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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Airman 1st Class Joey Wurzelbacher, from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron, removes old brick and tile from a kitchen wall of a school in Chisinau, Moldova, June 4, 2016. More than 35 Airmen from the unit renovated the institution, which is the only school in Moldova specifically for deaf and special-needs students. The humanitarian project was a partnership with the Office of Defense Cooperation and U.S. European Command, with funds being provided by the National Guard Bureau. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Vicky Spesard)123rd Civil Engineer Squadron takes part in humanitarian mission to Moldova
                        
                        
                        Airman 1st Class Joey Wurzelbacher, from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron, removes old brick and tile from a kitchen wall of a school in Chisinau, Moldova, June 4, 2016. More than 35 Airmen from the unit renovated the institution, which is the only school in Moldova specifically for deaf and special-needs students. The humanitarian project was a partnership with the Office of Defense Cooperation and U.S. European Command, with funds being provided by the National Guard Bureau. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Vicky Spesard)
                
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        Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron work on the walls of a kitchen at a school in Chisinau, Moldova, June 6, 2016. More than 35 Airmen from the unit renovated the institution, which is the only school in Moldova specifically for deaf and special-needs students. The humanitarian project was a partnership with the Office of Defense Cooperation and U.S. European Command, with funds being provided by the National Guard Bureau. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Vicky Spesard)123rd Civil Engineer Squadron takes part in humanitarian mission to Moldova
                        
                        
                        Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron work on the walls of a kitchen at a school in Chisinau, Moldova, June 6, 2016. More than 35 Airmen from the unit renovated the institution, which is the only school in Moldova specifically for deaf and special-needs students. The humanitarian project was a partnership with the Office of Defense Cooperation and U.S. European Command, with funds being provided by the National Guard Bureau. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Vicky Spesard)
                
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        U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Ronald Schmitz, from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron, Kentucky, discusses electrical issues with the staff of La Via Moldova, a local after-school program for at-risk students in Chisinau, Moldova, June 7, 2016. Schmitz's squadron was in the country to renovate the kitchen at a school, the only school in Moldova specifically for deaf and special-needs students. The project was a partnership with the Office of Defense Cooperation and U.S. European Command, with funds being provided by the National Guard Bureau. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Vicky Spesard)123rd Civil Engineer Squadron takes part in humanitarian mission to Moldova
                        
                        
                        U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Ronald Schmitz, from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron, Kentucky, discusses electrical issues with the staff of La Via Moldova, a local after-school program for at-risk students in Chisinau, Moldova, June 7, 2016. Schmitz's squadron was in the country to renovate the kitchen at a school, the only school in Moldova specifically for deaf and special-needs students. The project was a partnership with the Office of Defense Cooperation and U.S. European Command, with funds being provided by the National Guard Bureau. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Vicky Spesard)
                
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        Soldiers from the Moldovan armed forces work side by side with Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron at a school in Chisinau, Moldova, June 8, 2016. More than 35 Airmen from the Kentucky unit renovated the institution, which is the only school in Moldova specifically for deaf and special-needs students. The humanitarian project was a partnership with the Office of Defense Cooperation and U.S. European Command, with funds being provided by the National Guard Bureau. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Vicky Spesard)123rd Civil Engineer Squadron takes part in humanitarian mission to Moldova
                        
                        
                        Soldiers from the Moldovan armed forces work side by side with Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron at a school in Chisinau, Moldova, June 8, 2016. More than 35 Airmen from the Kentucky unit renovated the institution, which is the only school in Moldova specifically for deaf and special-needs students. The humanitarian project was a partnership with the Office of Defense Cooperation and U.S. European Command, with funds being provided by the National Guard Bureau. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Vicky Spesard)
                
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Kentucky ANG Airmen help renovate school in MoldovaPublished June 20, 2016
                    
                    By Tech. Sgt. Vicky Spesard
                    
                    
                    123rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office
            **CHISINAU, Moldova (AFNS) --**Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard in partnership with officials from Moldova and U.S. European Command started a humanitarian project here June 3 that’s expected to last several weeks.The humanitarian project began with refurbishing the only school for hearing-impaired students in the area and adding a new basketball court outside.The project required demolishing the existing kitchen, updating electrical service and plumbing, and installing new tile, appliances and an improved food preparation area, according to Lt. Col. Phillip Howard, the commander of the Kentucky ANG's 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron."We're here to improve the school for the students, and that's the most important thing for us," Howard said. "We want to do everything we can to make this a great project for the community."At the same time, the project also provides the guardsmen with "an outstanding opportunity to train in a deployed environment while strengthening bilateral relations with our Moldovan colleagues," Howard said. "We're excited to be here and excited about the project."Working side by side with the Airmen are five members of the Moldovan armed forces.U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brendan Bartlett, chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation Moldova, emphasized that no nation can confront today's challenges alone."What the Air National Guardsmen do here will have a profound effect on the school and on the community as a whole," he said. "We have had a long-standing relationship with the National Guard Bureau and are very grateful for their efforts here."In addition to the renovation project, the Airmen are volunteering their time to help with minor repairs to La Via Moldova, a local after-school program for at-risk students.Assisting in the overall effort are U.S. Army reservists from the 457th Civil Affairs Detachment based in Grafenwoehr, Germany, who are supporting communication and cultural understanding between the ANG and local Moldovan community."Our mission is to support the engineers by making sure the community understands why they are here," explained U.S. Army Maj. Kris Chow, the civil affairs team commander.The Kentucky ANG is expected to complete its portion of the project in mid-June before handing off the remainder of the work to the Iowa ANG's 185th Civil Engineer Squadron from Sioux City, Iowa.The overall scope of the project is two-fold, according to U.S. Air Force Capt. Adam McIntyre, the duration project manager and an engineering officer for the 185th CES."This project allows guardsmen to utilize and hone their skills in new and challenging environment," McIntyre said. "But, we are also here to build a better future for the Moldovan people."Kentucky Air National Guard 



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