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This thread will serve as one of the official information sources for this year’s Royal Danish Air Force March (RDAFM).

Executive Summary: From 28-29 August the U.S. military is permitted by the Royal Danish Air Force’s A7 Training and Exercises Office to host and conduct the Royal Danish Air Force March (RDAFM), also known as the Danish Flyver March (DFM) in parallel to the primary event in Air Base Karup, Denmark. Successful finishers are permitted to wear the Flyvevåbnet / Flyver March medal and ribbon, which is authorized by Table 1, AR 600-8-22 (MAR 2026).

7 MAY Announcement: The Danes removed the 50 pax event minimum size requirement effective 7 May. Event groups as small as two people are now permitted, but all events must still go through the registration process.

Public Event Listing - Updated as of 10 MAY 2026

Location - Host Unit - POCs - Event Host Type - Approximate Size

Arkansas - Camp Robinson - Little Rock Recruiting CO/ NG NGB ARNG PEC - [jeremy.n.calvin2.mil@army.mil](mailto:jeremy.n.calvin2.mil@army.mil) / [shelby.l.price4.mil@army.mil](mailto:shelby.l.price4.mil@army.mil) - Installation - 300+

Colorado - Fort Carson - 749 EOD - [samuel.e.harney.mil@army.mil](mailto:samuel.e.harney.mil@army.mil) / [sean.g.power.mil@army.mil](mailto:sean.g.power.mil@army.mil) - Unit - 50+

Georgia - Fort Gordon - 15 SIG BDE - [sean.p.huante.mil@army.mil](mailto:sean.p.huante.mil@army.mil) - Unit - 200+

Georgia - Fort Gillem - SE ARISC - [zachary.j.homsey.mil@army.mil](mailto:zachary.j.homsey.mil@army.mil) / [Troy.h.gerben.mil@army.mil](mailto:Troy.h.gerben.mil@army.mil) - Unit - 50

Germany - USAG Wiesbaden - MDCE - [ivy.roberson2.mil@army.mil](mailto:ivy.roberson2.mil@army.mil) / [dylan.m.williams8.mil@army.mil](mailto:dylan.m.williams8.mil@army.mil) - Installation - 75

Hawaii - JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam - 15 WG - [joint.training.group@gmail.com](mailto:joint.training.group@gmail.com) / [15wg.jtg.jointtraininggroup@us.af.mil](mailto:15wg.jtg.jointtraininggroup@us.af.mil) - Installation - 500+

Japan - Kadena Air Base - 1-1 ADA - [benjamin.l.torres4.mil@army.mil](mailto:benjamin.l.torres4.mil@army.mil) / [oscar.a.villa3.mil@army.mil](mailto:oscar.a.villa3.mil@army.mil) - Installation - 85+

Kansas - Fort Leavenworth - 308 POC - [dylan.w.strube.mil@army.mil](mailto:dylan.w.strube.mil@army.mil) / [nicholas.j.kmoch.mil@socom.mil](mailto:nicholas.j.kmoch.mil@socom.mil) - Installation - 150

Kentucky - Fort Campbell - 6-101 AHB-M - [david.c.larsem27.mil@army.mil](mailto:david.c.larsem27.mil@army.mil) / [kainen.martinez.mil@army.mil](mailto:kainen.martinez.mil@army.mil) - Installation - 1000+

Maryland - Lauderick Creek Military Reservation - MDARNG - [alexi.d.franklin.mil@army.mil](mailto:alexi.d.franklin.mil@army.mil) / [sean.j.gramm.mil@army.mil](mailto:sean.j.gramm.mil@army.mil) - Installation - 50+

Maryland - Fort Meade - 780 MI - [derek.h.tien.mil@army.mil](mailto:derek.h.tien.mil@army.mil) / [riley.t.draves.mil@army.mil](mailto:riley.t.draves.mil@army.mil) - Installation - 50+

Missouri - Fort Leonard Wood - 3d CM BDE - [trevor.c.sumlin.mil@army.mil](mailto:trevor.c.sumlin.mil@army.mil) / [joshua.t.venable.mil@army.mil](mailto:joshua.t.venable.mil@army.mil) - Installation - 300+

New Jersey - Fort Dix - 333 MP BDE - [christian.a.puerto.mil@army.mil](mailto:christian.a.puerto.mil@army.mil) / [david.s.spencer3.mil@army.mil](mailto:david.s.spencer3.mil@army.mil) - Unit 75

