Sherri Rutolo, Outback Steakhouse Inc. employee, prepares a Bloomin’ Onion, Outback’s signature appetizer, at the main dining facility at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 5, 2011. In addition to the signature dish, patrons selected from three types of pasta and ribeye steaks. Outback Steakhouse is part of OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC, which also includes Bonefish Grill, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, and Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine. Employees from across the chain competed for the chance to serve troops in deployed locations as part of their Operation Feeding Freedom IX tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Hank Hoegen)