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Transit Center at Manas (formerly Manas Air Base and unofficially Ganci Air Base) 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.
The American forces christened the site "Ganci Air Base", after New York Fire Department chief Peter J. Ganci, Jr., who was killed in the 11 September terrorist attacks. It was later given the official name of Manas Air Base, renamed Transit Center at Manas in 2009, and closed and handed over to Kyrgyz authorities in 2014. [citation needed]
Manas Air Base operations began 16 December 2001 and included the 86th Contingency Response Group from Ramstein Air Base, Germany as well as contractors and French engineers. Since then it has hosted forces from Australia, Denmark, France, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Spain and the Netherlands.
This is a list of airports in Sudan, sorted by location. Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, sometimes called North Sudan is an Arab state in North Africa . It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad ...
In 2002, a tri-national detachment known as the European Participating Air Forces of 18 Danish, Netherlands and Norwegian F-16 ground attack fighters aircraft deployed to Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan to support operations in Afghanistan [citation needed]. Belgium contributed a C-130 Hercules and four F-16 aircraft. [citation needed]
Al Udeid Air Base is the biggest U.S. military installation in the Middle East and can house more than 10,000 U.S. troops. [116] Saudi Arabia: Prince Sultan Air Base [117] More than 2,700 U.S. forces are stationed at the Prince Sultan Air Base. [118] [119] Singapore: Paya Lebar Air Base, Changi Naval Base, Changi Air Base
Air Base is typically but not always used to name an installation located outside the United States or its territories. Active duty Installations are normally named after notable Air Force personnel, whereas Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard installations are either named in the same manner or after the community in which they are located.
In September 2006, Metzger was serving with the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing stationed at Manas Air Base, a U.S. military facility that has been located at Manas International Airport, Kyrgyzstan, since 2001, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom's operations in Afghanistan.