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U.S. Air Forces Central Command band performs for their first Kyrgyz school

Tech. Sgt. Kimberly Lively sings to children at School #62 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Feb. 1, 2012, during the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band "Afterburner" performance during the band's nine-day tour in Kyrgyzstan. School #62 has more than 2,000 students ranging from the ages of 7 to 18. Lively is deployed from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.(U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
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U.S. Air Forces Central Command band performs for their first Kyrgyz school

Children at School #62 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, clap their hands to music played by the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band "Afterburner" Feb. 1, 2012, during the band's nine-day tour in Kyrgyzstan. School #62 has more than 2,000 students ranging from the ages of 7 to 18. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
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"Afterburner" performs for the Transit Center

Marines of the 1st Marine Division for Headquarters Service Company sing with Tech. Sgt. Kimberly Lively Jan. 30, 2012, during the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band's nine-day tour at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The AFCENT band "Afterburner" performs and tours in small ensembles throughout the area of responsibility to positively promote troop morale, diplomacy and outreach to host nation communities. Lively is deployed from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.(U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
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"Afterburner" performs for the Transit Center

Master Sgt. Lawrence Price plays an bass guitar with the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band "Afterburner" Jan. 30, 2012, during the band's nine-day tour at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Lawrence also plays the french horn and is stationed at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
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"Afterburner" performs for the Transit Center

Tech. Sgt. Kimberly Lively sings to Army Sgt. Adam Berends and Sgt. Jamie Garcia in the passenger terminal Jan. 30, 2012, during the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band's nine-day tour at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Berends and Garcia are with the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, Hawaii. Lively is stationed at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.(U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
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"Afterburner" performs for the Transit Center

Tech. Sgt. Kimberly Lively sings in the passenger terminal Jan. 30, 2012, during the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band's nine-day tour at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The band "Afterburner" performs and tours in small ensembles throughout the area of responsibility to positively promote troop morale, diplomacy and outreach to host-nation communities. Lively is deployed from Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.(U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day-not just another work day

Following a commemorative walk on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Airmen, Soldiers and contractors enjoyed a traditional southern meal while watching a documentary film about the life of Dr. King, Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 16, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco)
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day-not just another work day

Maj. Virgil Scott, the deputy commander for the 376th Expeditionary Medical Group at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, shakes the hand of Col. Jeffrey Thompson, the commander of the 376th EMDG, following Scott's speech at a Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative reception held Jan. 16, 2012, Kyrgyzstan. "I really truly believe that Col. Thompson loves me, if not like a son, at least like a brother," Scott said in his speech. "A better looking brother, but still a brother," he laughed. "Col. Thompson and my previous leaders represent just the latest iteration of a recurring theme in my Air Force career-that people have looked at me not based on the color of my skin, but accepted me for who I am," Scott said. Scott is deployed from Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, while Thompson is deployed to the TCM from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco)
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day-not just another work day

Jeffrey Aulwurm, a U.S. contractor with the 376th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, views posters highlighting significant events in the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a commemorative reception at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 16, 2012. There were 13 posters that were displayed along a walking route and inside the community activities center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco)
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day-not just another work day

Speaking at a Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative reception, Maj. Virgil Scott, the deputy commander for the 376th Expeditionary Medical Group, gave the crowd his perspective on what it is like to serve in today's Air Force, Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 16, 2012. "Throughout my Air Force career, I have served in organizations where I was the only person that looked like me," Scott said. "There is nothing special about being the only one. What's special is the fact that I've never felt like the only one." Scott is deployed from Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco)
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day-not just another work day

(From left to right) Senior Airman Abigail Smith, a services representative with the 376th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, Staff Sgt. Michael Strickler, a patrol leader with the 376th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and Senior Airmen Christopher Rodas and David Ansay both security escorts with the 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineers Squadron, post the colors during a Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative reception Jan. 16, 2012, at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Strickler is deployed from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., while Smith is from the Kansas Air National Guard and Rodas and Ansay are deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco)
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day-not just another work day

Members of the Transit Center at Manas gospel choir share acapella music during a Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative reception Jan. 16, 2012, Kyrgyzstan. The crowd clapped along as the Soldier and Airmen sang the hymn "This Little Light of Mine." (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco)
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day-not just another work day

