The policy shift, issued last week, covers soldiers who served in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, ...

Soldiers who deployed in 14 countries between October 2023 and June 2025 are eligible to wear the patches on their uniform ...

Eligibility for the patch "does not authorize pay entitlements such as hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, or combat zone ...

George and Army G-1 Lt. Gen. Brian Eifler are to be commended for both the unprecedented administrative speed and pragmatic ...

Soldiers who deployed to 15 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.

1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Soldiers with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, deployed as Task Force Paxton, receive their combat patches during a ceremony ...