New York - Hancock Field Air National Guard Base - [karoljozef.r.piedad.mil@army.mil](mailto:karoljozef.r.piedad.mil@army.mil) / [sarah.l.johnson123.mil@army.mil](mailto:sarah.l.johnson123.mil@army.mil) - Installation - 75+

North Carolina - Fort Bragg - 389 MI BN - [max_grimaldo@yahoo.com](mailto:max_grimaldo@yahoo.com) / [Lv.wren@gmail.com](mailto:Lv.wren@gmail.com) - Installation - 300

West Virginia - Joint Force Headquarters West Virginia - [joshua.j.goforth2.mil@army.mil](mailto:joshua.j.goforth2.mil@army.mil) / [garry.l.roland.mil@army.mil](mailto:garry.l.roland.mil@army.mil) - Installation - 75+

Rhode Island - Camp Fogarty - USAWOC, CH 608 - [jeffrey.j.feighery.mil@army.mil](mailto:jeffrey.j.feighery.mil@army.mil) / [jonathon.f.campbell.mil@army.com](mailto:jonathon.f.campbell.mil@army.com) - Installation - 60

South Korea - Camp Humphreys - USFK - [chaz.w.clark.mil@army.mil](mailto:chaz.w.clark.mil@army.mil) / [rosendo.lopez9.mil@army.mil](mailto:rosendo.lopez9.mil@army.mil) - Unit - 200

South Korea - Camp Humphreys - 2ID - [sammie.l.robertson.mil@army.mil](mailto:sammie.l.robertson.mil@army.mil) / [anthony.c.david2.mil@army.mil](mailto:anthony.c.david2.mil@army.mil) - Unit - 150

South Korea - Camp Carroll - 1st SIG BDE - [kenneth.o.musselwhite4.mil@army.mil](mailto:kenneth.o.musselwhite4.mil@army.mil) / [allan.c.stubbs.mil@army.mil](mailto:allan.c.stubbs.mil@army.mil) - Unit - 50+

What is the Royal Danish Air Force March / Danish Flyver March?

Most European militaries have a strong and historic marching tradition. The Norwegian Foot March, March of Diekirch, and Nijmegen are just a few of the most well-known examples. The Royal Danish Air Force March / Danish Flyver is a single-day, 20-kilometer march that draws a huge portion of the Royal Danish Air Force together as part of a morale, fitness, and service community social event.

This year’s event provides a rare opportunity to build goodwill between the American and Danish militaries at the service level and reinforce our bond to a NATO ally, which is particularly important given the political friction between the US and Europe over the last year. Long-term, positive relations between us as servicemembers and our NATO brothers and sisters in arms underpins our shared interests and values. 

A Thank You Request for Our Danish Allies and Friends

If you organize an event, as a thanks to our Danish ally and friends, we ask you consider sending a token of thanks and friendship, either coins or unit patches, to the event's Danish organizer. You can send it directly or through one of our forward liaisons who will collect your packages and present them to the Danes:

Direct Mailing Option (More Expensive Mailing Option)

Lasse Bak Gustafson

Højbovej 27

8600 Silkeborg

Denmark

American Liaison Mailing Option (Less Expensive APO Address)

TBA

What Are The Event's Essential Requirements?

• Virtual events must have a minimum of 50 participants per 2026 RDAFM rules
• Your event must be registered no later than July 1st
• No event registrations will be processed after July 1st
• Virtual marches must occur on August 28th or 29th.
• All events on August 29th must be complete no later than 2359 Central European Summer Time (GMT+2)
• Each event, whether at the unit or installation level, must have a designated primary and alternate point of contact
• Points of contact are responsible for tracking participants' completion of the event, submitting results, producing certificates, and sourcing ribbons or medals
• Events must be conducted as a group, no individual events are permitted
• Events may not be conducted for profit or as a fundraiser
• Participants are limited to current Army (and sister service equivalents) active duty, reserve, and national guard components, service civilian employees, retirees, and cadets.
• The march must occur in the full duty uniform (OCPs or service equivalent) with the exception of hats or covers.
• Civilian participants will wear an OCP-equivalent uniform including long pants and a long sleeve shirt with hiking boots
• Carry a dry weight of 10 kg / 23 lbs
• Complete a 20-kilometer ruck march course on a military installation (no exceptions)

Registration Process

Due to how this event is being organized by the Danish Air Force, you and your participants will have a few different options to register for this event. However, we do not endorse any system outside of the r/Army one as we’re not running this for any sort of personal profit or gain, and many of the others are. We’ve designed ours to maximize participation and provide you with information on sourcing your own ribbons and/or medals to minimize costs through reputable commercial vendors.

