ENCAP Site 4: Thai Community Receives New School Building [Image 11 of 16]

KANG HANG MAEW, THAILAND

02.16.2015

Photo by Cpl. Ricardo Hurtado 

I Marine Expeditionary Force

Brigadier General Steven R. Rudder, commanding general, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, along with city officials, and officials of the Royal Thai Marine Corps and Indian Army, unveil the dedication plaque for of a 7.8-by-20-meter multipurpose, masonry building, during a dedication ceremony in Kang Hang Maew district, Chantaburi province, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 17. The structure was built by U.S. Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, along with members of the Royal Thai Marine Corps and Indian Army, as part of the Humanitarian Civic Action portion of Exercise Cobra Gold 2015. It will be used as a library, and community center for the local district. The ceremony marked the end of the construction and the official hand over of the building to the community. CG15 is a combined-forces exercise, taking place across Thailand from Feb. 9-20, designed to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to crises in the area. It includes a specific focus on humanitarian civic action, community engagement and medical activities to support the needs and humanitarian interests of civilian populations around the region. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo By Cpl. Ricardo Hurtado / Released)

• Date Taken: 02.16.2015
• Date Posted: 02.19.2015 08:34
• Photo ID: 1775783
• VIRIN: 150217-M-ZH987-126
• Resolution: 2000x1333
• Size: 1.43 MB
• Location: KANG HANG MAEW, TH