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Kyrgyz students get insiders' glimpse of Manas mission

Aiperi Otunchieva holds a falcon named Mustang while the bird's trainer, Alan Marenghi, assists March 25 at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. Ms. Otunchieva, a 19-year-old sophomore at the American University of Central Asia, visited Manas AB with 12 other students and faculty for an orientation tour and dinner hosted by the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs Office. Mr. Marenghi is a contractor from England who maintains two falcons who play keep the flightline clear of birds that could potentially damage the aircraft on the base. (U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Phyllis Hanson)

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