First Lt. Kelly Mackey, 817th Expeditionary Airlift
First Lt. Kelly Mackey, 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Detachment 1, passes out toothbrushes and toothpaste to children at Kindergarten #106 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, March 19, 2013. Service members from th... More
A cameraman for NTS, a Kyrgyz television channel, films
A cameraman for NTS, a Kyrgyz television channel, films troops as they process through customs during a media visit April 30, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. In addition to mission aspects of the ... More
Center, Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Wilson, 376th Expeditionary
Center, Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Wilson, 376th Expeditionary Medical Group pharmacy technician, sings with the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band during a strolling performance May 6, 2013, at Transit Center at Ma... More
Marcus Bensmann, a reporter for local news outlets,
Marcus Bensmann, a reporter for local news outlets, interviews a service member during a media visit April 30, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Bensmann and other reporters had the opportunity to i... More
Left, Staff Sgt. James Grueser, Tech. Sgt. Tanya Sanchez,
Left, Staff Sgt. James Grueser, Tech. Sgt. Tanya Sanchez, Phoenix and Militia compete in a tug-of-war game April 2, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Phoenix and Militia are two of four American Gla... More
A student holds a plate of international cuisine during
A student holds a plate of international cuisine during food day at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 23, 2013. The university invited representatives from multiple countries ... More
Staff Sgt. Robert McGonagle, 376th Air Expeditionary
Staff Sgt. Robert McGonagle, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing Theater Security Cooperation Division NCO in charge of social cultural branch, leads a discussion on social media at the Bayalinov National Library of K... More
Representatives from the Transit Center at Manas, the
Representatives from the Transit Center at Manas, the Kyrgyz Republic Ministry of Education, and local Kyrgyz officials cut a dedication ribbon at the Stepnoe Secondary School in Stepnoe, Kyrgyzstan, Dec. 13, 2... More
Senior Airman Jessica Smith, 376th Expeditionary Logistics
Senior Airman Jessica Smith, 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, demonstrates how the individual body armor vest works on a reporter for a local Kyrgyz outlet during a media visit April 30, 2013, ... More
Senior Airman Nicholas Navarro, a transiting service
Senior Airman Nicholas Navarro, a transiting service member on his way home from Afghanistan, shares social media contact information with Beth Horn, also known as Venom from the American Gladiators, during a m... More
Senior Airman Michelle Hooper, U.S. Air Forces Central
Senior Airman Michelle Hooper, U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band keyboard player, judges audience members participation during a performance of "Jump" in a work place at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, ... More
Staff Sgt. Thomas Chifunda, 376th Expeditionary Logistics
Staff Sgt. Thomas Chifunda, 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, issues a C-bag to a transient airman as he processes through the Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center March 29, 2013, at Transi... More
U.S. Navy Chaplain (Capt.) William Kennedy, command
U.S. Navy Chaplain (Capt.) William Kennedy, command chaplain for U.S. Central Command, speaks to a roomful of service members during a prayer breakfast April 4, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Ken... More
Sakkaraey Mars Namurbekovich, head of Alanudun Regional
Sakkaraey Mars Namurbekovich, head of Alanudun Regional Governmental Administration, speaks during a dedication ceremony to celebrate renovations at the Vasilievskoe Kindergarten School in Vasilievskoe, Kyrgyzs... More
Col. Shirlene Ostrov, 376th Expeditionary Mission Support
Col. Shirlene Ostrov, 376th Expeditionary Mission Support Group commander, speaks to Kyrgyz soccer players prior to a youth soccer tournament April 20, 2013, in Nizhne-Chuysk Village, Kyrgyzstan. The 376 EMSG p... More
U.S. and Kyrgyz Republic military members work together
U.S. and Kyrgyz Republic military members work together to prepare a simulated patient for aeromedical evacuation as part of a military exchange March 18, 2013, at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Excha... More
