Manas Air Base
U.S. marines sit inside a C-130 Hercules while waiting to take off for Afghanistan at Manas Air Base near Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek, February 13, 2009. Kyrgyzstan is delaying a decision on whether to close the last U.S. airbase in Central Asia while it bargains with both the United States and Russia, the leader of the main opposition faction in parliament said on Friday. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KYRGYZSTAN)
Manas Air Base
U.S. servicemen sit inside a C-17 Globemaster waiting to take off for Afghanistan at Manas Air Base near Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek, February 13, 2009. Kyrgyzstan is delaying a decision on whether to close the last U.S. airbase in Central Asia while it bargains with both the United States and Russia, the leader of the main opposition faction in parliament said on Friday. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KYRGYZSTAN)
Manas Air Base
A U.S. Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft, 343rd Reconnaissance Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., moves into position for an aerial refueling over Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, March 14, 2006.
