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US Airmen help renovate Georgian school

September 10, 2015
Photos by Staff Sgt. Sara Keller
U.S. Army Maj. Colin Thompson, Office of Defense Cooperation Bilateral Affairs Officer, speaks to a group of teachers and community members during the opening ceremony of Public School No. 4 Aug. 31 in Gori, Georgia. The ceremony was held as a celebration for the completion of the Georgian Humanitarian and Civic Assistance project led by U.S. European Command.
U.S. Army Maj. Colin Thompson, Office of Defense Cooperation Bilateral Affairs Officer, speaks to a group of teachers and community members during the opening ceremony of Public School No. 4 Aug. 31 in Gori, Georgia. The ceremony was held as a celebration for the completion of the Georgian Humanitarian and Civic Assistance project led by U.S. European Command.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cole Kasten, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and heavy equipment operator, pushes a wheelbarrow before mixing cement for a ramp at Public School No. 4 Aug. 28 in Gori. Kasten, along with a six-man U.S. Air Force team and Georgian army engineers, worked for more than 16 hours straight on some days during the 30-day project in order to complete everything they could to renovate of the school and help the children of Gori.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cole Kasten, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and heavy equipment operator, pushes a wheelbarrow before mixing cement for a ramp at Public School No. 4 Aug. 28 in Gori. Kasten, along with a six-man U.S. Air Force team and Georgian army engineers, worked for more than 16 hours straight on some days during the 30-day project in order to complete everything they could to renovate of the school and help the children of Gori.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Dengate, 435th Construction and Training Squadron pavement and equipment operator, works with a Georgian army engineer to help fill in concrete in the entrance to the gymnasium of Public School No. 4 Aug. 27 in Gori, Georgia. U.S. Air Force and Georgian army engineers worked long hours side by side for more than 30 days to complete the renovation of a dilapidated school.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Dengate, 435th Construction and Training Squadron pavement and equipment operator, works with a Georgian army engineer to help fill in concrete in the entrance to the gymnasium of Public School No. 4 Aug. 27 in Gori, Georgia. U.S. Air Force and Georgian army engineers worked long hours side by side for more than 30 days to complete the renovation of a dilapidated school.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cole Kasten, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and heavy equipment operator, mixes cement for a ramp at Public School No. 4 Aug. 28 in Gori, Georgia. Kasten and a team of U.S. Air Force Airmen built the ramp to give disabled students at the school safe access into the gymnasium.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cole Kasten, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and heavy equipment operator, mixes cement for a ramp at Public School No. 4 Aug. 28 in Gori, Georgia. Kasten and a team of U.S. Air Force Airmen built the ramp to give disabled students at the school safe access into the gymnasium.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Murphy, 435th Construction and Training Squadron pavement and equipment operator, loosens the bolts on the back of a backboard before replacing it in the gymnasium of Public School No. 4 Aug. 28 in Gori, Georgia. A team of U.S. Air Force engineers, 10 Georgian army engineers and Georgian civilian contractors worked for one month to completely renovate the gymnasium, bathrooms and hallways of the school to make the school more accessible to disabled children and give all the students a better learning environment.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Murphy, 435th Construction and Training Squadron pavement and equipment operator, loosens the bolts on the back of a backboard before replacing it in the gymnasium of Public School No. 4 Aug. 28 in Gori, Georgia. A team of U.S. Air Force engineers, 10 Georgian army engineers and Georgian civilian contractors worked for one month to completely renovate the gymnasium, bathrooms and hallways of the school to make the school more accessible to disabled children and give all the students a better learning environment.
U.S. Army Sgt. Williams Thompson, U.S. Army Europe Civil Affairs specialist from the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, talks to students during the opening ceremony of Public School No. 4 Aug. 28 in Gori, Georgia.
U.S. Army Sgt. Williams Thompson, U.S. Army Europe Civil Affairs specialist from the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, talks to students during the opening ceremony of Public School No. 4 Aug. 28 in Gori, Georgia.
Roin, a Georgian engineer, prepares spackle holes in the ceiling of Public School No. 4 Aug. 27 in Gori, Georgia. Critical areas of the school were renovated by a team of U.S. Air Force engineers, 10 Georgian army engineers and a three-man U.S. Army Europe Civil Affairs team. Humanitarian and Civic Assistance projects enhance operational readiness of military personnel while providing support to the host nation's population.
Roin, a Georgian engineer, prepares spackle holes in the ceiling of Public School No. 4 Aug. 27 in Gori, Georgia. Critical areas of the school were renovated by a team of U.S. Air Force engineers, 10 Georgian army engineers and a three-man U.S. Army Europe Civil Affairs team. Humanitarian and Civic Assistance projects enhance operational readiness of military personnel while providing support to the host nation’s population.
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