376th Air Expeditionary Wing
The 376th Air Expeditionary Wing is an inactive wing of the United States Air Force. It was last stationed at the Transit Center at Manas International Airport, Kyrgyz Republic, supporting U.S. and ISAF operations in Afghanistan.
Staff Sgt. Manuel Garibay directs a KC-135 Stratotanker at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, 11 November taxiing out for a refueling mission. Sergeant Garibay is a maintainer with the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing
Image: 376 bombardment wg patch
Transit Center at Manas is a former U.S. military installation at Manas International Airport, near Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. It was primarily operated by the U.S. Air Force. The primary unit at the base was the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing. On 3 June 2014 American troops vacated the base and it was handed over back to the Kyrgyzstan military.
A US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III assigned to the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Detachment 1 departs the Transit Center Manas during March 2014. The flight signified the end of the airlift mission into Afghanistan from the base.
Cap inscribed "U.S. Air Force – Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan"
A KC-135 Stratotanker sits on the flightline at Manas Air Base.
A C-5 Galaxy cargo plane being refuelled by a KrAZ tanker truck at Manas after arriving from Ramstein Air Base.
