Combined sporting event builds mutual understanding, respect at deployed wing

Members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing compete in volleyball during the 2011 Ramadan Games at an air base in Southwest Asia. The Ramadan Games is an annual sporting competition put on by the host nation where teams from the 380th AEW; 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment; French air force and host nation air force compete in various sporting events including soccer, volleyball, tug o? war, billiards, swimming and video games. The games were Aug. 7-10 and Aug. 14-17, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Patrick Mitchell)

Combined sporting event builds mutual understanding, respect at deployed wing

U.S. Army Sgt. Kozdo Tse, 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, scores a goal against a host nation team during the 2011 Ramadan Games at an air base in Southwest Asia. The Ramadan Games is an annual sporting competition put on by the host nation where teams from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing; 3-4 ADAR; French air force and host nation air force compete in various sporting events including soccer, volleyball, tug o? war, billiards, swimming and video games. The games were Aug. 7-10 and Aug. 14-17, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Patrick Mitchell)

Combined sporting event builds mutual understanding, respect at deployed wing

Members of the U.S. Army?s 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment compete in a tug o? war competition during the first week of the Ramadan games Aug. 7-10 at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. The Ramadan Games is an annual sporting competition put on by the host nation where teams from the 380th AEW; the 3-4 ADAR; the French air force and the host nation air force compete in various sporting events including soccer, volleyball, tug o? war, billiards, swimming and video games. The games were Aug. 7-10 and Aug. 14-17, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chance Babin)

Chiefs show hard work pays off during combined cultural sporting event

The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing chiefs' group team bears down during the final and decisive pull at the 2011 Ramadan Games, Aug. 16, 2011. The chiefs won the pull after a heated back and forth series with the host nation team to take the title. The Ramadan Games is an annual sporting competition put on at an air base in Southwest Asia in which teams from the 380th AEW, the 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Regiment of the U.S. Army, the French air force and the host nation military compete in events including soccer, volleyball, tug o' war and swimming. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chance Babin)

Chiefs show hard work pays off during combined cultural sporting event

The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing chiefs' group team gets ready to pull against team from 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Regiment of the U.S. Army team during an early match at the Ramadan Games. The chiefs' group team won the tournament with four straight wins. The Ramadan Games is an annual sporting competition put on at an air base in Southwest Asia in which teams from the 380th AEW, the Army's 3-4 ADAR, the French air force and the host nation military compete in events including soccer, volleyball, tug o' war and swimming. (U.S. Air Force illustration/Master Sgt. Chance Babin)

Chiefs show hard work pays off during combined cultural sporting event

The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing chiefs' group team high-fives the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron team after winning a tug o' war match Aug. 9, 2011, during the 2011 Ramadan Games. After each victory the chiefs' group team paid respect to their opposing team with a post-game chant of the squadron or career field of their competitors. The Ramadan Games is an annual sporting competition put on at an air base in Southwest Asia in which teams from the 380th AEW, the 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Regiment of the U.S. Army, the French air force and the host nation military compete in events including soccer, volleyball, tug o' war and swimming. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chance Babin)