Kyrgyz children compete in a soccer game April 20,
Kyrgyz children compete in a soccer game April 20, 2013, in Nizhne-Chuysk Village, Kyrgyzstan. The village hosted a six-team soccer tournament in honor of a long-time physical education teacher who recently pas... More
Staff Sgt. Laura Valdez, 376th Expeditionary Logistics
Staff Sgt. Laura Valdez, 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron shelf-life monitor, moves a pallet of returned equipment in the Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center March 29, 2013, at Transit Cen... More
Master Sgt. Shelton Humphries, 376th Expeditionary
Master Sgt. Shelton Humphries, 376th Expeditionary Mission Support Group, high-fives children April 20, 2013, in Nizhne-Chuysk Village, Kyrgyzstan. As a community partner with Nizhne-Chuysk Village, members of ... More
Left, Airman 1st Class Eric Welsh, 376th Expeditionary
Left, Airman 1st Class Eric Welsh, 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management Flight operations representative, prepares a chemical detector device while Airman 1st Class William Workman, ... More
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Linda Junjak, Marine
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Linda Junjak, Marine Corps Forces Central Command liaison officer, distributes lesson guides to 11th-grade students at the Birdik Village School in Birdik, Kyrgyzstan, March 14, 20... More
Brig. Gen. Lee Levy II, U.S. Central Command director
Brig. Gen. Lee Levy II, U.S. Central Command director of Logistics and Engineering (Forward) and director of the CENTCOM Deployment and Distribution Operations Center, tours the vehicle maintenance yard with ai... More
Senior Airman Michelle Hooper, U.S. Air Forces Central
Senior Airman Michelle Hooper, U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band keyboard player, jams on the keytar to "Sweet Child of Mine" with students at the Chui Boarding School for Gifted Children in Tash Dobo Villag... More
Master Sgt. Shane Hiett, Transit Center at Manas Theater
Master Sgt. Shane Hiett, Transit Center at Manas Theater Security Cooperation Division, reviews vocabulary words with 11th-grade students at the Birdik Village School in Birdik, Kyrgyzstan, March 14, 2013.The T... More
Right, Sakkaraey Mars Namurbekovich, head of Alanudun
Right, Sakkaraey Mars Namurbekovich, head of Alanudun Regional Governmental Administration, and leadership from the Transit Center at Manas tour a classroom at the Vasilievskoe Kindergarten School in Vasilievsk... More
A student from the Mukash Abdraev National School of
A student from the Mukash Abdraev National School of Music performs in front of U.S. service members during a concert April 4, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The music school has approximately 20... More
The Air Forces Central Command band, Vector, performs
The Air Forces Central Command band, Vector, performs for airmen in "ops town" at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, May 8, 2013. The ops town performance included a barbecue and was designed to entertain shi... More
Maintenance Airmen watch as a Staff Sgt. Michael Bouvier,
Maintenance Airmen watch as a Staff Sgt. Michael Bouvier, 376th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, sings with the Air Forces Central Command band, Vector, during a performance in "ops town" at Transit... More
Kyrgyz Republic Col. Abakir Abdurahmanov, deputy commander
Kyrgyz Republic Col. Abakir Abdurahmanov, deputy commander of the Bishkek military hospital, adjusts a bandage on a simulated patient during a military exchange March 18, 2013, at the Transit Center at Manas, K... More
Left, Brig. Gen. Lee Levy II, U.S. Central Command
Left, Brig. Gen. Lee Levy II, U.S. Central Command director of Logistics and Engineering (Forward) and director of the CENTCOM Deployment and Distribution Operations Center, greets airmen at the Transit Center ... More
Deployment offers siblings second chance to meet
Staff Sgt. Darvin Johnson and his sister, U.S. Army Sgt. Angel Hall, pause for a photo outside the passenger terminal April 17, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Hall passed through the Transit Cent... More
Transient airmen conduct an inventory of their issued
Transient airmen conduct an inventory of their issued C-bags in the Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center March 29, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Approximately 200 to 500 airmen process thro... More
