Kathryn Lusk, Logistics Representative of KaBOOM, gives
Kathryn Lusk, Logistics Representative of KaBOOM, gives opening remarks to the volunteers at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Meade, Md. Sept. 10, 2011. Community partners donated a new park to Fort George G. Meade... More
Debra Kurshan (left) and Felice Gorordo (right) volunteers
Debra Kurshan (left) and Felice Gorordo (right) volunteers for KaBoom's Playground Build at Burba Lake at Fort George G. Meade, Md., Sept. 10, 2011. Kurshan and Gorordo participated in the event to help build t... More
Staff Sgts. Andrew Filcher and Christopher Ferrell,
Staff Sgts. Andrew Filcher and Christopher Ferrell, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team members, place three 40-pound unserviceable guided missiles in a crater before di... More
Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Guerra with the 55th Signal
Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Guerra with the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), levels the dirt for a sidewalk leading to the playground at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Sept. 10, 2011. Community partne... More
Kristyn Fleming, right, operations assistant for the
Kristyn Fleming, right, operations assistant for the Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association (ASYMCA) plays with the children of the ASYMCA Fisher Children's Center during a "Week of Play" event on Cam... More
A tank crew assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 67th
A tank crew assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fire a round as they attempt to qualify on their M1A2 Abrams Tank at Udairi range n... More
Airmen assigned to a 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer
Airmen assigned to a 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team, configure three 40-pound unserviceable guided missiles in a crater before disposal, May 9. Controlled detonatio... More
CarMax of Escondido workers set up an "imagination
CarMax of Escondido workers set up an "imagination playground" at the Fisher Children's Center, during a "Week of Play" event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 20, 2017. The Armed Services Young Men's Christian ... More
Volunteers hoist up monkey bars at the Intercultural
Volunteers hoist up monkey bars at the Intercultural Charter School in New Orleans East. Local volunteers teamed up with Marines from Marine Corps Recruiting Command and Marine Forces Reserve to build the playg... More
CarMax of Escondido workers, Fishers Children's Center
CarMax of Escondido workers, Fishers Children's Center workers, and children pose for a group photo during a "Week of Play" event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 20, 2017. The Armed Services Young Men's Chris... More
A plume of smoke rises 1,500 feet into the air after
A plume of smoke rises 1,500 feet into the air after a controlled detonation of various munitions here, May 9. Controlled detonations are executed by members of the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron e... More
Children of the Armed Services Young Men's Christian
Children of the Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association (ASYMCA) of Camp Pendleton, Fisher Children's Center, play on the newly revealed "imagination playground" during a "Week of Play" event on Camp P... More
Airmen assigned to a 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer
Airmen assigned to a 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team, place C-4 onto three 40-pound unserviceable guided missiles, May 9. The team collects unexploded ordnances from... More
Fort George G. Meade's Installation commander Col.
