(From left to right) U.S. Army Pfc. Timmey Turner, U.S. Army Spc. Jimmy Martin and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Pionke, assigned to the 375th Engineer Company, 467th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, assist with constructing a fence during a Humanitarian Civil Assistance (HCA) project, in Sauliai, Lithuania, August 18, 2016. As part of the European Command’s (EUCOM) Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Program, the 375th Engineer Company, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion and the Lithuanian military collaborate to renovate the fence at Kudikiu Namai, an orphanage for Lithuanian children up to the age of 6, in Sauliai, Lithuania, August 8-26, 2016. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Emily Houdershieldt)

Children from the Zhemchuzhinka orphanage in Odessa, Ukraine, visited the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), July 21.

ODESSA, Ukraine - Ensign Julia Kranz, right, conducts a tour of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) for children of the Zhemchuzhinka Orphanage. Jason Dunham 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.

ODESSA, Ukraine - Cmdr. David A. Bretz, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), answers questions for children from Zhemchuzhinka Orphanage on the mess decks. Jason Dunham 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.

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.

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.

Children living at the Maestral orphanage received a guided tour aboard the High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) at Lora Naval Base Split, Croatia, April 5.

SPLIT, Croatia (Apr. 5, 2012) - Lt. Cmdr. Charles Eaton, officer in charge of High-Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, gives coins to children from Maestral orphanage at the conclusion of a guided tour of the ship. Swift, a U.S. Military Sealift Command-chartered High-Speed Vessel is currently deployed to the U.S. Sixth Fleet's area of responsibility in support of theater security cooperation efforts.

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.

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.

Pabraddd, Lithuania -- Members from the Pennsylvania National Guard visited the Pabrades Vaiku Globas Numai orphanage June 20. During the visit Guard members repaired sports and playground equipment, assisted with landscaping chores and visited and played with the children at the facility. Nearly 50 troops from the Pennsylvania National Guard are in Lithuania supporting Amber Hope 2011, a NATO exercise with more than 2,000 participants from nine countries.

Pabraddd, Lithuania -- Members from the Pennsylvania National Guard visited the Pabrades Vaiku Globas Numai orphanage June 20. During the visit Guard members repaired sports and playground equipment, assisted with landscaping chores and visited and played with the children at the facility. Nearly 50 troops from the Pennsylvania National Guard are in Lithuania supporting Amber Hope 2011, a NATO exercise with more than 2,000 participants from nine countries.

Pabraddd, Lithuania -- Members from the Pennsylvania National Guard visited the Pabrades Vaiku Globas Numai orphanage June 20. During the visit Guard members repaired sports and playground equipment, assisted with landscaping chores and visited and played with the children at the facility. Nearly 50 troops from the Pennsylvania National Guard are in Lithuania supporting Amber Hope 2011, a NATO exercise with more than 2,000 participants from nine countries.

Pabraddd, Lithuania -- Members from the Pennsylvania National Guard visited the Pabrades Vaiku Globas Numai orphanage June 20. During the visit Guard members repaired sports and playground equipment, assisted with landscaping chores and visited and played with the children at the facility. Nearly 50 troops from the Pennsylvania National Guard are in Lithuania supporting Amber Hope 2011, a NATO exercise with more than 2,000 participants from nine countries.

Pabraddd, Lithuania -- Members from the Pennsylvania National Guard visited the Pabrades Vaiku Globas Numai orphanage June 20. During the visit Guard members repaired sports and playground equipment, assisted with landscaping chores and visited and played with the children at the facility. Nearly 50 troops from the Pennsylvania National Guard are in Lithuania supporting Amber Hope 2011, a NATO exercise with more than 2,000 participants from nine countries.

Pabraddd, Lithuania -- Members from the Pennsylvania National Guard visited the Pabrades Vaiku Globas Numai orphanage June 20. During the visit Guard members repaired sports and playground equipment, assisted with landscaping chores and visited and played with the children at the facility. Nearly 50 troops from the Pennsylvania National Guard are in Lithuania supporting Amber Hope 2011, a NATO exercise with more than 2,000 participants from nine countries.

LTC Amy McCall, left, teaches one of the children from the Christian Center Orphanage for mentally and physically handicapped children in Tulcea how to take a photo. The Orphanage has been recently renovated by U.S. Army Europe through a Humanitarian Assistance Program overseen by the U.S. Embassy's Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC). (Lucian Crusoveanu / Public Diplomacy Office)

Thanks to the U.S. Army Europe’s (EUCOM) Humanitarian Assistance Program overseen by the U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC), Tulcea County now boasts a new school, orphanage and medical clinic. All three sites were built or renovated by local Romanian companies with funding from U.S. Army Europe and contracted by U.S. Naval Facilities.

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.

VLORA, Albania — The USS John L. Hall (FFG 32), and the United States European Command, through the U.S. Embassy’s Office of Defense Cooperation, donated hygiene supplies to the Special Needs Children School and orphanage here, March 23.