Col. Blaine Holt, the Transit Center director, speaks to audience members during the centennial anniversary of International Women's Day concert at the Kyrgyz National Philharmonic, Feb. 25, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Holt delivered his speech in Kyrgyz, and Ms. Valentina Turabekova, center, translated his words from Kyrgyz to Russian. The Congress of Woman of the Kyrgyz Republic hosted 25 U.S. Air Force service members from the Transit Center at Manas who took part in the three-hour performance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)