Kyrgyzstan Christmas Published Dec. 23, 2009 MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Master Sgt. Cynthia Hoffman stands in from of the Burana Tower along Kyrgyzstan's famed Silk Road. Sergeant Hoffman, a Reservist assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group, is expected to return from a four-month deployment to Kyrgyzstan in early 2010. (Courtesy photo)