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RAB hosts 5th annual GAFPB competition

April 4, 2025
German Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Benjamin Angel, NATO Allied Air Command training noncommissioned officer, assists U.S. Army Sgt. Brayton Daniel, American Forces Network Kaiserslautern radio noncommissioned officer in charge, during the marksmanship event of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge competition at the Breitenwald Shooting Range, Landstuhl, Germany, March 18, 2025. The GAFPB competition is an annual event, and open to all military service members in the Kaiserslautern Military Community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)
1st Lt. Emily Blase, 603rd Air Operations Center Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance plans duty officer, accepts a certificate and badge during a graduation ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 21, 2025. The GAFPB competition is an annual event open to all military service members in the Kaiserslautern Military Community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Milana Clark, German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge event volunteer, tells SrA Isaiah Martinez, GAFPB participant, the time of their 100-meter swim after completing the swim during the German American Friendship Week at Ramstein Air Base, Germany March 17, 2025. The GAFPB event fosters teamwork relationship building between participants from various services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)
A German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge competition participant fires a pistol in the marksmanship event of the GAFPB competition at the Breitenwald Shooting Range, Landstuhl, Germany, March 18, 2025. The GAFPB is earned by completing a 100-meter swim in uniform, pistol shooting requirements, a physical training test, a first aid test and a 12-kilometer ruck march. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)
A German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge competition participant runs to the finish line of a 12-kilometer ruck at Ramstein Air Base, Germany March 20, 2025. Participants were required to complete the ruck march in under two hours carrying a 33lb backpack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)
Maj. Kyle Buehler, 86th Airlift Wing Plans and Programs deputy chief, Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Coburn, 86th Airlift Wing Agile Combat Employment Mission Ready Airmen program manager, and Senior Master Sgt. Richard Colon, 86th Airlift Wing Agile Combat Employment superintendent, pose for a photo with their badges and certificates after a graduation ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany March 21, 2025. The GAFPB is earned by completing a 100-meter swim in uniform, pistol shooting requirements, a German physical training test, a first-aid test and a 7.5 mile ruck march. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)
German air force Senior Master Sgt. Benjamin Angel, NATO Allied Air Command training noncommissioned officer, starts off the swim event on the first day of the German American Friendship Week at Ramstein Air Base, Germany March 17, 2025. The week consisted of completing a basic fitness evaluation; engaging in marksmanship with a pistol; a 100-meter swim in military uniform; and various other challenges. Events like this bring the opportunity to highlight the commitment to excellence and readiness between the US-German Alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Chase McFarland, 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs chief, prepares to swim on the first day of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge competition at Ramstein Air Base, Germany March 17, 2025. To meet event requirements, participants must swim 100 meters in their duty uniform in under four minutes. They then need to remove the uniform and toss it to the swim deck before marked as complete. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)
German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge competition participants take part in a 12-kilometer ruck at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 20, 2025. The GAFPB is earned by completing a 100-meter swim in uniform, pistol shooting requirements, a physical training test, a first aid test and a ruck. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)
A German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge competition participant takes part in the sprint event of a physical training test at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 19, 2025. The GAFPB competition is an annual event, and open to all military service members in the Kaiserslautern Military Community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)
A German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge competition participant accepts a certificate and badge during a graduation ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 21, 2025. The GAFPB is earned by completing a 100-meter swim in uniform, pistol shooting requirements, a German physical training test, a first-aid test and a 7.5 mile ruck march. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Regan Enriquez)
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