Renovations are nearing completion in Ubina, Croatia where U.S. Navy Seabees have been hard at work completing Humanitarian projects.

Croatian president, Ivo Josipovic (far left) greets Seabees of the Mobile Naval Construction Battalion 1, Sept. 17, 2012, at Ubina, Croatia. Josipovic visited Ubina to inspect the Little Bear Kindergarten, which is being renovated by the Seabees with resources provided by the Humanitarian Civic Assistance Project.

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.

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.

U.S. Navy construction workers are integrating with the Bosnian-Herzegovinian military to build a fence around the military complex here and renovate a neighboring city's school and school annex in support of Shared Resilience 2012 May 28 - June 8.

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.

U.S. Navy Seaman Gene Miller, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 from Port Hueneme, Calif., installs barbed wired at the top of a 2.4 kilometer perimeter fence here May 29. The battalion constructed the fence around the Bosnian-Herzegovinian military compound to meet force protection requirements for the participants of Shared Resilience 2012, a two-week U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored medical exercise. NMCB 3 is an expeditionary naval construction element currently assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Europe 6th Fleet's Task Force 68 to provide construction, engineering and security services that support national strategy, naval power projection, humanitarian assistance and contingency operations.

U.S. Navy Seaman Alexandria Bowman, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 from Port Hueneme, Calif., unrolls barbed wire before installing it onto a 2.4 kilometer perimeter fence here May 29. The battalion constructed the fence around the Bosnian-Herzegovinian military compound to meet force protection requirements for the participants of Shared Resilience 2012, a two-week U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sponsored medical exercise. NMCB 3 is an expeditionary naval construction element currently assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Europe 6th Fleet's Task Force 68 to provide construction, engineering and security services that support national strategy, naval power projection, humanitarian assistance and contingency operations.

On Nov. 7, Municipality Mayor Trajche Dimitriev and Office of Defense Cooperation Chief, Lt. Col. Michael Tarquinto, marked the completion of the construction of a 3-bay service vehicle garage and the renovation of the “Dimche A. Gaberot” Primary School in the city of Demir Kapija.

Cutting the ribbon on the Macedonia garage project.

Lt. Col. Tarquino speaks to students at newly renovated school.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Gilchrist, builder, (left) and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse Dean, construction electrician, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Detail Macedonia, place steel trusses while constructing a fire safety vehicle garage in Demir Kapija, Macedonia. The detail will complete a humanitarian and civic assistance mission supporting Medical Training Exercise in Eastern Europe 11 later this month. (Photo by: Chief Petty Officer James Blue)

Arthur Wymer, builder constructionman, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Detail Macedonia, paints the exterior of a primary school under renovation in Demir Kapija, Macedonia. The detail will complete a humanitarian and civic assistance mission supporting Medical Training Exercise in Eastern Europe 11 later this month. (Photo by: Chief Petty Officer James Blue)

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, Detail Macedonia, complete a humanitarian and civic assistance mission in Demir Kapija, Macedonia, supporting Medical Training Exercise in Eastern Europe 11.

Naval Station Rota hosted Personnel Recovery training for more than 800 Sailors and Marines assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 68 Jan. 10 – 14.

RIGA, Latvia – On June 14, the U.S. Embassy’s Office of Defense Cooperation and a U.S. Navy Construction Battalion officially opened two renovation projects in western Latvia.

USS MOUNT WHITNEY, Baltic Sea — Maritime forces from 12 countries joined each other to participate in the largest multinational naval exercise in the Baltic Sea June 7-19.

VENTSPILS, Latvia -- Latvia's Fire and Rescue Services were helped recently when a newly renovated fire training tower was opened in Latvia May 26.

ROTA, Spain — Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7 departed Rota, Spain, March 23 in support of exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2010.

MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU, Romania - U.S. Navy Seabees were honored at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Mihail Kogalniceanu middle school, Sept. 14.

SLIVEN, Bulgaria -Joint Task Force-East repaired a community center and officially reopened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 10. Members of the U.S. Navy and Bulgarian Land Forces worked together to repair the Dame Gruev Center for the Disabled as part of a humanitarian civic assistance effort.