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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/4166370.html

Sept. 6, 2006, 6:30AM
U.S. Air Force officer goes missing in Kyrgyz capital


Associated Press

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- A U.S. Air Force officer went missing while shopping in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, the U.S. air base in this Central Asian nation said Tuesday.

Maj. Jill Metzger separated from a group of other service members while visiting the central department store in Bishkek on Monday afternoon and has not been seen since, the Manas air base press service said.

It said a group of 22 U.S. military investigators and logistics officers were searching for Metzger, along with the U.S. Embassy and Kyrgyz security and law enforcement services.

The U.S. military has maintained the air base at the impoverished ex-Soviet republic's main civilian Manas airport, about 20 miles from Bishkek, since 2001 to back operations in nearby Afghanistan.

[r9etb]

This is probably her ... prolly figured she could take care of herself. Hope she's OK.

[higgmeister]

Capt. Jill Metzger, Air Forces Europe executive officer.

Had a high profile job. Sounds like she may be on a fasttrack.

[WeddingPlanner]

I received an email tonight from a friend whose husband is over in Kyrgystan with USAF right now. They were told yesterday that this Major had been killed. But the story was quickly changed to "missing".

As of 9:00 tonight, there was still nothing on her.

My friend and her husband were asking for prayers. Send them up, please.