Australian Defence Force Private Courtney Woodman, from Brisbane, Australia, assigned to Army 1st Intelligence Battalion interacts with a child during a visit to Gentle Hands Child Care Center, Quezon City, Philippines. During the three-hour visit, the service members were given an opportunity to play games, tell stories, and make art with the children. Gentle Hands is a child and youth welfare agency meant to be on the front lines of rescue and rehabilitation of the medical, social, psychological, and educational needs of at-risk children and youth, advocating for the rights of children. Philippine, U.S., Australian, and Japanese service members spent Mother’s Day volunteering at the center as part of a community relations effort in the Philippines during exercise Balikatan May 13, 2018. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations held from May 7 to May 18. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nardel Gervacio)
Date Taken: | 05.13.2018 |
Date Posted: | 05.14.2018 04:33 |
Photo ID: | 4383499 |
VIRIN: | 180513-N-ZK021-0054 |
Resolution: | 4530x3236 |
Size: | 1.29 MB |
Location: | QUEZON CITY, PH |
Web Views: | 154 |
Downloads: | 13 |
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