Senior Airman Montaski McCoy, a passenger terminal representative in the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, stands next to one of 13 posters highlighting significant moments in the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a commemorative walk held on the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan Jan. 16, 2012. McCoy is deployed from Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco)
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day-not just another work day

In deployed locations, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is another work day, but Airmen, Soldiers and contractors stationed and working at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, took a few minutes out of their day to participate in a Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative walk Jan. 16, 2012. The walk began in the transient tent area and ended at the community activities center where the gospel choir shared music with the crowd and guest speaker Maj. Virgil Scott, the deputy commander for the 376th Expeditionary Medical Group, reflected on Dr. King's life and legacy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco)
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day-not just another work day

Col. James Jacobson, commander of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing at the Transit Center at Manas, offers opening comments before a Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative walk Jan. 16, 2012, Kyrgyzstan. "We have come a long way," Jacobson said. He spoke about how the military members serving our nation today are not only diverse in their skin tone, but diverse because of their individual backgrounds, a quality deserving respect. Jacobson is deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Tracy L. DeMarco)
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Largest Warm and Dry distribution in Kyrgyzstan since 2009

Staff Sgt. Elise Pavlak, a humanitarian assistance representative with the Theater Security Cooperation division at the Transit Center at Manas, helps two boys get fitted for new winter coats at an Operation Warm and Dry distribution in Balykchy City, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 15, 2012. With two simultaneous distributions, more than 1,000 coats and 200 blankets were given to Kyrgyz Republic citizens in need in Balykchy, becoming the largest distribution event since the program's creation in 2009. Pavlak is deployed to the TCM from RAF Alconbury, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
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Largest Warm and Dry distribution in Kyrgyzstan since 2009

Airmen from the Transit Center at Manas help a boy get fitted for a new winter coat during an Operation Warm and Dry distribution held at the Lenin School #4 in Balykchy City, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 15, 2012. The more than 1,000 coats and 200 blankets distributed in Balykchy were purchased locally in Bishkek with U.S. government funds. Operation Warm and Dry is a humanitarian assistance program run by the Theater Security Cooperation division at the TCM and over the course of three months will distribute a total of $300,000 of coats and blankets to 53 locations in Kyrgyzstan spanning four oblasts: Talas, Chuy, Issyk-kul and Naryn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
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Largest Warm and Dry distribution in Kyrgyzstan since 2009

Airmen from the Transit Center at Manas along with Peace Corps volunteers sort girls coats according to size during an Operation Warm and Dry distribution held at Lenin School #4 in Balykchy City, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 15, 2012. With two simultaneous distributions, more than 1,000 coats and 200 blankets were given to Kyrgyz Republic citizens in need in Balykchy, becoming the largest distribution event since the program's creation in 2009. A total of $30,000 was allocated for the coats and $3,300 was spent on the blankets given out in Balykchy. Since all the coats and blankets were purchased locally in Bishkek, the money spent also helped to boost the Kyrgyz Republic economy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
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Largest Warm and Dry distribution in Kyrgyzstan since 2009

At his first Operation Warm and Dry event, Col. James Jacobson, the commander of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing at the Transit Center at Manas, gives opening comments, Balykchy City, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 15, 2012. "I am pleased to share this important event with you today which demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a lasting partnership with the people of Kyrgyzstan," Jacobson said. "As your friends, it remains our goal to advance our partnership with you." Airmen from the TCM and Peace Corps volunteers gave out more than 1,000 coats and 200 blankets to Kyrgyz citizens in need in Balykchy, making it the largest distribution event since the program's creation in 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
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Largest Warm and Dry distribution in Kyrgyzstan since 2009

Children and families from Balykchy City listen to opening comments during an Operation Warm and Dry distribution event held at the Lenin School #4, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 15, 2012. More than 1,000 coats and 200 blankets were given to Kyrgyz Republic citizens in need. The events in Balykchy City marked the Warm and Dry program's largest distribution of coats and blankets since its creation in 2009. There were two simultaneous distributions at two locations within the city, one being at the Lenin School. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)
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