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Various photos around Transit Center at Manas near Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan with Task Force Warhorse; 4ID, ISAF, 2011-2012. Transit Center at Manas (Manas Air Base) The base was opened in December 2001 to support U.S. military operations in the ongoing war in Afghanistan. It had hosted forces from several other International Security Assistance Force member states as well. The base was a transit point for U.S. military personnel coming and going from Afghanistan. The base had good recreation facilities for airmen, soldiers, sailors, and Marines (internet cafes, wireless internet, pool tables, free video games, telephones to DSN lines that allow a coalition forces to call their homes at little or no cost). The base had a large dining facility, gymnasium, and a chapel. There was even a library where books and magazines were available for the active duty airmen there.

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Various photos around Transit Center at Manas near Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan with Task Force Warhorse; 4ID, ISAF, 2011-2012. Transit Center at Manas (Manas Air Base) The base was opened in December 2001 to support U.S. military operations in the ongoing war in Afghanistan. It had hosted forces from several other International Security Assistance Force member states as well. The base was a transit point for U.S. military personnel coming and going from Afghanistan. The base had good recreation facilities for airmen, soldiers, sailors, and Marines (internet cafes, wireless internet, pool tables, free video games, telephones to DSN lines that allow a coalition forces to call their homes at little or no cost). The base had a large dining facility, gymnasium, and a chapel. There was even a library where books and magazines were available for the active duty airmen there.