Photos tagged with "school"

  • Representatives from EUCOM, U.S. Embassy Belgrade, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District, Serbian government and the local community celebrate the completion of the Ivo Andric Primary School sports gymnasium in Pranjani September 24, 2012. The EUCOM funded and USACE managed humanitarian assistance project included a 1,580-square-meter sports gymnasium with locker room facilities. The project was completed in the town of Pranjani as a small token of thanks. During World War II more than 500 Airmen were shot down over occupied Serbia and rescued by by local Serbians who ultimately assisted in the largest evacuation of troops behind enemy lines in history. Through partnership and the successful completion of this project the people of the U.S. and Serbia continue to cultivate their friendship. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Sekelsky, the senior enlisted leader for U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, gives remarks during a memorial service for the late U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak, a member of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, in Debeljak, Croatia, Sept. 22, 2012. The memorial service took place in Jerak's hometown at an elementary school that was renovated in his honor in 2009. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Croatian Army Brig. Gen. Ivan Juric, the exercise deputy commander of Jackal Stone 2012, places a candle during a memorial service held for U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak in Debeljak, Croatia, Sept. 22, 2012. The memorial service took place in Jerak’s hometown at an elementary school that was renovated in his honor in 2009. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Croatian president, Ivo Josipovic (tan shirt) greets Lt. Gen. Darko Grdic, Croatian Chief Inspector of Defense, Sept. 17, 2012, at Ubina, Croatia. Josipovic visited Ubina to inspect the Little Bear Kindergarten, which was is being renovated with resources provided by the Humanitarian Civic Assistance Project. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Stormee Newcomb, a Seabee with Mobile Naval Construction Battalion applies tape to the interior of the Little Bear Kindergarten in preparation for painting, Sept. 16, 2012, at Udbina, Croatia. The kindergarten is being renovated with resources provided by the Humanitarian Civic Assistance Project. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose Torres of Mobile Naval Construction Battalion paints some finishing touches to the interior of the Little Bear Kindergarten in preparation for it to be painted, Sept. 16, 2012 at Udbina, Croatia. The kindergarten is being renovated by the Seabees with resources provided by the Humanitarian Civic Assistance Project. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Air National Guard conducts annual training installing new energy efficient windows at Slunj elementary school part of a Humanitarian Civic Assistance project. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • TALLINN, Estonia – Chief Electronics Technician Jason Howes, from the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), paints a fence at the Tondi School for Special Needs Children in Tallinn during a community service project. Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • TALLINN, Estonia – Damage Controlman 1st Class Justin Christensen, from the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), removes old paint and rust off of a fence at the Tondi School for Special Needs Children in Tallinn during a community service project. Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Mary Burce Warlick (left), U.S. ambassador to Serbia, asks 1st Lt. Roger Nienberg a question Aug. 8, 2012, at the Svetozar Markovic Primary School in Kraljevo, Serbia. Warlick visited Ohio National Guard and Serbian Armed Forces engineers working at the school, which was damaged by an earthquake in 2010. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Sgt. Theo Calloway (right) works to run wiring with Master Sgt. Monty Stiltner Aug. 8, 2012, at the Svetozar Markovic Primary School in Kraljevo, Serbia. More than 30 Ohio National Guard members are in Serbia as part of the State Partnership Program, working alongside their counterparts in the Serbian 2nd Army Brigade to repair the school, which was damaged by an earthquake in late 2010. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Senior Airman Nicholas Dotson, a member of the 200th RED HORSE Squadron and a Mansfield, Ohio, native, uses an arc welder to attach together two pieces of fence, Aug. 7, 2012, at the Svetozar Markovic Primary School in Kraljevo, Serbia. The 200th RED HORSE Armen are conducting a joint construction mission with talong with Ohio Army National Guard and Serbian 2nd Army Brigade engineers to repair the Svetozar Markovic Primary School, which was damaged by an earthquake in late 2010. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Sgt. Phillip Hagerman, a member of the the 1194th Engineer Company and a West Carrollton, Ohio, native, dumps concrete dust off of the roof of the Svetozar Markovic Primary School Aug. 7, 2012, in Kraljevo, Serbia. Engineers with the Ohio Army and Air National Guard, along with their Serbian 2nd Army Brigade counterparts, have undertaken a joint construction mission at the Svetozar Markovic Primary School to help repair and update portions of the school that were damaged by an earthquake in late 2010. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • A U.S. Navy Seabee tosses planks of wood into a pile during the renovation process of Bijelo-Potoci Primary School in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina May 31. Seventeen Navy Seabees deployed to Capljina and members of the Bosnia and Herzegovina military are working together to renovate schools in the area in support of Exercise Shared Resilience 2012, a two-week U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored medical exercise. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • The U.S. Army Europe Band and Chorus played to enthusiastic audiences in Chisinau and Balti over the weekend. On Monday, the band split into smaller groups and visited three Moldovan schools and one orphanage in Straseni, Congaz and Singerei, performing for an estimated 1,400 very appreciative children. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • The U.S. Army Europe Band and Chorus played to enthusiastic audiences in Chisinau and Balti over the weekend. On Monday, the band split into smaller groups and visited three Moldovan schools and one orphanage in Straseni, Congaz and Singerei, performing for an estimated 1,400 very appreciative children. