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

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.

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

Combat patches are now authorized for U.S. soldiers who deployed to a select group of countries in the Middle East and Africa over roughly the past two years, the Army announced recently.

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 ...

1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers of 1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade change their unit patches to the 'Big Red One' patch April 22, 2015 at Cavalry Parade Field on Fort ...

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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.