TEXT: A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa receives the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (GAFPB), a decoration of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, by German commander Axel Schilling 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)