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    HUMANITARIAN AND CIVIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - CROATIA

    Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Program - Croatia

    Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Program - Croatia    

    The humanitarian and civic assistance (HCA) program is a multipurpose training and engagement tool that supports objectives at the strategic, theater, operational, and tactical levels. The U.S. European Command, in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Zagreb, commenced work on an HCA project to repair and rebuild a damaged community center in Račinovci, Croatia. U.S. Soldiers with the 851st Vertical Engineer Company, Minnesota National Guard, together with military engineers from the Croatian army, will renovate the building.

    14 Featured Videos

    Minnesota and Croatia Celebrate 20 Years of Partnership

    Minnesota and Croatia Celebrate 20 Years...
    06.29.16 | MSgt Lynette Hoke | MNNG
    Members of the Minnesota Army National Guard’s Camp Ripley-based 851st Vertical Engineer Company and the Civil Engineer Squadrons from the...
    Soldier Interview - 2016 HCA Croatia

    Soldier Interview - 2016 HCA Croatia
    06.25.16 | MSgt Lynette Hoke | MNNG
    SGT Jared Becker, 851st Vertical Engineer Company out of Camp Ripley, Minn., talks about the Humanitarian Civic Assistance project. Becker and...
    SPC Reynolds Talks about 2016 Croatia HCA

    SPC Reynolds Talks about 2016 Croatia HCA
    06.25.16 | MSgt Lynette Hoke | MNNG
    US Army Guard SPC Wally Reynolds and other Soldiers from the Minnesota Army National Guard 851st Vertical Engineer Company and Airmen from the...
    MSgt Winston Kettle Talks about 2016 Croatia HCA

    MSgt Winston Kettle Talks about 2016...
    06.21.16 | MSgt Lynette Hoke | MNNG
    Master Sgt. Winston Kettle and other Airmen from the Minnesota Air National Guard’s 133rd and 148th Civil Support Squadrons traveled overseas to...
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    108 Featured Images

    Duluthians in Croatia

    Duluthians in Croatia
    06.28.16 | MSgt Lynette Hoke | MNNG
    Members of the 148th Fighter Wing pose with members of the Croatian Army during a Humanitarian Civic Assistance Project in Karlovac, Croatia on...
    Minnesota National Guard in Croatia 2016

    Minnesota National Guard in Croatia 2016
    06.26.16 | MSgt Lynette Hoke | 133AWPA
    U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt Scott Leffler of the 133rd Civil Engineer Squadron meets with a local member of the community during a humanitarian civic...
    Tech Sgt Scott Leffler

    Tech Sgt Scott Leffler
    06.24.16 | MSgt Lynette Hoke | 133AWPA
    Tech Sgt Scott Leffler of the 133rd Civil Engineer Squadron works together with Soldiers of the Minnesota Army National Guard 851st Vertical...
    Yellow Wall

    Yellow Wall
    06.23.16 | MSgt Lynette Hoke | MNNG
    A member of the 133rd Civil Engineer Squadron prepares the ceiling for painting in a primary school in Karlovac, Craotia on June 23, 2016. Airmen...
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    25 Featured Stories

    Soldier Story - SGT Becker
    06.29.16 | MSgt Lynette Hoke | MNNG
    A Minnesota National Guard biathlon member has traded in his skis for a wrench and nails this summer. Sgt. Jared Becker of the 851st Vertical Engineer Company out of Camp Ripley, Minn. is taking part in the 20th Annual Minnesota State Partnership Humanitarian Assistance Project in Karlovac, Croatia.

    Soldier Story - SPC Jesse Mendiola
    06.26.16 | MSgt Lynette Hoke | MNNG
    It was for the love of country, service and family that one Soldier from the Camp Ripley-based 851st Vertical Engineer Company out of. joined the Minnesota Army National Guard just a few short years ago.
    Airman Story - Tech Sgt Leffler

    Airman Story - Tech Sgt Leffler
    06.25.16 | MSgt Lynette Hoke | 133AWPA
    In a small city south of Zagreb, Croatia, about 30 members of the Minnesota National Guard are working side-by-side with members of the Croatian...

    2016 HCA Airman Story - MSgt Kevin Schieber
    06.17.16 | MSgt Lynette Hoke | MNNG
    An electrician for the Minnesota Air National Guard’s 133rd Airlift Wing Civil Engineering Squadron has helped light the way for projects all over the state and all over the world. At 48, Master Sgt. Kevin Schieber has an impressive resume from of a wide array of projects in his decade of military service.
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