Croatia - US Military Civil Assistance - HCA Project

USA Department of Defence Humanitarian Civic Assistance (HCA) overseas military exercise, training or op US military personnel participating in overseas deployments carry out humanitarian activities HCA activities are now being described as "a key tool in the War on Terrorism" [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_civic_assistance_activities ] CROATIA HCA project = USA, Office of Defence Cooperation = US European Command and a partnership with US Embassy in Zagreb USA soldiers = partner Croatian army's Armoured Mechanize Brigade = to rebuild roof & repair damage to a community centre ruined by flooding in May 2015 Camp Ripley = military & civilian training facility = operated by the Minnesota National Guard = located near the city of Little Falls in the central part of Minnesota Camp Ripley: Beating of the hammer, beating of the bass http://www.brainerddispatch.com/news/3783910-camp-ripley-beating-hammer-beating-bass --------------------- COMMENT The joint military tasks are also a good way of forging and maintaining contacts in a target region, as well as promoting the US military / policy etc in a more general PR sense.