Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command

110318-N-8949D-085 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (March 18, 2011) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Neil McLean, right, and Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Allen Hodges, center, assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training (MCAST) Command, move a wounded service member to a rally point for medical evacuation during a tactical combat casualty care field training exercise at Dam Neck Annex. The training prepares non-medical personnel to perform life-saving techniques under the harsh pressure of battlefield environments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matt Daniels/Released)

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110318-N-8949D-053 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (March 18, 2011) Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Allen Hodges, assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training (MCAST) Command, communicates a nine-line medical evacuation request during a tactical combat casualty care field training exercise at Dam Neck Annex. The training prepares non-medical personnel to perform life-saving techniques under the harsh pressure of battlefield environments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matt Daniels/Released)

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110311-N-8949D-004 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (March 11, 2011) Capt. Frank Hughlett, commanding officer of Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training (MCAST) Command, awards the Bronze Star medal to Lt. j.g. Ron Kolpak during an awards ceremony at Dam Neck Annex in Virginia Beach, Va. MCAST Command equips, trains and deploys maritime civil affairs and security force assistance teams to joint task force commanders to enhance partner-nation capability and capacity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matt Daniels/Released)

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100118-N-7923C-004 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Jan. 18, 2010) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Robert Lemon, assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 203, helps load food and medical supplies aboard a rigid hull inflatable boat aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). The supplies are bound for the Killick Haitian Coast Guard Base. Gunston Hall arrived in Haiti Jan. 18 to begin humanitarian relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Rick Chernitzer/Released)

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091118-N-5087R-071 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Nov. 18, 2009) Chief Petty Officer Matthew D. White, an equipment operator from Maritime Civil Affairs and Security team 206, assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center Dam Neck, and Lt. jg Jason Holbrook try to calm a disgruntled citizen at the mock riot during a field training exercise for MCAS Training command. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lauren G. Randall/Released)

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091103-N-2420K-041 TANGA, Tanzania (Nov. 3, 2009) Petty Officer 1st Class Konstantin Kotlyar, from Yardley, Pa., assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 214, fits a pair of shoes on a local boy in Muheza Village, Tanzania. The shoes were donated by church groups in the U.S. and provided to MCAT-214 by the Chaplain Department of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonathan Kulp/Released)

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091102-N-2420K-127 TANGA, Tanzania (Nov. 2, 2009) A child holds a packet of school supplies at the Tongoni Primary School in Tanga, Tanzania. Teachers, local government officials and Sailors assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 214 distributed the school supplies that were provided by People to People International. MCAT-214 is assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonathan Kulp/Released)

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091102-N-2420K-061 TANGA, Tanzania (Nov. 2, 2009) Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Shapley, from Canadensis, Pa., assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 214, unloads boxes of school supplies provided by People to People International from a truck at the Tongoni Primary School in Tanga, Tanzania. MCAT 214 is assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonathan Kulp/Released)

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091102-N-2420K-034 TANGA, Tanzania (Nov. 2, 2009) A child watches as teachers, local government officials and U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 214, distribute packets of school supplies provided by People to People International to students at the Tongoni Primary School in Tanga, Tanzania. MCAT-214 is assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonathan Kulp/Released)

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091102-N-2420K-101 TANGA, Tanzania (Nov. 2, 2009) Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Brian Shapley, from Canadensis, Pa. deployed with Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 214, hands a packet of school supplies to a child at the Tongoni Primary School in Tanga, Tanzania. The school supplies were provided by People to People International, a private sector, not-for-profit organization based in Kansas City, Mo. MCAT 214 is assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jonathan Kulp/Released)

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090807-N-4928M-163 MACUBA, Rwanda (Aug. 7, 2009) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Porfirio Nino, from Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 104, practices pronouncing words in Kinyarwanda, the local language of Rwanda, with locals from the Bunyamanza village. MCAT 104 was in the village to see new stoves the Rwandan Defense Force, civil-military operations campaign conducted throughout Rwanda. MCAT-104 visited Rwanda to observe civil-military operations throughout the country. The team is deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to build lasting relationships with African partners and conduct civil affairs activities. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jon E. McMillan/Released)

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090807-N-4928M-145 MACUBA, Rwanda (Aug. 7, 2009) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Porfirio Nino, assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 104, plays with local children from the Bunyamanza village. MCAT 104 was in the village to see new stoves the Rwandan Defense Force, civil-military operations campaign conducted throughout Rwanda. MCAT-104 visited Rwanda to observe civil-military operations throughout the country. The team is deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to build lasting relationships with African partners and conduct civil affairs activities. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jon E. McMillan/Released)

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090805-N-4928M-189 KARAMBO, Rwanda (Aug. 5, 2009) Members of the Rwandan Defense Force show Lt. Darren Denyer and Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Mark St. Clair, both assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 104, a refurbished bridge built by the Rwandan Defense Force civil-military operation campaign. MCAT-104 visited Rwanda to observe civil-military operations throughout the country. The team is deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to build lasting relationships with African partners and conduct civil affairs activities. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jon E. McMillan/Released)

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090805-N-4928M-114 KARAMBO, Rwanda (Aug. 5, 2009) Members of the Rwandan Defense Force show Lt. Darren Denyer, assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 104, a water distribution point built by the Rwandan Defense Force. MCAT-104 visited Rwanda to observe civil-military operations throughout the country. The team is deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to build lasting relationships with African partners and conduct civil affairs activities. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jon E. McMillan/Released)

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090804-N-4928M-117 MUHUKINKE, Rwanda (Aug. 4, 2009) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Porfirio Nino and Boatswain Mate 2nd Class Mark St. Clair, assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 104, tour a small village in Rwanda's eastern province to observe the Rwandan Defense Force civil-military operation construct 275 houses for families the local leaders consider most at-risk. The team is deployed to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa to build lasting relationships with African partners and conduct civil affairs activities. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jon E. McMillan/Released)

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080916-N-2653P-230 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Sept. 16, 2008) Lt.j.g. Albert Gembara, Officer-in-Charge of Maritime Civil Affairs Team (MCAT) 205, speaks with United Nations and World Health Organization (WHO) logistical workers, Juan Francois Milhaud and R.B.M Tomaszek at the United Nations compound about coordinated efforts between the amphibious assulat ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and the UN and other relief agencies assisting the people of Haiti recover from the aftermath of several hurricanes which have ravaged the Caribbean island. (U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist James G. Pinsky/Released)

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