Airmen enjoy a traditional Kyrgyz hunter's BBQ

Airmen from the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, watch as cooks unveil the smoked lamb from an underground barbeque pit known as a tandyr, in Kyrgyz culture, in the center of a yurt May 6, 2010. The Airmen were invited to participate in a traditional Krygyz hunter's barbeque, where they enjoyed a variety of food. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson /released)

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Airmen enjoy a traditional Kyrgyz hunter's BBQ

Toktobek Sapiynaov, host of the Kyrgyz traditional hunter's barbeque, addresses Col. Blaine Holt, director of the Transit Center at Manas, prior to beginning the feast. Airmen from the Transit Center were invited to attend where they enjoyed a variety of traditional food. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson/ released)

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Airmen enjoy a traditional Kyrgyz hunter's BBQ

U.S. Air Force Captains Alan Yee and Andrew Washburn, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing executive officers, cut meat off a lamb's head during a Kyrgyz traditional hunter's barbeque near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, May 6, 2010. Airmen from the Transit Center at Manas were invited to participate where they enjoyed a variety of traditional food. In the Kyrgyz culture, the lamb's head is given to the most honored guest. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson/ released)

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Airmen enjoy a traditional Kyrgyz hunter's BBQ

Airmen from the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, watch as cooks unveil the smoked lamb from an underground barbeque pit known as a tandyr, in Kyrgyz culture, in the center of a yurt May 6, 2010. The Airmen were invited to participate in a traditional Krygyz hunter's barbeque, where they enjoyed a variety of food. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson /released)

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Airmen enjoy a traditional Kyrgyz hunter's BBQ

Cooks slice fat and liver of lamb prior to serving it to attendees of the Kyrgyz traditional hunter's barbeque near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, May 6, 2010. Airmen from the Transit Center at Manas were invited to participate where they enjoyed a variety of traditional food. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson/ released)

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Airmen enjoy a traditional Kyrgyz hunter's BBQ

A yurt, the traditional Kyrgyz nomadic structure, sits at the base of a hill in Chong-Aryk near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, May 6, 2010. The yurt is a multi-functional, portable home consisting of a wooden structure with felt covers. A little stove, used for cooking and heating the room, is usually found in the center of the yurt. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson/ released)

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Col. Blaine Holt, director of the Transit Center at Manas, speaks to Toktobek Sapiynaov through Senior Airman Maria Gates, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing translator, at Chong-Aryk near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, May 6, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson/ released)

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Airmen enjoy a traditional Kyrgyz hunter's BBQ

Published May 11, 2010