12/13/2010 - TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan - Col. Dwight Sones, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, explains the Transit Center's mission to Kyrgyz military graduates of the George C. Marshall Center Dec. 11. About 50 Kyrgyz alumni were given a tour of the installation and climbed aboard a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Bevier)

12/13/2010 - TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan - Col. Dwight Sones, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, shares to four missions of the Transit Center with the help of linguist Senior Airman Ilya Volovik. The Kyrgyz military graduates of the George C. Marshall Center, Germany, visited Dec. 11. About 50 Kyrgyz alumni were given a tour of the installation and climbed aboard a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Bevier)

12/13/2010 - TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan - Col. Brian Brandner, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, provides a tour of the 376th Expeditionary Medical Group to Kyrgyz military graduates of the George C. Marshall Center, Germany, during an alumni event hosted by the U.S. Embassy Dec. 11. About 50 Kyrgyz members were given a Transit Center mission briefing, toured the installation and climbed aboard a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Schocker)

12/13/2010 - TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan - Col. Brian Brandner, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, provides a tour of the fitness center to Kyrgyz military graduates of the George C. Marshall Center, Germany, during an alumni event hosted by the U.S. Embassy Dec. 11. About 50 Kyrgyz members were given a Transit Center mission briefing, toured the installation and climbed aboard a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Schocker)

12/13/2010 - TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz military graduates of the George C. Marshall Center climb aboard a C-17 Globemaster III during an alumni event hosted by the U.S. Embassy Dec. 11. About 50 Kyrgyz members were given a Transit Center mission briefing and a tour of the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Bevier)

12/13/2010 - TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan - Master Sgt. Jeffery Fareta, 376th Expeditionary Operations Group C-17 operations officer, shows the C-17 Globemaster III to Kyrgyz military graduates of the George C. Marshall Center, Germany. The U.S. Embassy hosted the alumni event Dec. 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Bevier)

12/13/2010 - TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan - Dr. Elena Kovaleva, Professor of International Security Studies, lectured and led a discussion about U.S. policy in Central Asia to Kyrgyz military graduates of the George C. Marshall Center, Germany, during an alumni event hosted by the U.S. Embassy Dec. 11. About 50 Kyrgyz members were given a Transit Center mission briefing, toured the installation and climbed aboard a C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Bevier)