Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Army has expanded eligibility for earning combat patches to soldiers deployed across 14 countries in the Middle East and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE: A soldier receives his 3rd Infantry Division combat patch during a combat patch ceremony at Forward Operating Base Smart, ...

CAMP SIMBA, Kenya - Task Force Paxton’s command team, Lt. Col. Eric Ponzek and Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Barclay, led one of the most memorable moments of a Soldier’s career at a Camp Simba ceremony ...

Soldiers who deployed to 14 countries in Africa and the Middle East between October 2023 and June 2025 are now authorized to wear combat patches, according to a policy released last week. The policy ...

On July 2, the Army announced authorization for the wear of the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia for Military Operations in Hostile Conditions (SSI-MOHC), commonly known as a combat patch, for soldiers who ...

Indiana National Guard Brig. Gen. Larry Muennich, the adjutant general, pins the Combat Action Badge onto now Capt. Josh Boren during a ceremony at Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, Wednesday, June 25, ...

Maj. Michael Benson of Lynnwood, a member of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, was recognized during a Veterans Day insignia ceremony in Kirkuk, Iraq. The ...