TCM Airmen attend Kyrgyz Republic first bell
The youngest student at the Birdik School rings a bell, symbolizing the beginning of the academic year, as she is carried by one of the senior students during a "First Bell" ceremony at the Birdik School in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 1, 2012. Transit Center at Manas Airmen attended the ceremony in celebration of the first day of the school year and as part of a continued partnership between the U.S. and Kyrgyz Republic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)