Billy Blanks, Gladiators challenge TCM troops

Billy Blanks, Tae Bo developer, leads a fitness class for service members April 2, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The class was offered as part of an Armed Forces Entertainment tour to give thanks to deployed troops and boost morale. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Nathan Grill)

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Billy Blanks, Gladiators challenge TCM troops

Capt. Richard McNell, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing sexual assault response coordinator, jousts against Wolf, American Gladiator, April 2, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Service members were able to compete against American Gladiators in similar games played on the TV show. McNell is deployed from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., and is a native of Antioch, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi)

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Billy Blanks, Gladiators challenge TCM troops

Senior Airman Nicholas Navarro, a transiting service member on his way home from Afghanistan, shares social media contact information with Beth Horn, also known as Venom from the American Gladiators, during a meet and greet session April 2, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Horn, along with Billy Blanks and three other American Gladiators, are on a six-stop tour of Southwest and Central Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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Billy Blanks, Gladiators challenge TCM troops

Billy Blanks, world-famous martial artist, leads a Tae Bo class for service members April 2, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Tae Bo was developed by Blanks as a total body fitness system that incorporates martial arts techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

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Billy Blanks, Gladiators challenge TCM troops

Staff Sgt. Bobby Humphrey, 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center representative, runs from Wolf, American Gladiator, April 2, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Wolf is one of four American Gladiators touring with Billy Blanks to visit with deployed service members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi)

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Billy Blanks, Gladiators challenge TCM troops

Left, Staff Sgt. James Grueser, Tech. Sgt. Tanya Sanchez, Phoenix and Militia compete in a tug-of-war game April 2, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Phoenix and Militia are two of four American Gladiators participating in an Armed Forces Entertainment tour with Billy Blanks. The gladiators put on a five-event competition with service members before signing autographs and taking photos with the troops. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Nathan Grill)

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Billy Blanks, Gladiators challenge TCM troops

Published April 4, 2013