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U.S. Air Forces Central Band Photos

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The Gift of Music

A student feels the music's vibrations as Staff Sgt. Paul Wells strums his guitar at the Bishkek Boarding School for the Deaf near Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, March 19. Sergeant Wells is a guitarist with Sirocco, a U.S. Air Forces Central band touring the AFCENT area of operations. While at Manas AB, the band peformed eight shows, including five off base at local orphanages, schools and colleges. Sergeant Wells is deployed from the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band at Sembach, Germany, and is originally from Tampa Bay, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Weinberg)
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AFCENT Band "Sirocco" performs for Kyrgyz Republic school children

A real "guitar hero" tries his best as Staff Sgt. Gene Dooley of Graham, Texas, helps out during a concert by the deployed AFCENT Band "Sirocco." The 10-member ensemble is from Sembach Air Base, Germany, and stopped in to perform a concert for 200 students of the Bishkek Boarding School for the Deaf, Kyrgyz Republic. The band is on a 60-day deployment to perform troop morale concerts and at community outreach events throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Weinberg)
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AFCENT Band "Sirocco" performs for Kyrgyz Republic school children

Two students get a literal feel for music as drummer Master Sgt. Clarence Carpenter of Sebring, Fla., rocks on and Staff Sgt. Gene Dooley of Graham, Texas, provides rhythm guitar during a concert by the AFCENT Band "Sirocco" at the Bishkek Boarding School for the Deaf, Kyrgyz Republic. The 10-member band is deployed from Sembach Air Base, Germany, and provides educational activities and a positive vision for community school outreach events throughout a 27-nation area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Weinberg)
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AFCENT Band "Sirocco" performs for Kyrgyz Republic school children

Two students provide some extra pluck for Staff Sgt. Paul Wells at the Bishkek Boarding school for the Deaf in the Kyrgyz Republic as Master Sgt. John Link of Enfield, Conn., provides keyboard backup. Sergeant Wells, a native of Tampa Bay, Fla., plays guitar with the AFCENT Band "Sirocco," part of the United States Air Forces in Europe Band and is deployed from Sembach Air Base, Germany. The 10-member group's mission -- in addition to troop morale -- is to help offer a positive vision and nurture common interests and values in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Weinberg)
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AFCENT Band "Sirocco" performs for Kyrgyz Republic school children

Kids feel the music as played by Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Saunders at the Bishkek Boarding School for the Deaf, Kyrgyz Republic. Sergeant Saunders, a native of Binghamton, N.Y., is deployed with the AFCENT Band "Sirocco" to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The 10-member band's mission is to perform for troop morale and community outreach concerts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Weinberg)
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Manas Airmen build bonds with Bishkek Babushkas

Manas Air Base Outreach Society member, Col. (Dr.) Gerry Caron, kisses Vera Wolf goodbye and gives her a bag of foodstuff and toiletries at a Turkish restaurant in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, March 9. 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 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. Colonel Caron is the 376th Expeditionary Medical Group commander and is deployed from the Headquarters Air Education and Training Command where he is the deputy command surgeon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Weinberg)
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Manas Airmen build bonds with Bishkek Babushkas

Mariya Ruhlova hugs Senior Airman Paul Cummings in a grandmotherly way during a Manas Air Base Outreach Society visit at a Turkish restaurant in Bishkek, Kygryzstan, March 9. 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 MABOS 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 Cummings is assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Medical Group and is deployed from the 81st Medical Group at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Weinberg)
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Manas Airmen build bonds with Bishkek Babushkas

Chief Master Sgt. Richard Coyle admires his new tie that Vera Wolf gave to him during a lunch visit with Manas Air Base Outreach Society members 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 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. Chief Coyle is the superintendent of the 376th Expeditionary Medical Group and is deployed from the 355th Medical Support Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Weinberg)
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Manas Airmen build bonds with Bishkek Babushkas

Captain Jamie Fanning (standing) gives Vera Wolf a new scarf while Kyrgyz translator Janyl Sabirova and Maj. Glenn Donnelly look on during a lunch visit with Manas Air Base Outreach Society members at a Turkish restaurant in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, March 9. 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 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. Captain Fanning, Major Donnelly and Ms. Sabirova are assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Medical Group. Captain Fanning is a sexual assault response coordinator deployed from the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Major Donnelly is deployed from the 2nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Weinberg)
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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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