Former Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris LaPlant (left), a member of Delta Company of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets and a Sinton, Texas, native, and Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Bridge (right), a recruiter with the College Station Recruiting Center and San Antonio, Texas, native, sprint the 1,000 meter run of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge at Spence Park, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, Nov. 8, 2015. The recruiters and cadets got the opportunity to earn the GAFB as a result of an exchange program the college has with Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg, Germany. This ye

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Former Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris LaPlant (left), a member of Delta Company of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets and a Sinton, Texas, native, and Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Bridge (right), a recruiter with the College Station Recruiting Center and San Antonio, Texas, native, sprint the 1,000 meter run of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge at Spence Park, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, Nov. 8, 2015. The recruiters and cadets got the opportunity to earn the GAFB as a result of an exchange program the college has with Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg, Germany. This year, Texas A&M is host to two German Army officers who oversaw the test and made it possible for cadets and active duty soldiers in the local area to earn the coveted GAFB. (Photo by Katie Bridge)

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