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U.S. Air Forces Central Band Photos

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Manas Airmen build bonds with Bishkek Babushkas

Airman 1st Class Jeremy Bowen helps Maria K. open a box of chocolates she brought to share with her friends from Manas Air Base who came to visit her and two other elderly ladies for lunch at a Turkish restaurant in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Maria is known as a Babushka, or elderly woman, in Russian and Kyrgyz cultures. The 88-year-old woman has no family and was ?adopted,? along with two other elderly women, by the Manas Air Base Outreach Society through the Babushka Adoption Foundation, a local non-governmental organization. Each lady?s monthly income averages about 700 som or around $20 per month. Every month, volunteers from Manas join the ladies for lunch to share companionship, a little financial support and a small supply of groceries. Airman Bowen is assigned to the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and is deployed from from the 92nd Operations Support Squadron at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Weinberg)
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Manas Airmen build bonds with Bishkek Babushkas

Vera Wolf tears off a piece of nan, a type of Kyrgryz bread, during a lunch visit with Manas Air Base Outreach Society volunteers March 9 at a Turkish restaurant in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Vera is known as a Babushka, or elderly woman, in Russian and Kyrgyz cultures. The 78-year-old woman has no family and was ?adopted,? along with two other elderly women, by MABOS through the Babushka Adoption Foundation, a local non-governmental organization. Each lady?s monthly income averages about 700 som or $20 per month. Every month, volunteers from Manas join the ladies for lunch to share companionship, a little financial support and a small supply of groceries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Weinberg)
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Manas Airmen build bonds with Bishkek Babushkas

Chaplain (Maj.) Derek Wolter shares a conversation with Mariya Ruhlova at a Turkish restaurant March 9 in Bishkek, Kygryzstan. Mariya is known as a Babushka, or elderly woman, in Russian and Kyrgyz cultures. The 79-year-old woman has no family and was adopted, along with two other elderly women, by the Manas Air Base Outreach Society through the Babushka Adoption Foundation, a local non-governmental organization. Each lady's monthly income averages about 700 som or $20 per month. Every month, volunteers from Manas join the ladies for lunch to share companionship, a little financial support and a small supply of groceries. Chaplain Wolter is assigned to the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing Chaplain Office and is deployed from the Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Fighter Wing in St. Louis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Weinberg)
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Sirocco Performance

Staff Sgt. Lonnie Dooley plays trumpet, Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Saunders plays saxophone, and Staff Sgt. Frank Gourley plays trombone for the AFCENT Band Sirocco, as they perform here, March 9, 2009, in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Sirocco travels throughout the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility performing for deployed servicemembers. Sergeant Dooley is from Graham, Texas, Sergeant Saunders is native to Binghamton, N.Y., and Sergeant Gourley is from Duluth, Minn. All members are deployed from Sembach Air Base, Germany in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia/released)
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Sirocco Performance

Tech. Sgt. Eric Rozet, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of Immigrations for the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, sings a rendition of "I'm Yours", by Jason Mraz, during a performance with the AFCENT band, Sirocco, March 9, 2009, in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Rozet was invited by the band to join in and has been playing the guitar and singing since high school. Sergeant Rozet is native to Waianae, Hawaii and is deployed from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia/released)
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Sirocco Performance

Tech. Sgt. Eric Rozet, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of Immigrations for the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, sings a rendition of "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz, during a performance with the AFCENT band, Sirocco, March 9, 2009, in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Rozet was invited by the band to join in and has been playing the guitar and singing since high school. Sergeant Rozet is native to Waianae, Hawaii and is deployed from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia/released)
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Sirocco Performance

Staff Sgt. Frank Gourley, a member of the AFCENT band Sirocco, plays the trombone during a performance, March 9, 2009, in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Gourley and fellow band members travel throughout the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility performing for deployed servicemembers. Sergeant Gourley is native to Duluth, Minn. and is deployed from Sembach Air Base, Germany in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia/released)
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Sirocco Performance

Senior Airman Courtney Clifford, the female vocalist for the AFCENT Band Sirocco, performs in front of a crowd, March 9, 2009, in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Airman Clifford and fellow band members travel throughout the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility performing for deployed servicemembers. Airman Clifford is native to Gloucester, Mass., and is deployed from Sembach Air Base, Germany in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia/released)
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Sirocco Performance

Staff Sgt. Lonnie Dooley plays guitar for the AFCENT Band Sirocco, as they perform for servicemembers, March 9, 2009, in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Dooley and fellow band members travel throughout the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility performing for deployed servicemembers. Sergeant Dooley is native to Graham, Texas, and is deployed from Sembach Air Base, Germany in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia/released)
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Sirocco Performance

The AFCENT Band Sirocco, performs for servicemembers, March 9, 2009, in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The band is deployed from Sembach Air Base, Germany and travels throughout the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility performing for deployed servicemembers, in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia/released)
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AFCENT Band plays for students in Oman

MUSCAT, Oman ? U.S. Air Forces Central?Expeditionary Band ?Falcon? performs for students at Azzan Bin Qais School in Muscat, Oman. Based in Southwest Asia, the band is comprised of deployed Airmen from Active Duty, Reserve and Air National Guard bands.? The AFCENT Band rotates several ensembles through the AOR that perform a wide variety of musical styles to appeal to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. ?Falcon? is deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (Photo by Mr. Walter Parrs)
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Manas helps give 8 children's hearts a beating chance

