Col. Shawna O’Brien, right, speaks as Capt. Michael Povilus translates during Teachers’ Day events at the Birdik School in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 30, 2011. O’Brien is the 376th Expeditionary Mission Support Group commander. Povilus, Theater Security Cooperation social cultural branch chief, is deployed from Robins Air Force Base, Ga. The Airmen are both deployed to the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing at the Transit Center at Manas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Hank Hoegen)

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Col. Shawna O’Brien receives flowers from a student after speaking during Teachers’ Day at the Birdik school in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 30, 2011. Teachers’ Day is a holiday recognizing educators and their contributions to the school system in the Kyrgyz Republic. O’Brien is assigned to the Transit Center at Manas as the 376th Expeditionary Mission Support Group commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Hank Hoegen)

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Students at the Birdik School perform a dance routine during Teachers’ Day in Kyrgyzstan Sept. 30, 2011. Teacher’s Day is a Kyrgyz Republic holiday recognizing educators and their contributions to the school system. The director of the public school in Birdik, Olga Voroshikhina, invited representatives from the Transit Center at Manas to celebrate Teachers’ Day with her students and faculty. The Birdik School was renovated using Transit Center funds in 2009 after many years of disrepair. The exchange between the school and the Transit Center exemplifies the U.S. government's commitment to strengthening community involvement and partnerships with our hosts in the Kyrgyz Republic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Hank Hoegen)

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376th EMSG CC attends Teachers' Day celebration

Published Oct. 1, 2011