![File:German Army Lt. Christopher Achterkamp, right, with the 1st NATO Signal Battalion, gives a briefing File:German Army Lt. Christopher Achterkamp, right, with the 1st NATO Signal Battalion, gives a briefing](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/German_Army_Lt._Christopher_Achterkamp%2C_right%2C_with_the_1st_NATO_Signal_Battalion%2C_gives_a_briefing_to_U.S._Soldiers_about_the_German_G36_rifle_during_a_Schutzenschnur%2C_or_Federal_Armed_Forces_Badge_for_140309-Z-HP669-005.jpg/800px-thumbnail.jpg)
File:German Army Lt. Christopher Achterkamp, right, with the 1st NATO Signal Battalion, gives a briefing
![LW on Twitter: "@USArmy @101CAB Earned a bronze Schutzenschnur badge during a deployment to Kosovo. https://t.co/ssMqJx6PPc" / Twitter LW on Twitter: "@USArmy @101CAB Earned a bronze Schutzenschnur badge during a deployment to Kosovo. https://t.co/ssMqJx6PPc" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dx46OZDWoAY962B.jpg)
LW on Twitter: "@USArmy @101CAB Earned a bronze Schutzenschnur badge during a deployment to Kosovo. https://t.co/ssMqJx6PPc" / Twitter
SCANG members hit their mark and earn German Marksmanship Award > 169th Fighter Wing > Article Display
![DVIDS - Images - US Soldier receives a foreign marksmanship award from German general [Image 1 of 3] DVIDS - Images - US Soldier receives a foreign marksmanship award from German general [Image 1 of 3]](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/1103/381289/1000w_q95.jpg)
DVIDS - Images - US Soldier receives a foreign marksmanship award from German general [Image 1 of 3]
SCANG members hit their mark and earn German Marksmanship Award > 169th Fighter Wing > Article Display
![U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Ward, a North Carolina National Guard Soldier serving in Kosovo with Multinational Battle Group-East, accepts his award for earning the German Schutzenschnur Badge, from Col. Hans-Jürgen U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Ward, a North Carolina National Guard Soldier serving in Kosovo with Multinational Battle Group-East, accepts his award for earning the German Schutzenschnur Badge, from Col. Hans-Jürgen](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PENH6B/us-army-sgt-1st-class-michael-ward-a-north-carolina-national-guard-soldier-serving-in-kosovo-with-multinational-battle-group-east-accepts-his-award-for-earning-the-german-schutzenschnur-badge-from-col-hans-jrgen-freiherr-von-keyserlingk-commander-for-the-german-contingent-in-kosovo-dec-29-2015-at-camp-bondsteel-kosovo-the-badge-recognizes-soldiers-proficiency-on-the-german-heckler-and-koch-p8-pistol-and-the-rheinmetall-mg-3-us-army-photo-by-sgt-erick-yates-multinational-battle-group-east-PENH6B.jpg)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Ward, a North Carolina National Guard Soldier serving in Kosovo with Multinational Battle Group-East, accepts his award for earning the German Schutzenschnur Badge, from Col. Hans-Jürgen
![U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Maia, center, gives a safety briefing before the Schützenschnur qualification U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Maia, center, gives a safety briefing before the Schützenschnur qualification](https://media.defense.gov/2014/Mar/10/2001126324/-1/-1/0/952604-L-PYM98-896.jpg)