JTF-Bravo and Honduras: Cultural Heritage Protection-2

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A Honduran soldier with the 120th Infantry Brigade shows a piece of obsidian found during a test pit survey at Las Mesas, Copán, Honduras, March 11, 2022. Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo) and the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (USACAPOC) partnered with the Honduran Army and Institute of Anthropology to assess cultural heritage sites impacted by natural disasters in Copán, Honduras, March 7-11. (Photo: Maria Pinel/U.S. Army)

U.S. Army Captain William Welsh, 321st Civil Affairs Brigade, sits with Honduran soldiers with the 120th Infantry Brigade and U.S. service members with JTF-Bravo during a conference on cultural heritage protection at Santa Rosa, Copán, Honduras, March 7, 2022. Capt. Welsh is part of USACAPOC and provided his archeological expertise during the cultural heritage assessment to assist host nation forces with the basic methodologies, tools, and strategies to identify and document items or impacts within sites of cultural value during and after a disaster relief operation. (Photo: Maria Pinel/U.S. Army)

U.S. and Honduran service members conduct a site assessment at Copán Ruinas, March 9, 2022. The teams observe impacted areas of the archeological site that borders the Copán River, which caused floods and erosion around some areas and temples during recent hurricanes in the region. (Photo: Maria Pinel/U.S. Army)

Honduran Army Lieutenant Kevin Calix, 120th Infantry Brigade, prepares his team to conduct a site assessment at Ostuman, Copán, Honduras, during a cultural heritage protection exchange with U.S. military experts, March 10, 2022. JTF-Bravo and USACAPOC partnered with the Honduran Army unit and the Institute of Anthropology to assess cultural heritage sites and support the Honduran military in identifying locations that may have historical value during disaster relief operations. (Photo: Maria Pinel/U.S. Army)

Service members with the Honduran Army’s 120th Infantry Brigade study tools for conducting cultural heritage assessments on the field during an exchange between U.S. forces, subject matter experts, and Honduran partners at Santa Rosa, Copán, Honduras, March 8, 2022. The week included a two-day classroom exchange in Santa Rosa de Copán, where experts presented background information and demonstrated what was to be done in the field, including a form for collecting information and tools to assess damages. (Photo: Maria Pinel/U.S. Army)

U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Michael Delacruz, an archeologist with USACAPOC, identifies a ceramic artifact in an archeological site at Ostuman, Copán, Honduras, March 10, 2022. The site was used to support a cultural heritage assessment exchange between U.S. and Honduran forces to help partner nation military identify sites of cultural value and better safeguard them during a disaster. (Photo: Maria Pinel/U.S. Army)

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