U.S. military medical teams have carried out medical missions in Central America for decades, but a recently completed mission to Honduras and Guatemala may set a new standard for future health care missions.
October 1, 2022, 8:10 AMU.S. Air Force Henry Foerster, center, performs a dental exam alongside Master Sgt. Adolfo Figueroa, right, a dental assistance 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, on a nurse assigned to Hospital Regional de Occidente in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, while deployed in support of Health Engagements Assistance Response Team 2022, , on August 26, 2022.U.S.
Established at a time when the U.S. was concerned about Central American insurgencies backed by the Soviet Union, the mission evolved into a counter-narcotics mission and now focuses on humanitarian and disaster relief. JTF Bravo is made up of 500 U.S. military personnel and 500 American and Honduran civilians operating at an airbase in central Honduras.
U.S. Army Col. Phillip Brown Jr., center, and U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Arturo Manzanedo, left, visit with the ophthalmology team at Hospital San Felipe in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, July 29, 2022. The U.S. Army and Air Force ophthalmology team was integrated with the ophthalmic staff at Hospital San Felipe for two weeks as a part of the Health Engagements Assistance Response Team 2022.Addressing previous concerns about the need for follow-on care in remote locations after U.S.
"The first rule in medicine is don't do harm, and that's important for us," he added. "That's why we're happy that we now have this concept like in HEART where we can work side by side with the ophthalmologist and it actually encourages them as well to participate." That meant bringing in surgeons and dentists proficient in medical techniques that shorten recovery times, as well as equipment and supplies that were left behind.
U.S. Army Spc. Danielle Price, a dental hygienist with the Health Engagements Assistance Response Team 2022, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexsis Green, a dental assistant with HEART 22, hands out toothbrushes to children at Hospital Regional de Occidente in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, Aug. 24, 2022. One of the goals of HEART 22 was to join with partner nations to promote the well-being of local communities together.
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