LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. – Sergeant Maj. Ronald Smith, 529th Combat Service Support Battalion, Virginia Beach, exhales during a 200-meter freestyle swimming challenge here Sept. 25. Nine Army National Guardsmen competed for the highly sought after and physically demanding German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency, one of few approved foreign decorations military members can wear. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Carlos J. Claudio)