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Renovated Schools Improve Learning Atmosphere

When children in this town return to school in the fall, they'll be learning in newly refurbished surroundings, courtesy of the 264th Engineer Group.

Marines, Sailors Host School for Afghans in Nawa

Marines of Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, hosted the first day of class for 20 Afghan students at the Forward Operating Base Geronimo school Jan 18.

Playground Opens in Tahrir After a Rough History

A crowd of children gather on a street corner bearing smiles from ear to ear in an area where, two years ago, no one was smiling. The kids are excited about the opening of a new playground in a community that saw some of the worst violence in Diyala, Iraq.

Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team Female Engagement Team Holds Medical Civic Action Program for Children

Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team Female Engagement Team visited a remote village in the area of eastern Nuristan province, Afghanistan, and held a child medical civic action program, Jan. 16-17.

A Day As a Mentor for Young Iraqi Women

A chance to have a positive influence in the lives of young Iraqi Women and Children.

Consultants Offer Support to Off-base Schools

Most military children attend non-Defense Department schools, but military officials are determined not to allow their unique needs to slip through the cracks.

Soldiers' Work Helps Iraqi Children

While working to revitalize a southern Iraq community, a platoon of soldiers came in contact with local children who have none of the things Westerners take for granted. So a platoon leader made a phone call to make a difference.

Mississippi Guardsmen Become Pen Pals With Hometown Grade-schoolers

Mississippi Army National Guardsmen at Contingency Operating Location Q-West participated in a unique pen-pal activity with hometown elementary school kids in December and January.

Civil, Military Communities Work to Help Iraqi Children

While working to revitalize a community in southern Iraq, a platoon of Soldiers came in contact with local children who have none of the things westerners take for granted.

Providers Deliver School Supplies to Rural Iraqi Schoolchildren

Staff Sgt. Imelda P. Quiroz said delivering school supplies to Ibn Rushed School, a rural school outside of Nasariyah, Iraq, reminded her of the visits humanitarians made to her school when she was a child in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico.

Hancock Field and the Salvation Army Distribution Day: a Syracuse Tradition

New York Air National Guard members assigned to Hancock Field Air National Guard Base volunteered their off-duty time Dec. 22, to help the Salvation Army and other community groups bring Christmas to more than 4,000 Syracuse area families.

'Wagonmasters' Meet Old Friend, Bring Gifts to Children

Near the southeast corner of Contingency Operating Location Q-West was a small farming village surrounded by arid desert.

H1N1 Pediatric Vaccine Recalled for Low Potency, Not Safety

Some supplies of a pediatric version of the H1N1 vaccine have been voluntarily recalled because they are slightly less potent than the manufacturer indicated, officials said, Dec. 17.

US, British Sailors Perform Community Service

Sailors from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, on board Naval Support Activity Bahrain and Royal Navy ship HMS Grimsby (M108) joined together and volunteered time to mentally and physically disabled students at the Regional Institute for Active Learning School Dec. 9.

Soldier Spends Leave on Church Mission to Ukraine

Many years ago, Spc. Aralem Valladaresflores' friends had shared with him their evangelistic missions to Russia and Ukraine. They shared with him experiences they had helping orphans, reminding him of his youth where he traveled to an impoverished rural town in Mexico. He recounted the many delightful smiles of joy and gratitude that remain with him today. He began focusing on a new mission that would take him to Berdychiv a small city in the Ukraine.

Operation: Back to School Provides Humanitarian Aid to Iraqi Schoolchildren

U.S. and Iraqi army soldiers delivered kits filled with school supplies to Iraqi school children at Al Waleed School Dec. 6 near Contingency Operating Location Taji, Iraq.

MCCS Gives to Combat Center Families

Children's happy faces were abundant at the Combat Center's Desert Winds Golf Course, Dec. 5, during the sixth annual Marine Corps Community Services Winter Festival.

Students Earn Spots in Senate Youth Program

Two Department of Defense Education Activity students will travel to Washington, D.C., and receive $5,000 scholarships as delegates to the 48th annual U.S. Senate Youth Program.

Q-West Force Protection Company Shows Flexibility With Convoy Escort

In a continued effort to draw down excess equipment, a Mississippi Army National Guard unit conducted a convoy mission from Contingency Operating Location Q-West to Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Nov. 9.

Project Provides Medical Supplies to Iraqi Veterinarians

Agriculture, agribusiness and related industries comprise the majority of the economic activity in the province of Kirkuk, according to the Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team. In an effort to improve veterinary services and increase agricultural production, representatives from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, distributed medical supplies to Iraqi veterinarians in Kirkuk, Iraq, Nov. 17.

Scouts Honor Service Members at Ceremony

Character was the focus as Scouting saluted the military, Nov. 17.

Official Calls Military Child Care 'Model for Nation'

The Military Child Care Act of 1989 has made the military child care system the one to emulate.

Official Calls Military Child Care 'Model for Nation'

The Military Child Care Act of 1989 has made the military child care system the one to emulate.

U.S. Soldiers Visit Iraqi School

Oregon National Guard members, deployed in Iraq, partook in a unique mission where they were able to make a positive impact on the hearts and minds of local national children from a small village in southern Iraq. As the Soldiers brought supplies, gifts, and other resources for their school, Oct. 27, loving looks and thankfulness filled the area.

Iraqi Village Improves Through Iraqi Army Assistance

The small mud and straw primary school in the village of Albu Sabah in Kirkuk province, Iraq, often lacks the necessary supplies the children need.

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