TCM After Dark

Capt. Robert Rutland, 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron aircraft commander, performs pre-flight operational checks on a KC-135 Stratotanker March 13, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Rutland and his crew are flying an operational mission into Afghanistan. Rutland is deployed from Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and is a native of Houston, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi)

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TCM After Dark

Senior Airman James Miller, 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron air refueling specialist, performs pre-flight operational checks on a KC-135 Stratotanker March 13, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Miller is responsible for safely refueling other aircraft while in flight. Miller is deployed from Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and is a native of Pink Hill, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi)

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Published March 25, 2013
376th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan -- The Transit Center at Manas serves as the premier transportation and logistics hub supporting military operations in Afghanistan. The wing's around-the-clock missions include air refueling of coalition aircraft, airlift of supplies and equipment, movement of coalition personnel and strengthening of local partnerships.

See some of those missions in action with the 'TCM After Dark' slideshow.