Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs Melissa G. Dalton will depart for a trip to Honduras this week to observe the USNS Comfort mission in Puerto Cortes as part of Continuing Promise 2022. Honduras is the second out of five countries to be visited by the USNS Comfort. In addition, ASD Dalton will visit Joint Task Force Bravo on Soto Cano Air Base and conduct various key leader engagements with senior officials from Honduras to discuss the U.S.-Honduras bilateral defense relationship and opportunities for enhanced cooperation on shared challenges.