The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without ...

The new approval for soldier to wear a combat patch on their right sleeve covers soldiers currently deployed in countries ...

The Army has approved soldiers deployed to the Middle East and Africa in support of Operation Epic Fury to wear combat ...

The latest memo applies to those deployed during a period from Feb. 28, the date Operation Epic Fury was announced, to a date ...

The US Army has a long history of combat patches, but restrictions on their use have somewhat loosened—partially in recognition that the “battlefield” is far broader today than ever before.

Eligibility for the patch “does not authorize pay entitlements such as hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, or combat zone tax exclusion,” the Army noted. United States Army soldiers who were ...