Shelter seekers, including military personnel and civilians with luggage and supplies, gather in DoDEA W.T. Sampson Elementary/High School at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during Hurricane Melissa on Oct. 29, 2025, where the facility housed 1,272 individuals amid the Category 3 storm. DoDEA operates as a field activity of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. It is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and managing prekindergarten through 12th-grade educational programs for the Department of Defense. DoDEA operates 161 accredited schools in 9 districts in 11 foreign countries, seven states, Guam, and Puerto Rico, serving over 67,000 military-connected students. DoDEA Americas operates 50 accredited schools across two districts on 16 military installations, including Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard bases in seven states, Puerto Rico and Cuba. Committed to excellence in education, DoDEA fosters well-rounded, lifelong learners, equipping them to succeed in a dynamic world. (Photo courtesy of 1stSgt Cameron D Castaneda)
| Date Taken: | 10.29.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 11.17.2025 11:40 |
| Photo ID: | 9391911 |
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| Location: | NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, CU |
| Hometown: | NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, CU |
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