Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Viladiu, left, from the 93rd Intelligence Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Eric Soluri, from the 345rd Training Squadron, leap for the ball during a single-man elimination round of volleyball March 23 at the Warhawk Fitness Center on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The friendly competition was part of a new Robert D. Gaylor NCO Academy Team Challenge involving 15 flights of 174 NCOs in the current six-week class. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Tech. Sgt. Gernard Prince from Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., leads the pack during a 1.5-mile relay during the Robert D. Gaylor NCO Academy Team Challenge March 23 at the Warhawk Fitness Center on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Each runner of the six-member teams ran one lap, with the lowest time average winning that portion of the competition. The 15 flights of 174 NCOs competed in five events to determine which flight was the most physically fit. Flight O was the overall winner. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Staff Sgt. James Sailor from San Diego guts it out during the push-ups competition of the Robert D. Gaylor NCO Academy Team Challenge March 23 at the Warhawk Fitness Center on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Three-person teams were given one minute each to do as many push-ups and sit-ups as possible. The highest team score was 390 by Flight O. The event was one of five used to determine the most physically fit flight in the current NCOA class. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)