Members of CJTF-HOA Strive for Gold During German Military Challenge in Djibouti

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sierra Bray, 346th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (Airborne), U.S. Army Reserve, Columbus, Ohio, deployed with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, shakes hands with German commander Axel Schilling as she is awarded the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (GAFPB), a decoration of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 8, 2017. Competitors completed a physical fitness test, uniformed swim, weapons qualification, ruck march, first aid course and chemical warfare course to be awarded the GAFPB, one of the few foreign allied military awards that U.S. service members are authorized to wear. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners)



By Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Dec 15, 2017
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