U.S. Soldiers make progress on Catarina school

Photo By 2nd Lt. Dillon Davis | CATARINA, Guatemala – U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Maria Almanza, (left), and Spc. Irene Jou-Saavedra, 284th Engineer Company, spread mortar on a layer of cinder block April 30, 2016 during Exercise BEYOND THE HORIZON 2016 GUATEMALA. The Soldiers spread the mortar evenly to allow for the next layer of cinder block to lay level and improve structure stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dillon Davis/Released)  

CATARINA, GUATEMALA

04.30.2016

Story by Senior Airman Dillon Davis  

97th Air Mobility Wing

The project is one of three schools and two medical clinics being built by the task force assigned to U.S. Army South.

The school will feature three larger classrooms, a computer lab, and a small kitchen area for providing meals for the students. It comes as an improvement over the current school house in the local area, which does not provide enough space to accommodate the growing number of students.

The project is scheduled to be completed before June 18, 2016 and will be given to the local community during a ceremony on a date that is yet to be determined.

The project aims to build and sustain partnerships with the Guatemalan communities and provide humanitarian efforts that will preserve peace and stability in the region.

• Date Taken: 04.30.2016
• Date Posted: 05.01.2016 00:31
• Story ID: 196986
• Location: CATARINA, GT