Lithuanian Humanitarian Civil Assistance (HCA) Project
U.S. Army 1st Lt. John Sorich, assigned to Alpha Company, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, holds a child from Kudikiu Namai during a Humanitarian Civil Assistance (HCA) project in Sauliai, Lithuania, Aug. 18, 2016. As part of the European Command’s (EUCOM) Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Program, the 375th Engineer Company, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion and the Lithuanian military collaborate to renovate the fence at Kudikiu Namai, an orphanage for Lithuanian children up to the age of 6, in Sauliai, Lithuania, August 8-26, 2016. 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 Pfc. Emily Houdershieldt)