LIMON, Costa Rica (NNS) -- Seabees embarked aboard the multi-purpose, amphibious ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) completed building and renovation projects at Westfalia and Hone Creek elementary schools Aug. 31.
As part of Continuing Promise 2010, Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202 was greeted with open arms when they arrived to help fix up the local schools.
"The people of Hone Creek Elementary greeted my project crew with a reception - I was honored!" said Builder 3rd Class (SCW) Brandon Kinsey, project crew leader.
The Seabees improvements at the two schools will help to enhance the education for the students.
"It was really neat to visit a country and offer our services by installing lights, receptacles, and repairing a roof," said Construction Electrician 3rd Class Aaron Rudd. "I got to see the children of Hone Creek Elementary School get a jump start on their education and it felt good to know that I was able to better their environment."
The improvements made toward the school will allow the children to play safely.
"Knowing that this will allow the parents and teachers to feel more at peace while their children play their hearts out safely is a good feeling," said Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Shane Hutzenbiler. "I felt grateful that we had the opportunity to assist the kids of Westfalia Elementary just by building a fence around their school."
The Seabees embarked aboard Iwo Jima are currently taking part in Continuing Promise 2010, a Humanitarian Civic Assistance mission taking place in Central and South America, which is also the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility. They will work with partner nation teams to help provide engineering assistance to eight different nations during this deployment.
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