Multinational soldiers assigned to Regional Command-East of the NATO-led Kosovo Force mission, participated in the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge event, also known as GAFPB, December 13-15, 2024, at Camp Novo Selo and Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo.
The GAFPB is a decoration of the German Bundeswehr that signifies soldiers’ ability to perform in multiple disciplines including pistol qualification, swimming, basic fitness, and ruck marching. German soldiers of all ranks must perform the GAFPB under evaluation at least once a year. Foreign militaries rarely get the chance to compete for this badge, though, making this opportunity unique to the United States, Finnish, and Latvian soldiers that competed while deployed to Kosovo in...
Eleven members of the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 130th Airlift Wing Maintenance Squadron completed a 16-week curriculum and moving forward to Expeditionary Training to become fully qualified Multi Capable Airmen from April 01, 2024 through August 31, 2024 at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base in Charleston, West Virginia.
