U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Terrell Tilley, Kisling Non-commissioned Officer Academy commandant, coins the German and American coordinators for the 2026 German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge competition at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 20, 2026. Participants will compete in a week-long challenge to earn the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge. Members are graded on marksmanship, swimming, endurance and other physical fitness events conducted in accordance with German military standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trevor Calvert)
Patches for German American Friendship Days sit on a table at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 20, 2026. Participants will compete in a week-long challenge to earn the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge. Members are graded on their marksmanship, swimming, endurance and other physical fitness events conducted in accordance with German military standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trevor Calvert)
U.S. Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Guardians and Marines attend a welcome brief for the 2026 German American Friendship Days at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 20, 2026. Participants will compete in a week-long challenge to earn the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge. Members are graded on marksmanship, swimming, endurance and other physical fitness events conducted in accordance with German military standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trevor Calvert)
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kyle Brunell, Command Sgt. Maj. of the 68th Theater Medical Command, gives a welcome speech to U.S. and German service members before the 2026 German American Friendship Days competition begins at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 20, 2026. Participants will compete in a week-long challenge to earn the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge. Members are graded on marksmanship, swimming, endurance and other physical fitness events conducted in accordance with German military standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trevor Calvert)
German Bundeswehr Senior Master Sgts. Frank Roglmeier and Benjamin Angel, German American Friendship Day event coordinators, explain the sports discipline components to event participants during a welcoming brief for the 2026 GAFD at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 20, 2026. Participants will compete in a week-long challenge to earn the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge. Members are graded on marksmanship, swimming, endurance and other physical fitness events conducted in accordance with German military standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trevor Calvert)
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