SOTO CANO AIR BASE, HONDURAS
04.22.2024
Photo by Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson
Joint Task Force Bravo
CENTAM SMOKE participants from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Colombia, Jamaica, and the 612th Air Base Squadron, Joint Task Force-Bravo, stand in formation during roll call at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 22, 2024. The purpose of CENTAM SMOKE, a bi-annual exercise, is to strengthen capabilities through the exchange of practices between countries and train under real scenarios.
A Guatemalan firefighter, and CENTAM SMOKE participant, smashes a window during CENTAM SMOKE vehicle extrication training.
A CENTAM SMOKE participant competes in the Firefighter Challenge Competition.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Trace Pule, assigned to the 612th Air Base Squadron, Joint Task Force-Bravo, teaches CENTAM SMOKE participants low-angle mechanical advantage rescue procedures at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 24, 2024.
A Salvadoran firefighter, and CENTAM SMOKE participant, cuts a vehicle using hydraulic tool during CENTAM SMOKE Vehicle Extrication.
Airman First Class Axel Osuna, Firefighter Driver Operator, assigned to the 612th Air Base Squadron, Joint Task Force-Bravo, is interviewing with local Honduran media during CENTAM SMOKE at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 25, 2024. A safe, stable Central America is dependent on multinational exercises like CENTAM SMOKE that increases interoperability and builds combined partner capabilities.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deandre Brown, assigned to the 612th Air Base Squadron, Joint Task Force-Bravo, teaches a CENTAM SMOKE participant hose nozzle control during CENTAM SMOKE at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, April 23, 2024. During this training, Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 612th Air Base Squadron firefighters train firefighters from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Colombia and Jamaica.