Fort George G. Meade's Installation commander Col. Edward Rothstein participates with Kaboom's Playground Build at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Sept. 10. Playground Build was to bring the families t... More
John Gates, center, president of the Orange County
John Gates, center, president of the Orange County Council Navy League of the United States, and CarMax of Escondido workers play with the children of the Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association, Fishe... More
Master Sgt. Scott Fortune places concrete to secure
Master Sgt. Scott Fortune places concrete to secure a bench, which is a part of the new and first playground at the Maryvale Preparatory Academy in Phoenix, Sept. 27, 2013. Fortune is the operations noncommissi... More
Master Sgt. Scott Fortune helps place a bench, which
Master Sgt. Scott Fortune helps place a bench, which is a part of the new and first playground at the Maryvale Preparatory Academy in Phoenix, Sept. 27, 2013. Fortune is the operations noncommissioned officer i... More
Cpl. Joel Bell, data network specialist, Marine Forces
Cpl. Joel Bell, data network specialist, Marine Forces Reserve Headquarters tightens a bolt on part of the new playground at the Intercultural Charter School here Nov. 26., Lance Cpl. Lucas Vega
Senior Airman James Rowlett, 332nd Expeditionary Civil
Senior Airman James Rowlett, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal, rolls out shock tubing before a controlled detonation of various munitions, May 9. The tubing sends a charge... More
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Pannette participated
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Pannette participated on KaBoom's Playground Build at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Sept. 10, 2011. Pannette joined in the event in support of 9/11 and for the children o... More
Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Cook helps assemble a piece of
Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Cook helps assemble a piece of the new and first playground at the Maryvale Preparatory Academy in Phoenix, Sept. 27, 2013. Cook is a training noncommissioned officer for the 492nd and is o... More
Master Sgt. Scott Fortune helps place a bench, which
Master Sgt. Scott Fortune helps place a bench, which is a part of the new and first playground at the Maryvale Preparatory Academy in Phoenix, Sept. 27, 2013. Fortune is the operations noncommissioned officer i... More
Staff Sgt. Ben Wilhelm, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer
Staff Sgt. Ben Wilhelm, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal member, guides a Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal Rapid Response Vehicle into a shelter in preperation for a cont... More
A fire ball explodes from a crater during a controlled
A fire ball explodes from a crater during a controlled detonation of various munitions shooting fragments of molten metal in all directions 500 feet in front of a Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal Rapid Respons... More
Volunteers place support beams for a new playground
Volunteers place support beams for a new playground in pre-dug holes roughly two to three feet deep. The holes were later filled with concrete. During the build, they had eight tons of concrete on hand.
Rob Reape, senior buyer for CarMax Escondido, addresses
Rob Reape, senior buyer for CarMax Escondido, addresses the audience during a "Week of Play" event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 20, 2017. The Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association, Fisher Childre... More
Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Cook helps remove the bubble wrap
Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Cook helps remove the bubble wrap off a piece of the new and first playground at the Maryvale Preparatory Academy in Phoenix, Sept. 27, 2013. Cook is a training noncommissioned officer in c... More
Families, volunteers, and Military personnel joined
Families, volunteers, and Military personnel joined in the KaBoom's Playground Build at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Sept. 10, 2011. The purpose of KaBoom's Playground build was to dedicate the park... More
Children of the Armed Services Young Men's Christian
Children of the Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association (ASYMCA) of Camp Pendleton, Fisher Children's Center, play on the newly revealed "imagination playground" during a "Week of Play" event on Camp P... More
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is escorted
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is escorted by Fort George G. Meade Installation Commander, Col. Edward C. Rothstein at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Sept. 10, 2011. Community partners donated... More
Children of the Armed Services Young Men's Christian
Children of the Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association (ASYMCA) of Camp Pendleton, Fisher Children's Center, play on the newly revealed "imagination playground" during a "Week of Play" event on Camp P... More
Children of the Armed Services Young Men's Christian
Children of the Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association (ASYMCA) of Camp Pendleton, Fisher Children's Center, play on the newly revealed "imagination playground" during a "Week of Play" event on Camp P... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Cedric Thomas, Fort George G. Meade
Command Sgt. Maj. Cedric Thomas, Fort George G. Meade Installation command sergeant major, prepares the volunteers for the upcoming physical labor needed to build a playground at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Me... More
Alexandra Huss (left) and Adele Hart (right) volunteers
Alexandra Huss (left) and Adele Hart (right) volunteers on KaBoom's Playground Build at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Sept. 10. Huss and Hart joined in to help build the playground for the children. ... More
Children of the Armed Services Young Men's Christian
Children of the Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association (ASYMCA) of Camp Pendleton, Fisher Children's Center, play on the newly revealed "imagination playground" during a "Week of Play" event on Camp P... More
