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Volume 16, No. 1 January 9, 2004

Joint
Task
Force
Bravo
2003
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2 The I GUANA V.I.Ps January 9, 2004

Gen. James T. Hill, SOUTHCOM commander, talks

with Capt. Travis Tilman during his lunctime visit
Photos by Spc. James-Denton Wyllie with JTF-Bravo personnel Dec. 26.
United States Secretary of Defense Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld speaks to the assembled service
members of Joint Task Force Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras Aug. 20.
The

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard
Myers shakes the hand of Command Sgt. Maj. Roder-
ick Wilkins during his visit to Soto Cano Aug. 13.
Secretary of State Colin Powell takes photos and
give autographs after his speech Nov. 4.
Air Force 1st Lt. Robert Goza speaks with Florida
Senator Bill Nelson dring an official visit Dec. 26.
IGUANA
EDITORIAL STAFF
JTF-Bravo Commander
Col. William G. Phelps
Public Affairs Director
1st Lt. Rob Goza
Superintendent
Tech. Sgt. Tom Mullican
Editor
Spc. James-Denton Wyllie
Photo Technician
Martin Chahin
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Website: http://www.southcom.mil/home/jtfbravo
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Lt. Gen. Randall M. Schmidt, 12th Air Force com- PRINTED BY PUBLYNSA
mander, gives Senior Airman Amanda Herndon a
coin and a handshake during his visit Oct. 25.
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Photos by Spc. James-Denton Wyllie

Marine Lance Cpl. Nathan Myers puts Marine Pfc. Christopher Hughes into an arm lock during stick fighting training Sept. 4. Marine and Air Force
Joint Security Force members practiced a variety of strikes, grapples and immobilization techniques in order to increase their fighting skills.

Marine Sgt. Simon Phillips checks to see if a roast pig is ready to eat Sept. 19.

Cpl. Gary Stymiest fires from one Senior Airman Brenda Flores and 1st
knee during shoot and move training. Lt. Paul Stubbs practice blocks.

Cpl. Sergio Dominguez demonstrates the proper method Air Force Staff Sgt. Joel Vidot leads Marine Sgt. Christopher Beard teaches Pfc. Michael Yeary
for restraining a suspect to Honduran police Oct.1. children to hit a pinata Sept. 12. on how to use an i.v. in Lance Cpl. Nathan Myers Sept. 29.
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4 The I GUANA ARFOR

Joint Task Force Bravo soldiers deliver food to the Missionaries of Charity
Church as part of a humanitarian mission Aug. 21.

Sgt. Robert Hunter tosses a young Honduran girl into the air during his first Photos by Spc. James-Denton Wyllie
visit to an Honduran orphanage Aug . 16. A paratrooper floats to the ground after jumping out over Tamara drop zone
during the Honduran Army’s 2nd Airborne Battalion anniversary Aug. 22.

Sgt. Ramon Perez lifts an Honduran Sgt. Angel Cruz locates a prosthetic Members of JTF-Bravo’s Search and Rescue Team carry Airman 1st Class
boy so that he can swing at a pinata. during mortuary affairs training. Ronald Lee toward an UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter for medical evacuation.
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AFFOR January 9, 2004 5

Photos by Spc. James-Denton Wyllie and Martin Chahin

Airman 1st Class Cris Pennock holds a fire hose for local kids to spray. The children were part of a group celebrating Honduras’s National Children’s Day.

AFFOR personnel lead the way during the JTF-Bravo Jingle Bell Jog Dec. 12.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Jessie Cadavid demonstrates the uses of emergency res-
cue equipment to a group of Honduran college students Sept. 28.

A local boy visits a Chinook helicopter at an AFFOR orphanage visit Sept. 10. Tech Sgt. Thomas Mullican and other AFFOR football team members slap
hands with the ARFOR team after the championship game. AFFOR won 12-6.
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6 The I GUANA MEDEL January 9, 2004

Air Force Lt. Col. John D. Krause consults with other doctors over a patient’s
x-ray prior to surgery during a two-week visit to local hospitals Sept. 4.

Photos by Spc. James-Denton Wyllie

1st Sgt. Henry Myrick gives the guidon Surgeons perform gastromic sur-
to 1st Lt. Jaime Fried at MEDEL’s gery on a patient’s stomach Sept. 4.
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Peter Russo examines a Honduran infant during a medical change of command Nov. 18.
readiness training exercise at Cuesta de la Virgin Elementary school Aug. 27.

Military police dog Hoston gets a examination from veterinarian Lt. Col. Paul U.S. Air Force and Honduran doctors wrap a young Honduran boy with wet
W. Schmidt at MEDEL Oct. 8. Service dogs meet with Schmidt for checkups . plaster in a body cast after completing hip surgery Sept. 4.
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Staff Sgt. William Woodson attaches Sgt. 1st Class Robin DiCarlo loads
a HUMVEE to a UH-60 Blackhawk . rounds into a M-60D machine gun.

Slingload trainees board a UH-60 Blackhawk during a crew rotation. Photos by Spc. James-Denton Wyllie

Pfc. Philip Rasumussen checks out his assigned target before firing during
aerial gunnery training at Zambrano range Sept. 25.

Spc. Ted Williams presents a bouquet to Beverly Lammie and son Orin Lam-
mie during the Talon 14 helicopter crash memorial ceremony Dec. 11 at
1-228th Aviation Regiment Headquarters. Pvt. Marcus Cooper refuels a helicopter on the flight line Sept. 24.
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8 The I GUANA Down Time January 9, 2004

A statue of an ancient Mayan god is

one of many relics located at the Co-
pan Ruins.

Photos by Spc. James-Denton Wyllie

JTF-Bravo service members battle the currents of the La Ceiba river while white water rafting during the Chaplains’
spiritual retreat Nov. 7. In addition to rafting, personnel went river hiking, waterfall climbing and exploring.

Teams ARFOR and MEDEL compete

at basketball. MEDEL won the game
45-38.
The members of the Doug Allen and the Chicago Mob Cpl. Titania Henry inspects a tapestry with a local vendor
band play a song for JTF- Bravo members Sept. 25 . before purchase during the Soto Cano Craft Fair Oct. 30.

Above, Snorkel gear rests on the beach on the island of Roatan. The island is a popular getaway spot for personnel.
Right, Army Staff Sgt. Maurice Ratliff dances on the beach with Roatan traditional dancers.