Master Sgt. Jake McCray, U.S. Air Forces Central Command
Master Sgt. Jake McCray, U.S. Air Forces Central Command band saxophonist, entertains children with a rendition of the "Pink Panther Theme" song following a performance at a secondary school May 3, 2013, in Kan... More
Tech. Sgt. David McDonald, U.S. Air Forces Central
Tech. Sgt. David McDonald, U.S. Air Forces Central Command band drummer, attempts to play the mouth harp following a musical performance by the Ordo Sakhna Folk Ensemble May 11, 2013, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Th... More
Thomas Major, 376th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron
Thomas Major, 376th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron fitness instructor, leads children in warm-up activities prior to a youth soccer tournament April 20, 2013, in Nizhne-Chuysk Village, Kyrgyzstan. Major j... More
Left, Airmen 1st Class Eric Welsh and William Workman,
Left, Airmen 1st Class Eric Welsh and William Workman, 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management Flight representatives, use a hazardous materials identifier to determine the type of subs... More
A Mukash Abdraev National School of Music student,
A Mukash Abdraev National School of Music student, dressed in a traditional Kyrgyz outfit, plays the komuz during a concert April 4, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The komuz, a fretless string in... More
A student from the Mukash Abdraev National School of
A student from the Mukash Abdraev National School of Music student plays the piano during a concert April 4, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. In addition to the piano, students performed with a var... More
Billy Blanks, Tae Bo developer, leads a fitness class
Billy Blanks, Tae Bo developer, leads a fitness class for service members April 2, 2013, at Transit Center at ManasThe class was offered as part of an Armed Forces Entertainment tour to give thanks to deployed ... More
The mayors of At-Bashinskiy and Jangi-Jer State Village
The mayors of At-Bashinskiy and Jangi-Jer State Village Administrations tour the inside of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft with members of the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron during a visit May 21, 2013 at... More
Thomas Major, 376th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron
Thomas Major, 376th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron fitness instructor, gets children excited for the start of a youth soccer tournament April 20, 2013, in Nizhne-Chuysk Village, Kyrgyzstan. The children c... More
U.S. service members join in song and prayer during
U.S. service members join in song and prayer during a prayer breakfast April 4, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The breakfast was designed to bring service members of all faiths together in celebr... More
Children from Stepnoe Secondary School perform a traditional
Children from Stepnoe Secondary School perform a traditional Kyrgyz dance for Kyrgyz and American guests during a dedication ceremony in Stepnoe, Kyrgyzstan, Dec. 13, 2012. The Stepnoe school is one of many sch... More
Airmen take photos with students from the Mukash Abdraev
Airmen take photos with students from the Mukash Abdraev National School of Music following a concert April 4, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The students, who performed an hour-long musical conc... More
A student from the Mukash Abdraev National School of
A student from the Mukash Abdraev National School of Music performs a clarinet solo in front of U.S. service members during a concert April 4, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. More than 50 Transit ... More
Two girls from Kindergarten #106 compare toothbrushes
Two girls from Kindergarten #106 compare toothbrushes they received from service members during a visit to the school in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, March 19, 2013. The students also received toothpaste, a coloring pa... More
Col. Corey Martin, Transit Center at Manas director,
Col. Corey Martin, Transit Center at Manas director, thanks the mayors of At-Bashinskiy and Jangi-Jer State Village Administrations for visiting May 21, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The mayors ... More
Master Sgt. Kirsten Smith, 376th Expeditionary Medical