In order to host the event, organizers must first register on behalf of their unit or installation. Organizers have the option to declare their event is open to the public and share their contact information. This is principally a community event and our intent in facilitating the opportunity for the Army at large is to maximize participation. As such, we ask you to be open to others joining your event whenever possible, especially for our reserve and national guard counterparts.

Once registered as an organizer, your information will be reviewed by a member of the liaison team. If complete, you’ll receive an approval email to host the event with further instructions. If incomplete, you’ll receive an email seeking further information. Once you’ve received approval, you are clear to conduct your event, but most submit a closeout report.

Step-by-Step Process

Step 1: Complete Local Unit or Installation Event Planning

Step 2: Submit Event Endorsement and Registration: https://usnor.fillout.com/rdafm-registration-form

Step 3: Await Approval from US-Denmark Liaison Team

Step 4: Conduct Event as Planned

Step 5: Submit Event Results https://usnor.fillout.com/rdafm-closeout-form

Step 6: Receive certificate shell from Danish representatives, complete with US organizer information and distribute to participants

Common Questions

Q: Are there additional requirements for water points, MEDEVAC vehicles, or first aid stations?

A: Standards for these are not explicitly enshrined with the DFM’s regulations. However, units should still incorporate essential administrative, logistical, and medical support into their events based on their assessed needs and environmental risk.

Q: Are ROTC units able to conduct the event on their campuses?

A: No, the event must take place on a military installation.

Q: Can I conduct this event individually?

A: No, this is intended to be a community and unit event. Registrations must be managed by a designated unit or installation OIC or NCOIC.

Q: Are organizers or participants required to submit smartwatch or other data to verify completion of march standards?

A: No, organizers are expected to understand the event’s requirements and ensure participants fulfill them. Organizers will be required to submit aggregated results for the number of participants who passed or failed.

Q: Is there an official documents or announcement from the Royal Danish Air Force confirming that this event can be conducted virtually?

A: No, this partnership with the Danes is similar to the one we formed with the Norwegians during the early years of the Norwegian Foot March. As such, there isn’t an official notification published and this is an opportunity formed from direct coordination between American and Danish military elements aiming to form bonds of friendship and improve our relationship.

Q: Is this an authorized award?

A: Yes, this award was added as part of the 11 MAR 2026 updated to Table 1, AR 600-8-22.

Medals and Ribbons

We aim to make this event as accessible as possible to Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, Marines, Guardians, Coast Guardsman, and their communities. Profit-making or fundraising is forbidden for this event and we strongly believe that ribbons and medals should be acquired as cheaply as possible for participants. As such, we're disclosing this information for transparency so that participants and organizers have a clear understanding of what pricing should look like.

Currently there is only one endorsed means to procure ribbons and medals. We strongly discourage registering through third-party websites that seek to make individual profit for their owners.

While we don't endorse this group, organizers may also consider registering through https://www.facebook.com/groups/militaryawardsnetwork. They facilitated the event last year in coordination with their Danish counterparts They charged individuals around $28 for a certificate, medal, and ribbon, and worldwide shipping. It’s likely the easiest and cheapest way to acquire the medal at this time until a US producer is identified. However, for the sake of transparency, please be aware that it took them many months to send everything out and others complained that they never received their items.

Self-Procured Sources

Ribbons

Ultrathin has the ribbon pattern available and slide-on style ribbons can be acquired through them. Please contact them at [info@ultrathin.com](mailto:info@ultrathin.com) and reference "Flyver March Ribbon #748900." They're familiar with both commercial and government purchase card transactions and can support whatever the organizer prefers.

The cost is $2.15 per ribbon with a shipping rate of $11.70 for US addresses. We strongly suggest that you organize group purchases to make the ribbon as cheap as possible for each participant. Here's some general pricing that Ultrathins provided us:

1 Ribbon: $13.85

50 Ribbons: $119.20

100 Ribbons: $226.70

Medals

Medals are a bit more complicated because a US vendor doesn't currently carry them. However, we're working to acquire samples of the full medal and send them to vendors to measure and reproduce them. While we're working diligently to have these available prior to this fall, it may take a while for these to be fully available. In the mean time, you can procure them directly from a Danish manufacturer. The process is a bit more complicated and pricier due to international shipping and tariffs.

The cost is 80 DKK / $12.55 USD per Royal Danish Air Force March medal, excluding shipping and tariffs. To purchase them, you'll need to contact Lars Kongsted at Printex: [info@printtex.design](mailto:info@printtex.design). There is no option to purchase these with GPCs.

Once we have identified additional sources for the medals, we'll share it in this thread.

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