12/19/2011 - Airmen from the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing participate in a game of soccer with Kyrgyzstan partners in the fitness center at the Transit Center at Manas during a sports day challenge Dec. 16, 2011. The Sports Day challenge teams included 36 participants from Manas International Airport, the Ministry of Defense, Koi Tash NCO Academy, Frunze Air Base and the Transit Center. The Frunze Air Base team won first place in the soccer match and took home a trophy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)

12/19/2011 - A Kyrgyz Republic soldier drags a 170-pound training mannequin while George Parker keeps time and Alvin Washington ensures a safe walkway during a fireman's carry challenge on Sports Day Dec. 16, 2011, at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Parker is the Transit Center fire chief and Washington is the deputy fire chief. The three-man teams for the fireman's carry challenge were timed on their ability to conduct a mannequin drag, a fire hose haul and to change a smoke detector battery. Sports Day teams consisted of 36 participants from Manas International Airport, the Ministry of Defense, Koi Tash NCO Academy, Frunze Air Base and the Transit Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)

12/19/2011 - A Kyrgyz Republic soldier runs around construction cones while firefighters keep time and supervise during a fireman's carry challenge on Sports Day Dec. 16, 2011, at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The three-man teams were timed on their ability to conduct a mannequin drag, a fire hose haul and to change a smoke detector battery. Manas International Airport came in first place with a time of 4:11:60 in the fireman's carry event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)

12/19/2011 - Airmen from the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing pose for a picture with Kyrgyz Republic soldiers after a sports day challenge Dec. 16, 2011, at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The Sports Day teams consisted of 36 participants from Manas International Airport, the Ministry of Defense, Koi Tash NCO Academy, Frunze Air Base and the Transit Center at Manas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz).

12/19/2011 - Colonel James Jacobson, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, speaks to participants during the Sports Day challenge Dec. 16, 2011, at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The Sports Day challenge teams consisted of 36 participants from Manas International Airport, the Ministry of Defense, Koi Tash NCO Academy, Frunze Air Base, and the Transit Center at Manas. Frunze Air Base team won first place in the soccer match and Manas International Airport came in first with a time of 4:11:60 in the fireman's carry challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)