The Army has expanded eligibility for earning combat patches to soldiers deployed across 14 countries in the Middle East and Africa, a shift that comes as attacks from Iran and its sanctioned militias ...

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 ...

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Task Force Nighthawk, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division receive their Shoulder Sleeve Insignia – Military Operations in Hostile Conditions (SSI- MOHC) ...

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. The United ...