Kyrgyz girls perform a dribbling drill under the watchful eyes of women U.S. service members during a soccer clinic April 11, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The girls, ages 11 to 14, are participants in a weeklong development program hosted by the Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic. They visited the TCM for the afternoon as part of the program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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Col. Robert Mallets, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander and coach of the Liberando Football Club, uses a diagram to explain a soccer drill to a group of Kyrgyz girls April 11, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The girls practiced dribbling, passing and shooting with soccer players from the Transit Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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Senior Airman Caroline Copenhaver, wearing the number 31, practices passing skills with a group of Kyrgyz girls April 11, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The girls visited the Transit Center for a tour and exposure to America-style soccer skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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Young Kyrgyz soccer players and administrators from the Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic gather inside a C-17 Globemaster III and listen as women aircrew members describe the aircraft's capabilities during a tour April 11, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas. The tour showcased women in leadership and non-traditional roles in an effort to inspire the girls in following their dreams. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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Kyrgyz girls try on a bite sleeve following a military working dog demonstration April 11, 2013, at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The girls were among the top participants in the Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic's weeklong development program and as such were selected to tour the Transit Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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Published April 13, 2013