Col. John Vaughn, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing vice

Col. John Vaughn, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, and Valentina Turabekova, cultural advisor to the commander, show their appreciation of the principal for the invitation to the Birdik Village School in Kyrgyzstan, Dec. 30, 2013. Representatives of Transit Center at Manas attended a holiday play performed by the students at the school and were invited to have lunch as well. The Birdik Village School was renovated with the help of airmen deployed to the TCM and re-opened in 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman George Goslin)