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

The Army has expanded eligibility for the combat patch for soldiers deployed to select countries between October 7, 2023, and ...

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

Army Gen. Raymond Odierno, former chief of staff, wore the 4th Infantry Division patch on his right shoulder. He led the division during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The latest on Task & Purpose ...

Maj. Gen. Todd Wasmund, commanding general of U.S Army Southern European Task Force - Africa, wears the unit patch with the "Africa" bar on a visit to Bizerte, Tunisia, training sites on May 9 ...

The Army approved the request in April 2023. USFJ then assigned a team led by Lt. Col. Matt Wright to work with the Army’s Institute of Heraldry at Fort Belvoir, Va., to design the new patch.

Col. Brian Fletcher, Task Force Spartan Division Tactical Officer in Charge, places a TFS combat patch on Spc. Alondra Santos, Geospatial Engineer with the 36th Infantry Division, Intelligence and ...

The Army expanded eligibility for the shoulder sleeve insignia for military operations in hostile conditions, commonly known as the "combat patch," for Soldiers deployed to select countries ...