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January 9, 2004Volume 16, No. 1

JointTaskForceBravo

2003

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EDITORIAL STAFF

JTF-Bravo Commander

Col. Wil liam G. Phelps

Public Affairs Director1st Lt. Rob Goza

SuperintendentTech. Sgt. Tom Mullican

EditorSpc. James-Denton Wyllie

Photo TechnicianMartin Chahin

E-mail:PUBLICAFFAIRSOFFICE@jtfb.southcom.mil

Website:http://www.southcom.mil/home/jtfbravo

This funded, joint U.S. Air Force/Army newspaper is anauthorized publication for members of the U.S. militaryoverseas.Contents of The Iguana do not necessarily reflectthe official view of, and are not endorsed by, the U.S. gov-ernment, Department of Defense or the departments of the

Air Force or Army.Content is edited, prepared and provided by the JointTask Force-Bravo Public Affairs Office, APO AA 34042, inBuilding D-06. Telephone numbers are 011-504-234-4634,ext. 4150 or 4676. Fax is ext. 4550. or DSN 449-4150/4676.Readers with story ideas should call the Public Affairs of-fice. All photographs are property of JTF-Bravo unless oth-erwise noted.

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. RichardMyers shakes the hand of Command Sgt. Maj. Roder-ick Wilkins during his visit to Soto Cano Aug. 13.

Photos by Spc. James-Denton Wyllie

United States Secretary of Defense Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld speaks to the assembled servicemembers of Joint Task Force Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras Aug. 20.

Lt. Gen. Randall M. Schmidt, 12th Air Force com-mander, gives Senior Airman Amanda Herndon acoin and a handshake during his visit Oct. 25.

Secretary of State Colin Powell takes photos andgive autographs after his speech Nov. 4.

Air Force 1st Lt. Robert Goza speaks with FloridaSenator Bill Nelson dring an official visit Dec. 26.

Gen. James T. Hill, SOUTHCOM commander, talkswith Capt. Travis Tilman during his lunctime visitwith JTF-Bravo personnel Dec. 26.

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

Senior Airman Brenda Flores and 1stLt. Paul Stubbs practice blocks.

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

Cpl. Gary Stymiest fires from oneknee during shoot and move training.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Joel Vidot leadschildren to hit a pinata Sept. 12.

Marine Sgt. Christopher Beard teaches Pfc. Michael Yearyon how to use an i.v. in Lance Cpl. Nathan Myers Sept. 29.

Cpl. Sergio Dominguez demonstrates the proper methodfor restraining a suspect to Honduran police Oct.1.

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Photos by Spc. James-Denton WyllieSgt. Robert Hunter tosses a young Honduran girl into the air during his firstvisit to an Honduran orphanage Aug . 16.

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

A paratrooper floats to the ground after jumping out over Tamara drop zone

during the Honduran Armys 2nd Airborne Battalion anniversary Aug. 22.

Sgt. Angel Cruz locates a prostheticduring mortuary affairs training.

Sgt. Ramon Perez lifts an Honduranboy so that he can swing at a pinata.

Members of JTF-Bravos Search and Rescue Team carry Airman 1st ClassRonald Lee toward an UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter for medical evacuation.

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Photos by Spc. James-Denton Wyllie and Martin Chahin

A local boy visits a Chinook helicopter at an AFFOR orphanage visit Sept. 10.

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

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

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

Tech Sgt. Thomas Mullican and other AFFOR football team members slaphands with the ARFOR team after the championship game. AFFOR won 12-6.

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Surgeons perform gastromic sur-

gery on a patients stomach Sept. 4.

Photos by Spc. James-Denton Wyllie

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Peter Russo examines a Honduran infant during a medicalreadiness training exercise at Cuesta de la Virgin Elementary school Aug. 27.

U.S. Air Force and Honduran doctors wrap a young Honduran boy with wetplaster in a body cast after completing hip surgery Sept. 4.

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

Military police dog Hoston gets a examination from veterinarian Lt. Col. PaulW. Schmidt at MEDEL Oct. 8. Service dogs meet with Schmidt for checkups .

1st Sgt. Henry Myrick gives the guidonto 1st Lt. Jaime Fried at MEDELschange of command Nov. 18.

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

Pvt. Marcus Cooper refuels a helicopter on the flight line Sept. 24.

Sgt. 1st Class Robin DiCarlo loadsrounds into a M-60D machine gun.

Staff Sgt. William Woodson attachesa HUMVEE to a UH-60 Blackhawk .

Slingload trainees board a UH-60 Blackhawk during a crew rotation.

Spc. Ted Williams presents a bouquet to Beverly Lammie and son Orin Lam-mie during the Talon 14 helicopter crash memorial ceremony Dec. 11 at1-228th Aviation Regiment Headquarters.

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The members of the Doug Allen and the Chicago Mobband play a song for JTF- Bravo members Sept. 25 .

A statue of an ancient Mayan god isone of many relics located at the Co-pan Ruins.

Cpl. Titania Henry inspects a tapestry with a local vendorbefore purchase during the Soto Cano Craft Fair Oct. 30.

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

Teams ARFOR and MEDEL competeat basketball. MEDEL won the game45-38.

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.

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