A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Forward Engineering Support Team-Advance (FEST-A) conducted training and remote engineering missions in partnership with Italian Army Reconnaissance Engineers here September 9-21, 2012.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Forward Engineer Support Team (FEST) members Stan Young (right), civil engineer and Cpt. Richards (left), 7th Civil Support Command, take measurements during a bridge reconnaissance as Italian military officer, First Lieutenant Lasi looks on and secures the area during the training September 18, 2012 in Aviano, Italy.
Italian Army soliders from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, lead by First Lieutenant Lasi (left), encounter U.S. Army role players (right) serving as security threats during the Forward Engineer Support Training (FEST) route reconnaissance September 18, 2012 in Aviano, Italy. The role players took part in the FEST to simulate real world scenarios and allowed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District civilians and officers the opportunity to partner with foreign military to prepare for deployment.
Designated areas at the “Mother Teresa” University Hospital Center and three other major regional hospitals throughout the country are being renovated to house new telemedicine and e-health centers.
TALIN, Armenia -- Members of the local medical community gathered with representatives of the U.S. and Armenian governments Sept. 2 to celebrate the opening of a polyclinic. The $220,000 renovation project, funded by the U.S. European Command and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy Office of Defense Cooperation, provided a complete overhaul to the clinic's second floor. Read more about it at http://1.usa.gov/qzjILC (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers motion imagery by Rachel Goodspeed / Released)
NERKIN SASNASHEN, Armenia -- Following a solemn memorial with the local community, U.S. and Armenian officials gathered together at the local kindergarten for a ribbon-cutting ceremony opening its newly-renovated doors to Sasnashen's children. Read more about it at http://1.usa.gov/pD52Ws (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers motion imagery by Rachel Goodspeed / Released)
In the future we expect to do more regional projects for Albania and the Balkans by investing in Disaster Preparedness and Telemedicine, but I’m sure the occasional school renovations will remain on our schedule. There really is no better grass roots opportunity for us to reach out and impact the next generation.
September 15 is the first day of school in Azerbaijan and I was fortunate enough to attend the opening ceremony for Barda school #2 located about 400 KM west of the capital Baku. It was a great honor to join the Deputy Minister of Education, Cabinet Minister for Internally Displaces Persons & Refugees, Regional Mayor and US Embassy Charge D'Affaires, Adam Sterling, in opening our 16th new or renovated school in Azerbaijan.School children flowers in hand, excited about their brand new school.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. European Command and International Sava River Basin Commission have embarked on a landmark project over the past three years - to develop the first continuous hydraulic model of the Sava River Basin.
Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and International Sava River Basin Commission hosted a three-day workshop here Sept. 6, aimed at presenting attendees information collected for the Sava River Hydraulic Model project and garnering feedback from participating countries.
Have you been to the beautiful mountainsides of Northern Albania? It was my first time to this land called Shqipëria, and as it is known by its inhabitants the "Land of the Mountain Eagle," hence the two-headed eagle on their uniquely distinguished national flag.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe district, helps the Latvian Fire and Rescue Services by providing much needed renovations to their station. (Part 2)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe district, helps the Latvian Fire and Rescue Services by providing much needed renovations to their station. (Part 1)
LIMBAŽI, Latvia -- A small fire station and nine more like it spread throughout the country will soon receive the necessary renovations to improve the timeliness and quality of emergency services received as of July 29.
BELGRADE, Serbia — Representatives from Serbia’s Ministry of the Interior, Sector for Emergency Situations, and the Ministry of Defense, participated in a disaster response workshop and tabletop exercise held May 10-14, that was facilitated by the U.S. Department of Defense, Civil-Military Emergency Preparedness (CMEP) program.
VARVARIN, Serbia — By Western standards, the $444,000 special needs community center may seem pretty ordinary. But to the local community – and especially the children who go to the center – it is anything but.
GREMI-Georgia - On Monday, December 21, U.S. Ambassador John Bass attended the opening ceremony for the Temi Special Needs Home, in Gremi, Kakheti region.
VARVARIN, Serbia - By Western standards, the special-needs community center may seem pretty ordinary. But to the local community - and especially the children who go to the center - it is anything but.
TBILISI, Georgia - Celebrated in Russian poetry since the days of the USSR, the "Georgian Military Road" was once a major route between Russia and the Republic of Georgia through the Caucasus Mountains traveled by both invaders and traders throughout the years.
![LIMBAAAI, Latvia — On July 8, (from left) Navy Rear Adm. William "Andy" Brown, U.S. European Command director of logistics, Judith Garber, U.S. Ambassador to Latvia, and Latvian officials ceremoniously break ground on the renovation of a small fire station in Limbazi in northen Latvia. As part of a EUCOM-funded civil-military operation, the project will upgrade lighting and electrical systems as well as install new overhead roll-up doors at the station. The renovation is the first in a series of 10 fire station refurbishment projects planned throughout Latvia over the next five years that will retrofit new overhead vehicle doors required to support new fire and rescue trucks received as part of the European Union-funded donation. The project is being managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District. (U.S. Army phtoo by Navy Lt. Cmdr. Duc Nguyen)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161110074453im_/http://www.eucom.mil/Img/15740/Med/eucom-photo "LIMBAAAI, Latvia — On July 8, (from left) Navy Rear Adm. William "Andy" Brown, U.S. European Command director of logistics, Judith Garber, U.S. Ambassador to Latvia, and Latvian official")
