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Airmen Help Iraqi Students with Village of Hope Program
Iraqi students listen to a lecture on building during the Village of Hope program in Hawr Rajab, Iraq, Aug. 26. All students received steel-toe boots, work gloves, coveralls, eye protection and a hard hat before starting to build.Iraqi student workers in the Village of Hope electrical training course wire an electrical panel during their final performance exam at Hawr Rajab, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008. After graduation students will receive on the job training at either the Al Ma'ang Boys School or a home that was battle-damaged by al-Qaida in 2007.U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Spainhoward inspects the wires that an Iraqi student worker used for an electrical outlet during the final performance test at Hawr Rajab, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008. Spainhoward is an electrical training instructor assigned to the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron. U.S. Air Force tech Sgt. Brian Heck lead builders course instructor, draws a diagram on how to lay tile in an uneven room during the final performance test at Hawr Rajab, Iraq, on Aug. 26, 2008. Heck and other instructors are assigned to the 823rd RED HORSE Squadron. An Iraqi student worker prepares tile to be placed on a wall of a home in the city of Hawr Rajab, Iraq, on Aug. 26, 2008.U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Raffield poses a question to Iraqi student worker in the Village of Hope construction training program during the final performance test at Hawr Rajab, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008. Raffield is assigned to the 823rd RED HORSE Squadron. An Iraqi student worker spackles an exterior wall of a home in the city of Hawr Rajab, Iraq, on Aug. 26, 2008. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Patrick Wrathell shows Iraqi student workers how to paint the corners of walls at Hawr Rajab, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008. Wrathell, who is in charge of downtown operations with the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE squadron, is assigned to the 823rd RED HORSE Squadron.U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Raymond Stokes, supervisor training instructor, helps explain a question to Iraqi student worker during the final performance test at Hawr Rajab, Iraq, Aug. 27, 2008. Stokes, an engineer assistant, is assigned to the 823rd RED HORSE Squadron.Iraqi student workers mark out floor plans during their final course exam at Hawr Rajab, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008. The students were picked for their exemplary traits they showed in the basic skill courses and while conducting on the job training.
Iraqi students listen to a lecture on building during the Village of Hope program in Hawr Rajab, Iraq, Aug. 26. All students received steel-toe boots, work gloves, coveralls, eye protection and a hard hat before starting to build.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Paul Villanueva II