The Army has expanded eligibility for earning combat patches to soldiers deployed across 14 countries in the Middle East and Africa, a shift that comes as attacks from Iran and its sanctioned militias ...

ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait – The patches placed on the right shoulder sleeve signify wartime service, often called combat patches. These patches are a rarity for Soldiers who’s first deployment in ...

FILE: A soldier receives his 3rd Infantry Division combat patch during a combat patch ceremony at Forward Operating Base Smart, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2012. (Airman Patrice Clarke/U.S. Air Force) U.S.

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 ...

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait -- The U.S. Army patching ceremony recognizes Soldiers who served in a hostile environment or area of operation declared by the Secretary of the Army higher. Its history dates ...

Indiana National Guard Brig. Gen. Larry Muennich, the adjutant general, right, pins the Combat Action Badge onto now Lt. Col. Brandon Williams during a ceremony at Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh on ...

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 ...

To honor the soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy, a California company is reproducing combat patches from D-Day and making them available to relatives of those who fought in that epic battle.

The U.S. Army has authorized the combat patch for some soldiers who have served in Somalia, according to a U.S. Central Command news release. The shoulder sleeve insignia for former wartime service is ...