1st Lt. Phillip Jones, the executive officer of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, hands off a gift from the company to Major Commander Patrick Plettner, the commanding officer of the German Armed Forces in Sicily, during the German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency ceremony on Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, July 14, 2016. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment completed the test and earned the decoration of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell/released)

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