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta lends a helping
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta lends a helping with the construction of the new playground at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Sept. 10, 2011. Community partners donated a new playground to Fort... More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Ferrell, 332nd Expeditionary
Staff Sgt. Christopher Ferrell, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal member, places C-4 on to three 40-pound unserviceable guided missiles in a crater before disposal, May 9. ... More
Fort George G. Meade Installation Commander, Col. Edward
Fort George G. Meade Installation Commander, Col. Edward C. Rothstein cuts the ribbon at the closing ceremony at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Sept. 10, 2011. Community partners donated a new playgro... More
Cassandra Carag, location general manager for CarMax
Cassandra Carag, location general manager for CarMax of Escondido, right, plays with the children of the Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association (ASYMCA), Fisher Children's Center, during a "Week of Pl... More
Carmax of Escondido workers, Armed Services Young Men's
Carmax of Escondido workers, Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association (ASYMCA), Fishers Children's Center workers and children pose for a group photo during a "Week of Play" event on Camp Pendleton, Cal... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Cedric Thomas attends Kaboom's Playground
Command Sgt. Maj. Cedric Thomas attends Kaboom's Playground Build at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Sept. 10. Thomas is one of many people that joined in the good cause of building Burba Lake's new pl... More
Over 300 volunteers warm before starting KaBoom's Playground
Over 300 volunteers warm before starting KaBoom's Playground Build at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Sept. 10. The volunteers of Fort George G. Meade came together of the dedication on building the pa... More
Children of the Armed Services Young Men's Christian
Children of the Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association (ASYMCA) of Camp Pendleton, Fisher Children's Center, play on the newly revealed "imagination playground" during a "Week of Play" event on Camp P... More
Maj. Frank Moore, diversity officer, Marine Corps Recruiting
Maj. Frank Moore, diversity officer, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, nails a wooden beam on what will become a sun shade during at the Intercultural Charter School’s new playground in New Orleans East.
Volunteers build a rock climbing wall for the new playground
Volunteers build a rock climbing wall for the new playground at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Sept. 10, 2011. Community partners donated a new playground to Fort George G. Meade for the children to h... More
Samantha Holt, right, programs director for the Armed
Samantha Holt, right, programs director for the Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association (ASYMCA) of Camp Pendleton, presents a gift as a token of appreciation to Rob Reape, senior buyer for Carmax of E... More
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta smiles after
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta smiles after placing his Honor Card on the Honor Wall at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Sept. 10, 2011. Community partners donated a new playground to Fort Georg... More
Children make hand prints on the pathway to the newly
Children make hand prints on the pathway to the newly built playground at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Sept. 10, 2011. Community partners donated a new playground to Fort George G. Meade for the chi... More
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Pannette participated
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Pannette participated on KaBoom's Playground Build at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Sept. 10, 2011. Pannette joined in the event in support of 9/11 and for the children o... More
Sailors, coummunity members help build playground
180621-N-NK134-107 NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (June 21, 2018) Cmdr. Omar Martinez, Naval Station Great Lakes executive officer, speaks to all of the volunteers near the end of the build. More than 400 local community ... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Cedric Thomas warms up the volunteers
Command Sgt. Maj. Cedric Thomas warms up the volunteers with KaBoom's Playground Build at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Sept. 10. Thomas warmed up the volunteers before KaBoom's Playground Build. (U.... More
Patty Shinseki joined in KaBoom's Playground Build
Patty Shinseki joined in KaBoom's Playground Build at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Sept. 10, 2011. Shinseki and many others helped in for the children and to the dedication of 9/11. (U.S. Army photo... More
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Pannetta participate on
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Pannetta participate on KaBoom's Playground Build at Burba Lake on Fort George G. Meade, Md., Sept. 10, 2011. Pannetta enjoying his time with the families of Fort George G. Meade. (... More
Cliff Myers, left, board chair for the Armed Services
Cliff Myers, left, board chair for the Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association (ASYMCA), and Christopher Keane, executive directer for ASYMCA, play with the children of the ASYMCA, Fisher Children's Ce... More
CarMax of Escondido workers pose for a group photo
CarMax of Escondido workers pose for a group photo during a "Week of Play" event on Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 20, 2017. The Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association, Fisher Children's Center, was aw... More
John Gates, center, president of the Orange County
John Gates, center, president of the Orange County Council Navy League of the United States, and CarMax of Escondido workers play with the children of the Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association, Fishe... More