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • PEREVALSK, Ukraine – A ribbon cutting ceremony at the Perevalsk Boarding School for Orphans and Children with Genetic Disabilities Feb. 24 marked a historic partnership between the U.S. and Ukraine to provide funding to renovate the school’s gym, which was in need of toilets, showers, and locker rooms in order to remain open. During the ceremony, the school children showed their talented singing and dancing skills to U.S. and Ukrainian music. This project was selected to improve U.S. – Ukrainian relationships by partnering together in an area where there has been little U.S. presence in the past. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Perevalsk, Ukraine (February 24, 2012) – A ribbon cutting ceremony at the Perevalsk Boarding School for Orphans and Children with Genetic Disabilities marked a historic partnership between the U.S. and Ukraine to provide funding to renovate the school’s gym. Prior to the renovation, the school was on the verge of closing because of the unhealthful condition of the gym, but due to humanitarian aid from U.S. European Command, the gym was renovated, which included indoor locker rooms, bathrooms and showers for boys and girls. This project was selected to improve U.S. – Ukrainian relationships by partnering together in an area where there has been little U.S. presence in the past. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Maj. Gen. William L. Enyart, Adjutant General Illinois National Guard, meets students from the Krakow School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Ambassador to Moldova William H. Moser and Singerei Middle School Principal Elizaveta Corciuc cut the ribbon to inaugurate the school's new bathroom facilities Nov. 17. The construction of this new bathroom facility is part of a larger project to renovate facilities at eight rural schools in Moldova serving more than 2,500 students and totaling more than $430,000. The Government of Moldova requested the U.S. Embassy's assistance with the water and sanitation situation in rural areas of Moldova and identified the schools in the most needy situations for renovation of sanitary facilities. About 95 percent of rural schools in Moldova have only outside toilets on the cesspool, with no access to water and adequate sanitation. With EUCOM HA funding, the Office Of Defense Cooperation and Bilateral Affairs Office have completed sanitation projects at schools in Singerei, Chiperceni, Molesti, Vulcanesti, Cazaclia, Congaz, and Besalma. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Cutting the ribbon on the Macedonia garage project. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Lt. Col. Tarquino speaks to students at newly renovated school. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Ambassador Wohlers enters the grounds of the "Slavco Stojmenski" Primary School in Vinica, Macedonia. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • School Director Jordan Stojanov, Ambassador Paul Wohlers, and Mayor Emil Doncev (l-r) cut the ribbon of the newly renovated school. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova William Moser and Mrs. Moser with students from the Bolohan School where the United States is completing a $510,000 renovation. The renovation of the Bolohani School is a two phase project. Phase One – the construction of new sanitary facilities was completed last week, and now students and faculty have access to indoor bathroom facilities. Phase Two – the complete renovation of the school and its gymnasium will begin in December. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Maj. Sergiu Porres and Capt. Alfonz Markovics, ODC Moldova, with students from the Bolohan School where the United States is completing a $510,000 renovation. The renovation of the Bolohani School is a two phase project. Phase One – the construction of new sanitary facilities was completed last week, and now students and faculty have access to indoor bathroom facilities. Phase Two – the complete renovation of the school and its gymnasium will begin in December. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova William Moser and Mrs. Moser visited the village of Bolohan Sept. 30, where the United States is completing a $510,000 renovation of the Bolohani School. The renovation of the Bolohani School is a two phase project. Phase One -- the construction of new sanitary facilities was completed last week, and now students and faculty have access to indoor bathroom facilities. Phase Two -- the complete renovation of the school and its gymnasium will begin in December. The Bolohani School serves more than 200 children from three villages in the Orhei District. Renovation of the Bolohani School is being coordinated by the U.S. Embassy's Office of Defense Cooperation. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Children from the main primary school of Drvar in Bosnia and Herzegovina perform a traditional dance during the ribbon cutting ceremony at the renovated school Sept. 20. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Children from the newly renovated main primary school in Drvar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, practice their English during question and answer time with the American representatives from the U.S. European Command and Office of Defense Cooperation after the ribbon cutting ceremony for the $450,000 renovation project. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • This week, more than 150 Moldovan children from orphanages in Straseni and Laloveni and from the School for Hearing Impaired Children were treated by a team of American military dentists from the North Carolina National Guard. After their check-ups, each child received a tube of toothpaste and a new toothbrush. United States European Command provided funds for all necessary equipment and supplies. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...
  • Students celebrate the first day of school in the newly renovated Ochakiv School in the Ukraine Sept. 1. The $600K project replaced the roof, windows and siding with energy efficient material; completely renovated the school indoor gym and locker rooms; and renovated the two English language classrooms. This school renovation project was selected by the Ukrainian Embassy, funded through the U.S. European Command Civic Engagement Branch, and executed by Naval Facilities Engineering Command with a local construction company. Hi-res / Details / Comments ...