By Capt. Annabel Monroe JTF-Bravo Public Affairs
Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, – Joint Task Force-Bravo, a U.S. Southern Command unit at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, will conduct a rapid response exercise with the Salvadoran Military to simulate a natural disaster response in and around La Union, El Salvador from 10-22 May.
The exercise will take place in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador and will integrate interoperability and disaster response training in addition to medical aid and construction projects.
In El Salvador, JTF-B will exercise casualty evacuation and personnel recovery training with U.S. and Salvadoran forces using rotary-wing aircraft to increase their collective readiness to respond quickly and save lives following a natural disaster.