BK13- Omaya School Engineering Project

Air Force Airman 1st Class Eric Lippold, from the 773rd Civil Engineering Squadron, levels ground with a skid steer loader at the Omaya Elementary School. U.S. and Philippine Air Force engineers are working together to build a new schoolhouse for the local community. The project was one of eight engineering civic action programs (ENCAP) missions being performed by JCMOTF units in support of exercise Balikatan 2013. Balikatan is an annual Republic of the Philippines – U.S. military bilateral training exercise and humanitarian assistance engagement. Balikatan in Filipino means “shoulder-to-shoulder” and characterizes the spirit of the exercise and the Philippines-U.S. alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Fahey/Released).