Master Sgt. Kirsten Smith, 376th Expeditionary Medical Group dental technician, uses oversized props to demonstrate proper brushing techniques to children at Kindergarten #106 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, March 19, ... More
Trophies for the winning teams sit on a table during
Trophies for the winning teams sit on a table during a youth soccer tournament April 20, 2013, in Nizhne-Chuysk Village, Kyrgyzstan. Service members from Transit Center at Manas helped host the event for teams ... More
Members of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band,
Members of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band, Vector, perform at a secondary school May 3, 2013, in Kant, Kyrgyzstan. The group performed a variety of rock songs for the students. (U.S. Air Force photo/T... More
Col. Shirlene Ostrov, 376th Expeditionary Mission Support
Col. Shirlene Ostrov, 376th Expeditionary Mission Support Group commander, hands out certificates to team captains following a youth soccer tournament April 20, 2013, in Nizhne-Chuysk Village, Kyrgyzstan. Servi... More
A student peers through a new window at the Stepnoe
A student peers through a new window at the Stepnoe Secondary School in Stepnoe, Kyrgyzstan, Dec. 13, 2012. The new windows were part of a renovation project completed in partnership with the Transit Center at ... More
Staff Sgt. Moli Waldron, 376th Expeditionary Force
Staff Sgt. Moli Waldron, 376th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron special events coordinator, prepares pepperoni pizza pockets at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 22, 2013. Waldron served the pizza p... More
U.S. service members join in a chorus during a prayer
U.S. service members join in a chorus during a prayer breakfast April 4, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The chorus sang three songs throughout the breakfast event, to include "America the Beautif... More
An employee at the Stepnoe Secondary School shovels
An employee at the Stepnoe Secondary School shovels coal in a newly renovated storage area on the school grounds in Stepnoe, Kyrgyzstan, Dec. 13, 2012. The school previously had trouble securing their coal rese... More
Airman 1st Class William Workman, 376th Expeditionary
Airman 1st Class William Workman, 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management Flight training representative, uses a hand-held chemical detector to identify the mock bottled substance durin... More
Capt. Richard McNell, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing
Capt. Richard McNell, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing sexual assault response coordinator, jousts against Wolf, American Gladiator, April 2, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Service members were able ... More
Center, U.S. Army Maj. Brian Andrews, briefs body armor
Center, U.S. Army Maj. Brian Andrews, briefs body armor and rollover training to local state village administration mayors during a visit May 21, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The rollover train... More
Center, Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Michael Butler, 376th Air
Center, Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Michael Butler, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain, tries some Korean food during food day at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzsstan, Jan. 23, 2013. Butle... More
Billy Blanks, world-famous martial artist, leads a
Billy Blanks, world-famous martial artist, leads a Tae Bo class for service members April 2, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Tae Bo was developed by Blanks as a total body fitness system that inco... More
Left to right, Senior Airman Bobby Cash, Maj. Christina
Left to right, Senior Airman Bobby Cash, Maj. Christina Thompson and 1st Lt. Greg Jemo, 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron Crew 13, stand by a KC-135 Stratotanker at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, ... More
Senior Airman Antonio Walker, 376th Expeditionary Logistics
Senior Airman Antonio Walker, 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, demonstrates how the individual body armor protective vest works for a group of transient airmen during an equipment issue in the ... More
Airmen from the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness
Airmen from the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center issue armor plates to transient airmen as they processes through the Expeditionary Theater Distributi... More
Master Sgt. Bradley Bennett, vocalist for the U.S.
