Nicholette and I recently returned from supporting US military training at Fort Bragg, NC. We participated as role players in the culminating exercise for the Special Operations Civil Affairs Qualification Course (CAQC), Operation SLUSS-TILLER. Civil Affairs (CA)...
Greetings, I just returned from western Ukraine, where I had the opportunity to attend the graduation ceremony for the Ukrainian soldiers being trained by the US Army. At the end of the ceremony, the US paratroopers and I passed out Spirit of America-provided first...
Greetings, Today I'd like to update you on a project we first told you about here. A US team was working in southern Kosovo to develop relationships and strengthen community institutions to counter the criminal activity and Islamic extremism that threaten the region....
Greetings, In the photo below, SoA’s Isaac Eagan, is in Yavoriv, Ukraine meeting with Ukrainian soldiers and American troops from the US Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade. Ukrainian trainees told Isaac their greatest needs were medical supplies to save lives Our troops...
Greetings, I recently returned from Ukraine, where I conducted assessments with US personnel working to address the significant security and governance issues plaguing the country. We already have one project underway in support of US Army training efforts, and more...
Greetings, Today I'd like to share some feedback about a school repair project Spirit of America recently funded in Kosovo. This recently independent Balkan country – the nation declared its independence from Serbia in 2008 – was the scene of significant ethnic...
Today I'd like to provide an update regarding a project we first told you about here. The US Army civil affairs team in the small-yet-important Eastern European country of Georgia is working with their local military partners to improve care for critically wounded...
Four years ago, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Nearly 600,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or injured since then, and more than 55,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed or injured, including more than 3,200 children....
Spirit of America recently visited our US military partners, Army Special Operations Forces (USSOF), in Europe to deliver new assistance, assess our impact, and identify emerging needs. Despite the recent and ongoing changes in international aid, our programs in...
