 Since 2007, about 38 projects have been completed in the communities around the TF-East operational areas in Bulgaria and Romania.The HCA missions are intended to help the local communities, build positive relations, and help set conditions for the success of TF-East.TF-East also executed medical HCA missions during 2009 rotation helping approximately 3,700 local people in 17 different communities in and around the JTF-East operational area in both Bulgaria (9 villages) and Romania (8 villages).