Keywords: Manas Air Base Outreach Society DVIDS17601.jpg en Erniz Nazarkoolov uses a digital camera to take several photos of every visiting person from the Manas Air Base Outreach Society MABOS Behind him is Tech Sgt Robert Medina a native of Great Falls Montana 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron from the 120th Fighter Wing Great Falls Montana Brandon Pfannenstiel right an explosive ordinance disposal specialist is native to Warrensburg Missouri and deployed to the 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron Manas Air Base Kyrgyz Republic from the 509th Civil Engineering Squadron Whiteman Air Force Base Mo helps other children use the new coloring books and crayons Due to chemotherapy many children wear knit caps to keep their baldhead warm in the Kyergyz Republic Cancer Center This is the only national cancer center in the Kyrgyz Republic and is one of the Manas Air Base Outreach Society focus group locations The ward houses 40 patients in 9 rooms but because of the distance and cost to travel there a parent of each child stay in residence with them for the one-year treatment of various kinds of cancer making 80 people in residence Despite the crowded living conditions the cancer center reports a 70 recovery rate of early-diagnosed cancer Although government funded the money does not pay for all the costs Damiria Omoorzakovna principal and lead doctor spends most of her time raising funds for the center Recent donations include from an Italian football captain for 200 000 in bone marrow operations Another is 3 000 000 dollars from the Italian government for a new facility but more is needed to cover the total cost U S Air Force photo/Master Sgt Lance Cheung 2006-03-19 Lance Cheung https //www dvidshub net/image/17601 17601 2006-03-29 15 04 MANAS AIR BASE KG PD-USGov Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ Coloring books 376th Air Expeditionary Wing United States Air Force |