Seabees Build New Cantina in Djibouti

Seabees Build New Cantina in Djibouti
January 06, 2010
Navy News|by PO3 Tyler Wilson

DJIBOUTI - Students who attend the Ecole Douda School in Djibouti will now be able to enjoy lunch in the shade thanks to a new cantina provided by U.S. Navy Seabees at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa.

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 homeported in Port Hueneme, Calif., took the project from NMCB 11 in August at 44 percent completion. NMCB 3 expects to complete the cantina by Jan. 15.

"Right now our team is finishing the roof, sanding down the plaster and painting the facility," said U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy Lord, a builder and site supervisor. "In a few days this unit will be used by the local school children, giving them a more comfortable and sanitary place to sit and eat."

Petty Officer 3rd Class Delacy Gant, a builder, thinks projects like these are an essential part of CJTF-HOA's vision to build friendships; to enable African solutions to African challenges.

"This cafeteria facility will do a lot for the local community," said Gant. "It helps show the local Djiboutians that we're here to help and that we intend on continuing to build a good relationship with them."


Rest of Africom article at: http://www.military.com/news/article/navy-news/seabees-build-new-cantina-in-djibouti.html?col=1186032311124

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