STAFF SGT. Barry Kellog, a structural craftsman assigned to the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, removes his safety goggles after pressure washing the interior of the Ascension Community High School in Georgetown. The school was renovated as part of the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training

STAFF SGT. Eric Smith, an electrician assigned to the 820th Red Horse Squadron from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, paints the trim on the new St. Mary's High School located in Georgetown. The school was rebuilt as part of this first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training

STAFF SGT. Delford J. Gainey and a fellow member, both structural journeymen assigned to the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, saw lumber as they work on a new school building. The school is being rebuilt to replace the old St. Mary's High School in downtown Georgetown as part of the this first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training

STAFF SGT. Gary Kofford, an independent duty medical technician with the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. levels off newly poured concrete during New Horizon '97, the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training

SGT. Jeffrey Wood, a combat engineer assigned to the 274th Marine Support Squadron, Cherry Point, N.C., gives haircuts to local children during his lunch break from renovating the Ascension High School. The Marines along with the 820th Red Horse Squadron, and engineers from the Guyana Defense Force are renovating the Ascension Community High School in Georgetown as part of the this first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training

STAFF SGT. Darrin Powell with the 820th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineering Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, NV and Guyana Defense Force carpenter, Lance Corporal Frank Carter work together on the rebuilding of Saint Mary's High School. The construction was part of the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve and National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training

Lance Corporal Samuel V. Papa, a combat engineer from the Marine Support Squadron #274, Cherry Point, N.C. and STAFF SGT. Barry A. Kellog, a structural craftsman from the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, NV work on the roof overhang of the Ascension Community High School. The school is being refurbished by participants in New Horizon '97, first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training

STAFF SGT. Barry Kellog, a structural craftsman assigned to the 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, removes his safety goggles after pressure washing the interior of the Ascension Community High School in Georgetown. The school was renovated as part of the first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training

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Summary

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97

Base: Georgetown

Country: French Guiana (GUF)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. James D.Mossman

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

date_range

Date

13/08/1997

place

Location

36.24063, -115.05428

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Source

The U.S. National Archives

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Link

https://catalog.archives.gov/

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