Tech. Sgt. Phyllis Hanson gives a stuffed toy to a recovering patient during a visit March 4 to the Children's Heart Hospital in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. During the visit, Sergeant Hanson and other Manas Air Base Outreach Society members spent off-duty time with children who have congenital heart defects and require life-saving surgeries. MABOS also donated approximately $4,500 to the hospital to pay for eight heart surgeries in addition to the 129 funded since 2003. Sergeant Hanson is assigned the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs and is deployed from Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. She is originally from Soldier, Iowa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Damien Pickart)
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Manas helps give 8 children's hearts a beating chance

Master Sgt. Ken Hart teaches children the art of bubble blowing during a March 4 visit to the Bishkek Institute of Cardiology, known as the Children's Heart Hospital, in Kyrgyzstan. Airmen with the Manas Air Base Outreach Society spent some of their off-duty time with the young patients in the heart ward. During this visit, MABOS donated approximately $4,500 to the hospital to pay for eight heart surgeries in addition to the 129 others funded since 2003. Sergeant Hart is assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron and is deployed from the 27th Special Operations Force Support Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. He is originally from Augusta, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Damien Pickart)
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Manas helps give 8 children's hearts a beating chance

Staff Sgt. Louis Calvao (left) hands out gifts to patients as their families look on during a March 4 visit to the Bishkek Institute of Cardiology, known as the Children's Heart Hospital, in Kyrgyzstan. During their off-duty time, Airmen participate in the Manas Air Base Outreach Society, a private, non-profit organization that supports charities, hospitals and orphanages in the greater Bishkek area and communities near the base. During this visit, MABOS donated approximately $4,500 to the hospital to pay for eight heart surgeries in addition to 129 others funded since 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Maj. Damien Pickart)
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Manas helps give 8 children's hearts a beating chance

A 5-year-old Kyrgyz girl recovering from heart surgery discovers the joys of bubble blowing for the first time March 4 at the Bishkek Institute of Cardiology, known as the Children's Heart Hospital, in Kyrgyzstan. Airmen with the Manas Air Base Outreach Society spent some of their off-duty time with the young patients in the heart ward. During this visit, MABOS donated approximately $4,500 to the hospital to pay for eight heart surgeries, in addition to 129 others funded by MABOS since 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Damien Pickart)
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Manas helps give 8 children's hearts a beating chance

Tech. Sgt. Phyllis Hanson sits with two heart surgery patients as they pick out their favorite stuffed toy March 4 at the Children's Heart Hospital in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. During the visit, Sergeant Hanson and several other Manas Air Base Outreach Society volunteers spent off-duty time with children who suffer from congenital heart defects and require life-saving surgeries. They also donated approximately $4,500 to the hospital to fund another eight heart surgeries on top of the 129 MABOS has funded since 2003. Sergeant Hanson is assigned to the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs office and is deployed from Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. She is originally from Soldier, Iowa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Damien Pickart)
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Manas Airmen tend to children?s cancer center needs

Tech. Sgt. Thomas Pettit (left) and Staff Sgt. Shawn Lundgren install a new faucet at Kyrgyzstan?s sole Children?s Cancer Hospital in Bishkek. Manas Air Base Outreach Society volunteers visited with the children and used their handy-work skills Feb. 25 to replace 10 old faucets with new ones. The faucets were donated by MABOS, a private, non-profit volunteer service organization that supports a number of causes in the greater Bishkek area and around Manas AB. Sergeant Pettit is assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Medical Group and is deployed from the 9th MG at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. He is originally from Fort Wayne, Ind. Sergeant Lundgren is assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer and is deployed from the 446th CES at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. He is originally from Reardon, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phyllis Hanson)
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Manas Airmen tend to children?s cancer center needs

Master Sgt. Royd Chambers plays blocks with a new friend Feb. 25 at Kyrgyzstan's sole Children's Cancer Hospital. Sergeant Chambers spent some of his off-duty time with others from Manas Air Base who are members of the Manas Air Base Outreach Society, a private, non-profit volunteer service organization that supports a number of causes in the greater Bishkek area and communities near the base. Sergeant Chambers is an Iowa Air National Guardsman assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Airlift Wing Chaplain Office. He is deployed from the 185th Air Reserve Wing in Sioux City and is originally from Sheldon, Iowa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phyllis Hanson)
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Manas Airmen tend to children?s cancer center needs

A faucet, in dire need of repair, awaits replacement at Kyrgyzstan?s only Children?s Cancer Hospital, located in Bishkek. Manas Air Base Outreach Society volunteers visited with the children and used their handy-work skills Feb. 25 to replace 10 old faucets with new ones. The faucets were donated by MABOS, a private, non-profit volunteer service organization that supports a number of causes in the greater Bishkek area and around Manas AB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Weinberg)
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Manas Airmen tend to children?s cancer center needs

Kygyz mothers and a young girl with cancer, prepare a lunch of beets, potatoes and raw herring for the children who are recovering cancer patients at Kyrgyzstan?s only Children?s Cancer Hospital, located in Bishkek. One or both parents stay with their child, sharing a single bed with them. To help the families get through the healing, Manas Air Base Outreach Society volunteers visit with the children. On this particular visit, Feb. 25, MABOS volunteers not only gave out toys and played with the children but their handy-work skills were put to use replacing 10 old faucets with new ones. The faucets were donated by MABOS, a private, non-profit volunteer service organization that supports a number of causes in the greater Bishkek area and around Manas AB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phyllis Hanson)
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