With AFSPC and Army chief of staff approval, the Army began awarding the badge to Army space cadre Soldiers in 2006. Since then, 1,425 badges have been awarded to 1,228 Soldiers.

The Army expects that soldiers will be available to purchase Master Combat Badges starting on March 21. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Brutus.

Cadets and staff members will compete in events that include a first aid test, 200-meter swim, 400-meter sprint, shot put or stone throw, high jump or long jump, five-kilometer run, 9 mm pistol ...

Sgt. 1st Class Aaron M. Smith authored a historical piece in the NCO Journal published by Army University Press on the background of the master gunner and the new badge identifier.

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael R. Weimer announced that a new Master Combat Badge is being rolled out for combat veterans who also have earned skills-related honors.

The badge proposal still needs to be staffed and signed off by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and Army Secretary Mark Esper. There is no projected date for fielding as of now, Minitrez said.

James "Jim" Garrisi, then 22, was an Army specialist in Iraq the night of an attack in August 2005. He is now 31 and a staff sergeant with the U.S. Army National Guard's Bravo Company 27th Brigade ...

The Army has announced the establishment of the Mountaineering Badge, making a long-recognized achievement available to wear for the first time for active-duty soldiers.

Army Staff Sergeant Macario García and his family immigrated from Mexico to Sugar Land before he enlisted in 1942. To stream KHOU 11 on your phone, you need the KHOU 11 app. Download the KHOU 11 app ...