BK 18: Gentle Hands Child Care Center Community Relations [Image 13 of 13]

QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES

05.13.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nardel Gervacio 

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Miranda Martinez, of Los Angeles, Calif., assigned to Alpha Company, 7th Communication Battalion interacts with a child during a visit to Gentle Hands Child Care Center, Quezon City, Philippines. During the three-hour visit, the service members were given an opportunity to play games, tell stories, and make art with the children. Gentle Hands is a child and youth welfare agency meant to be on the front lines of rescue and rehabilitation of the medical, social, psychological, and educational needs of at-risk children and youth, advocating for the rights of children. Philippine, U.S., Australian, and Japanese service members spent Mother’s Day volunteering at the center as part of a community relations effort in the Philippines during exercise Balikatan May 13, 2018. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations held from May 7 to May 18. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nardel Gervacio)

• Date Taken: 05.13.2018
• Date Posted: 05.14.2018 04:33
• Photo ID: 4383502
• VIRIN: 180513-N-ZK021-0075
• Resolution: 3425x4795
• Size: 1.46 MB
• Location: QUEZON CITY, PH