The service also awards expert badges to medics and the expert soldier badge to non-infantry soldiers. The Army plans to award the Master Combat Infantryman Badge, the Master Combat Medical Badge ...

New Combat Badges to Be Ready Soon. May 30, 2005. By Josh White. The Army's new Combat Action Badge, which honors any soldier who sees combat during the global war on terrorism, ...

In 2005, the Combat Action Badge was introduced, effectively the same award as its infantry counterpart, but for Soldiers in all other occupations, spurred after cavalry and tank units played a ...

The Combat Medical Badge also came out of World War II, initially for medical personnel from any service branch who, while assigned to an Army infantry unit, carried out their duties while under fire.

That decision, and the events that followed, scripted a story that ended with his father, U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Thomas M. Pollack, presenting him the Combat Action Badge during a ceremony here March 29.

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Soldiers of Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment were awarded the combat action badge during ceremonies held here June 23 and July 8.

The Expert Action Badge won’t become a reality for several years, if at all, and would require soldiers to complete 30 tasks and battle drills, in addition to five mental tasks selected by their ...

As you likely know now the Canadian Forces has decided against issuing a Combat Action Badge that was promised to the troops by then CDS Gen. Rick Hillier. I didn’t realize it until a few days ...

The badge is the first non-medical combat distinction to honor women who are caught in battle during U.S. wars, largely because women are not assigned to frontline combat duties.

For example, the Combat Infantry Badge is awarded to infantry soldiers and Army Special Forces who’ve experienced direct action against an enemy.