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Dec. 17, 2017

 Helping Haiti’s Children: 315th Delivers Buses to Haitian School Org 

                    JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. —                                                A two-pronged mission over a weekend in December not only helped to keep 315th Airlift Wing aircrews current on all their certifications, but also delivered three badly-needed buses to schools in Haiti.  Citizen Airmen of Joint Base Charleston’s 317th Airlift Squadron, with support from three additional Citizen Airmen of the 514th Air Mobility Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, transported the school buses in a C-17 aircraft from Charleston to Port-au-Prince, where they were offloaded at Toussaint Louverture International Airport, December 16, 2017.            

Sept. 26, 2017

 Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands begins evacuation of U.S. citizens in Dominica 

                                U.S. service members with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands began evacuating U.S. citizens stranded on the Caribbean island of Dominica Sept. 24, 2017, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.            

Sept. 19, 2017

 Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands prepares for Hurricane Maria 

                                U.S. service members with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands moved their aircraft from San Juan to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Sept. 18, 2017, in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Maria so they can continue their humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission once the storm passes.            

Sept. 19, 2017

 Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands distributes water to the people of Saint Martin 

                    ST. MARTIN, Leeward Islands —                                                U.S. service members with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands began water purification projects on Saint Martin, Sept. 14, in response to the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.             

Aug. 31, 2017

 SD Guard, Suriname engineers partner together to renovate school 

                                PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Soldiers from the South Dakota Army National Guard and the Suriname Defense Force partnered together to renovate portions of the O.S. Majosteeg 3 School in Paramaribo, Aug. 13-24.            

May 30, 2017

 U.S. troops provide medical care in Belize 

                                As part of the Beyond the Horizon 2017 humanitarian and civic assistance exercise, U.S. military medical personnel are working with the Belize Defense Force and the Ministries of Defense, Health and Education to provide care to Belizeans during an eleven-day medical event in Dangriga.            

May 2, 2017

 Beyond the Horizon 2017 planners meet with civic partners regarding upcoming medical event in San Ignacio 

                                Command team members and medical planners from Beyond the Horizon 2017 met with Cayo district leaders April 27 to discuss operations for the upcoming medical event scheduled for May 8 through May 16 in San Ignacio. BTH 2017 is a partnership exercise between U.S. Southern Command and the Government of Belize designed to improve health and educational facilities by providing five construction projects and three health care events throughout the country.            

April 21, 2017

 U.S. Troops Visit Children’s Home in Belize 

                    LADYVILLE, Belize —                                                Soldiers are helping others through Beyond the Horizon, a partnership exercise between the government of Belize and U.S. Southern Command, where they are providing free medical services and construction projects throughout Belize.            

April 20, 2017

 U.S. Army engineers build clinics, school in Belize during Beyond the Horizon 2017 

                                U.S. service members and their Belizean counterparts are working on several different construction projects throughout the country of Belize as part of Beyond the Horizon 2017, which runs from March 25 until June 17.            

April 12, 2017

 Continuing Promise 2017 Mission Concludes Final Mission Stop in Popoya Playa  

                                POPOYA PLAYA, Colombia (NNS) -- The Continuing Promise 2017 (CP-17) mission made its last mission stop at the Popoya Playa School, from March 25-29, where personnel deployed in support of CP-17 conducted an array of different activities such as infrastructure enhancement, nutrition classes and preventative health tips.            

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