 2024) Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, incoming commander of U.S. Southern Command, takes the command guidon from Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III during the SOUTHCOM change-of-command ceremony in Doral, Florida, Nov. 7, 2024. Holsey assumed command from Army Gen. Laura Richardson, who is retiring after 38 years of service. (Photo by Erica Bechard)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson | Joint Task Force Bravo | 08.08.2024
Jose Mendieta (second from left), Contracting Specialist assigned to the 410th Contracting Squadron, Joint Task Force-Bravo, receives recognition from former U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Larry Palmer and former JTF-Bravo commander at the U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in the 2000s. Mendieta is the longest employed Foreign Service National on Soto Cano Air Base. (Courtesy photo)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson | Joint Task Force Bravo | 08.08.2024
Rita Chahin, Joint Task Force-Bravo's Language Specialist, works in the Staff Judge Advocate building at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, in 1997. For 28 years, Chahin has remained a vital part of the JTF-Bravo's Command Judge Advocate Team, translating medical, legal, administrative and investigation documents. (Courtesy photo)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson | Joint Task Force Bravo | 08.08.2024
Jose Mendieta (right), Contracting Specialist assigned to the 410th Contracting Squadron, Joint Task Force-Bravo, receives an award from a former JTF-Bravo commander, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. Mendieta has been instrumental in securing contracts for 495 Honduran nationals that support services on base. (Courtesy photo)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson | Joint Task Force Bravo | 08.08.2024
Martin Chahin, Joint Task Force-Bravo's photographer, poses in front of a flooded road at Comayagua, Honduras, Nov. 2, 1989. This photo was taken just days after Hurricane Mitch hit Central America. (Courtesy photo)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson | Joint Task Force Bravo | 08.08.2024
Rita Chahin (front, second from right), Joint Task Force-Bravo's Language Specialist , Jose Mendieta (back left), Contracting Specialist assigned to the 410th Contracting Squadron, JTF-Bravo and seven other Foreign Service Nationals pose for a photo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, in 1987. Over 80 FSN are employed at Soto Cano Air Base, and 39 of them have been working for more than 20 years.......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson | Joint Task Force Bravo | 08.08.2024
Jose Mendieta, Contracting Specialist assigned to the 410th Contracting Squadron, Joint Task Force-Bravo, poses for a photo in front of the base’s theater at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Aug. 8, 2024. The theater is an originally built structure and remains fully functional hosting base events throughout the week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson)...