Master Sgt. Bradley Bennett, vocalist for the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band, gets the audience to sing along during a performance at a secondary school May 3, 2013, in Kant, Kyrgyzstan. The students were... More
Standing from left to right, Senior Airman Michelle
Standing from left to right, Senior Airman Michelle Hooper, Staff Sgt. Andy Wendzikowski, Tech. Sgt. Frances Kness and Staff Sgt. Josh Byrd, members of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band Total Force, pose... More
Children perform a song during a dedication ceremony
Children perform a song during a dedication ceremony to celebrate renovations at the Vasilievskoe Kindergarten School in Vasilievskoe, Kyrgyzstan, Feb. 26, 2013. Four times as many children can enroll in the ki... More
Senior Airman Bobby Cash, 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling
Senior Airman Bobby Cash, 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, monitors the Roll-On Beyond Line of Sight Enhancement, or ROBE, data link system aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker at Transit Center... More
Tech. Sgt. Paige Martin, a member of the U.S. Air Forces
Tech. Sgt. Paige Martin, a member of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band, records a performance by the Ordo Sakhna Folk Ensemble May 11, 2013, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. As part of their tour in Kyrgyzstan, t... More
Master Sgt. Matt Murray, bassist for the U.S. Air Forces
Master Sgt. Matt Murray, bassist for the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band, tests a Kyrgyz bass instrument under the direction of a member of the Ordo Sakhna Folk Ensemble May 11, 2013, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzsta... More
The U.S. Air Forces Central Command band, known as
The U.S. Air Forces Central Command band, known as Vector, performs for troops as they process through customs May 6, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The band members, deployed from the U.S. Air F... More
Left, Master Sgt. Michael Foster, 376th Expeditionary
Left, Master Sgt. Michael Foster, 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management Flight chief, adjusts a self-contained breathing apparatus for Airman 1st Class Eric Welsh, 376 ECES Emergency ... More
U.S. service members are served pancakes and eggs during
U.S. service members are served pancakes and eggs during a prayer breakfast April 4, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Approximately 130 people attended the morning event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech... More
Col. Robert Mallets, Transit Center vice director,
Col. Robert Mallets, Transit Center vice director, answers reporters' questions about the air refueling mission during a media visit April 30, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. A dozen local media r... More
Capt. Thomas Ostby, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, high-fives
Capt. Thomas Ostby, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, high-fives children at Kindergarten No. 106 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, March 19, 2013. Ostby was part of a group of service members from the Transit Center at Mana... More
Kyrgyz students and service members from the Transit
Kyrgyz students and service members from the Transit Center at Manas share thoughts on social media as part of an American Corner talking club at the Bayalinov National Library of Kyrgyzstan May 17, 2013, in Bi... More
Service members from the Transit Center at Manas, serve
Service members from the Transit Center at Manas, serve American cuisine to students and staff at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 23, 2013. The Transit Center was invited to... More
Airman 1st Class William Workman, 376th Expeditionary
Airman 1st Class William Workman, 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management Flight training representative, takes a sample of a mock powdery substance during a training session March 6, 2... More
Tech. Sgt. Paige Martin, vocalist for the U.S. Air
Tech. Sgt. Paige Martin, vocalist for the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band, sings to a group of girls at a secondary school May 3, 2013, in Kant, Kyrgyzstan. Throughout the band's performance, Martin encour... More
Tech. Sgt. Paige Martin, U.S. Air Forces Central Command
Tech. Sgt. Paige Martin, U.S. Air Forces Central Command band vocalist, sings to Staff Sgt. Patrick Flanagan, 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, during a strolling performance May 6, 2013,... More
Left, Airmen 1st Class Eric Welsh and William Workman,
Left, Airmen 1st Class Eric Welsh and William Workman, 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management Flight representatives, identify substances during a training session March 6, 2013, at Tr... More
Staff Sgt. Teodoro Carla, 376th Expeditionary Logistics
Staff Sgt. Teodoro Carla, 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, assists a customer with paperwork required for equipment issue from the Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center March 29, 2013, at T... More
A child from the Stepnoe Secondary School performs
A child from the Stepnoe Secondary School performs for guests during a dedication ceremony in Stepnoe, Kyrgyzstan, Dec. 13, 2012. Students performed a variety of traditional and modern music and dance. Stepnoe ... More
Staff Sgt. Bobby Humphrey, 376th Expeditionary Logistics
Staff Sgt. Bobby Humphrey, 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center representative, runs from Wolf, American Gladiator, April 2, 2013, at Transit Center at Mana... More
Senior Master Sgt. Matt Ascione and Tech. Sgt. Paige
Senior Master Sgt. Matt Ascione and Tech. Sgt. Paige Martin, members of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band, perform with a member of the Ordo Sakhna Folk Ensemble May 11, 2013, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The... More