The policy shift, issued last week, covers soldiers who served in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, ...

Eligibility for the patch "does not authorize pay entitlements such as hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, or combat zone ...

The policy covers soldiers assigned or attached to units supporting operations within U.S. Central Command and U.S. Africa Command nations listed in the memo, allowing them to wear the Shoulder Sleeve ...

Maj. Gen. Todd Wasmund, commanding general of U.S Army Southern European Task Force - Africa, wears the unit patch with the "Africa" bar on a visit to Bizerte, Tunisia, training sites on May 9 ...

The Army expanded eligibility for the shoulder sleeve insignia for military operations in hostile conditions, commonly known as the "combat patch," ...