LEIPZIG, Germany -- German Brig. Gen. Markus Laubenthal, Army Europe's chief of staff, honored four German military police Soldiers with the Combat Action Badge, in a ceremony, here, July 8.

Soldiers may soon have 2-3 chances for infantry, soldier and field medical badges. For example, the Combat Infantry Badge is awarded to infantry soldiers and Army Special Forces who've experienced ...

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, ...

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.

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.

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. Weimer also announced that the ...

The Combat Action Badge — created in 2005 — is for Army soldiers outside those job fields but who are also "actively engaging or being engaged by the enemy," according to U.S. Army publications.

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 ...

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