Air Force band, Sirocco, rocks out with Kyrgyz communities

Senior Airman Courtney Clifford shares the magic of music with children at the Nizhanchuisk Orphanage March 15 near Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. Airman Clifford is a vocalist with Sirocco, the U.S. Air Forces Central Expeditionary Band touring the AFCENT area of operations. While visiting Manas, Sirocco made visits around the local area to perform music for children at schools and orphanages. Airman Clifford is deployed from the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band at Sembach AB, Germany. Airman Clifford is originally from Goucester, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Elizabeth Weinberg)

Air Force band, Sirocco, rocks out with Kyrgyz communities

Master Sgt. John Link shares the joy of making music with children at the Nizhanchuisk Orphanage March 15 near Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. Sergeant Link is the keyboardist and non-commissioned officer in charge of Sirocco, the U.S. Air Forces Central Expeditionary Band touring the AFCENT area of operations. During their 12-day Manas visit, the band has played at a local orphanage, four special needs schools and a music college. The band members are deployed from the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band at Sembach AB, Germany. Sergeant Link is originally from Entfield, Conn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Elizabeth Weinberg)

The Gift of Music

A student feels the music's vibrations as Staff Sgt. Paul Wells strums his guitar at the Bishkek Boarding School for the Deaf near Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, March 19. Sergeant Wells is a guitarist with Sirocco, a U.S. Air Forces Central band touring the AFCENT area of operations. While at Manas AB, the band peformed eight shows, including five off base at local orphanages, schools and colleges. Sergeant Wells is deployed from the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band at Sembach, Germany, and is originally from Tampa Bay, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Weinberg)

AFCENT Band "Sirocco" performs for Kyrgyz Republic school children

A real "guitar hero" tries his best as Staff Sgt. Gene Dooley of Graham, Texas, helps out during a concert by the deployed AFCENT Band "Sirocco." The 10-member ensemble is from Sembach Air Base, Germany, and stopped in to perform a concert for 200 students of the Bishkek Boarding School for the Deaf, Kyrgyz Republic. The band is on a 60-day deployment to perform troop morale concerts and at community outreach events throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Weinberg)

AFCENT Band "Sirocco" performs for Kyrgyz Republic school children

Kids feel the music as played by Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Saunders at the Bishkek Boarding School for the Deaf, Kyrgyz Republic. Sergeant Saunders, a native of Binghamton, N.Y., is deployed with the AFCENT Band "Sirocco" to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The 10-member band's mission is to perform for troop morale and community outreach concerts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Weinberg)

Sirocco Performance

Staff Sgt. Lonnie Dooley plays trumpet, Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Saunders plays saxophone, and Staff Sgt. Frank Gourley plays trombone for the AFCENT Band Sirocco, as they perform here, March 9, 2009, in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Sirocco travels throughout the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility performing for deployed servicemembers. Sergeant Dooley is from Graham, Texas, Sergeant Saunders is native to Binghamton, N.Y., and Sergeant Gourley is from Duluth, Minn. All members are deployed from Sembach Air Base, Germany in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia/released)