AFCENT Band -- Making friendships through music

Sitting inside of the band's cargo van, Master Sgt. Lawrence Price, bass player for the U.S. Air Forces Central Band Afterburner, waits to load the van in sub freezing temperatures outside of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Feb. 4, 2012. Earlier in the day, the band played for more than 100 students here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Salanitri/Released)

AFCENT Band -- Making friendships through music

A young boy prepares his cell phone to take a picture of the U.S. Air Forces Central Band Afterburner at a school outside of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Feb. 4, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Salanitri/Released)

AFCENT Band -- Making friendships through music

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Gary Noel, lead guitarist for the U.S. Air Forces Central Band Afterburner, helps a student here play the guitar, Feb. 3, 2012 at School #69 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. After each performance, the band invites audience members to come on stage and interact with one another. The band toured Kyrgyzstan in celebration of 20 years of friendship between the United States and Krygyzstan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Salanitri/Released)

AFCENT Band -- Making friendships through music

From left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William Harris, a bandsman with the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band, Afterburner, signs autographs for students of the Bishkek School of Choreography in Kyrgyzstan Feb. 2, 2012 after the band played for the school. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Salanitri/Released)

AFCENT Band -- Making friendships through music

From left, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kim Lively, lead singer of the U.S. Air Forces Central Band Afterburner, high-5s students during a performance at the Bishkek School of Choreography in Kyrgyzstan, Feb. 2, 2012. Afterburner performed for the students in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of friendship between the U.S. and Kyrgyzstan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Salanitri/Released)

AFCENT Band -- Making friendships through music

Students from the Bishkek School of Choreography smile and joke with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William Harris, a bandsman with the U.S. Air Forces Central Band Afterburner, after the band performed for their school here in Kyrgyzstan, Feb. 2, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Salanitri/Released)