MAHC Soldier earns coveted German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge
U.S. Army Soldier Pfc. John Lingo, a pharmacy specialist at Munson Army Health Center, accepts a congratulatory handshake from Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany Officer Col (GS) Michael Kopp, German Army Liaison Officer at U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, during an award ceremony on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, May 9. Lingo was one of 48 U.S. and international service members to earn the coveted German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge during GAFPB testing on post, May 1- 9. The GAFPB is a decoration of the Bundeswher, the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is one of the few foreign awards that service members in the U.S. Military are approved to wear.
