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 ...

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.

ZAGAN, Poland – U.S. Soldiers of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team (Dagger Brigade), 1st Infantry Division (2-1 ABCT), replaced the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat (Iron Brigade), 4th Infantry ...

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 ...

U.S. Army Alaska will be redesignated as the 11th Airborne Division, and the force will be reintroducing the patch used decades ago, but with an Arctic twist.

The U.S. Army National Guard's 29th Infantry Division is keeping its patch that honors service in the Confederate Army. "We applaud the decision of the Naming Commission to recommend the 29th ...

U.S. Army Japan commander Maj. Gen. Joel Vowell wears a new patch that combines the U.S. and Japanese flags during a formation at Camp Zama, Japan, on June 17, 2022.

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.

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 ...