Commander meets NEW HORIZONS personnel and visits sites
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Robert Brown, a combat engineering officer and construction site officer in charge with the 271st Marine Wing Support Squadron, 2nd Marine Air Wing, out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., discusses construction progress with U.S. Air Force Col. James Sheedy, 474th Air Expeditionary Group and 612th Theater Operations Group commander, out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., during a visit to the Gabriela Mistral primary school construction site in Ocotes Alto, Honduras, June 10, 2015. “Watching civil engineers work is amazing, these guys are incredible with what they can do with a little bit of brick, a little bit of mortar, and a couple pieces of steel. They were telling me that the building should be able to withstand 170 mile an hour winds. That’s pretty incredible that it can serve as a school to help educate, but can also provide security if a hurricane or something comes through,” said Sheedy. Sheedy also visited exercise personnel at the Honduras Aguan well site, Gabriela Mistral primary school construction site, and saw the Dr. Salvador Paredos Hospital. Launched in the 1980’s, NEW HORIZONS is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise conducted by U.S. Southern Command with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint readiness training of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)