Air Force band, Sirocco, rocks out with Kyrgyz communities
Master Sgt. John Link shares the joy of making music with children at the Nizhanchuisk Orphanage March 15 near Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. Sergeant Link is the keyboardist and non-commissioned officer in charge of Sirocco, the U.S. Air Forces Central Expeditionary Band touring the AFCENT area of operations. During their 12-day Manas visit, the band has played at a local orphanage, four special needs schools and a music college. The band members are deployed from the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band at Sembach AB, Germany. Sergeant Link is originally from Entfield, Conn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Elizabeth Weinberg)