U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gerald Francis (left) and Staff

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gerald Francis (left) and Staff Sgt. Dorian Pekarcik (right) both with the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, assist with the kindergarten renovation during a Humanitarian Civil Assistance project, Kalifarevo, Bulgaria, Aug. 25, 2016. As a part of the European Command’s (EUCOM) Humanitarian a Civic Assistance Program, the U.S. Army reserve 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, the 375th Engineer Company, U.S. Air Force National Guard 164th Civil Engineer Squadron and the Bulgarian Army collaborate to renovate a kindergarten. The Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Program is a series of medical and engineering engagements in several European countries in support of strategic, theater, operational and tactical objectives. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nathanael Mercado)