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 ...

The Army has authorized a new badge for soldiers who have earned both the Combat Infantryman Badge, or CIB, and an Expert Infantryman Badge, or EIB, the Army’s top enlisted leader announced on ...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - On the evening of March 28, Soldiers of 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, were called into action after an indirect fire attack near the base here.

Nehls was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge in 2008, but after an Army review in 2023 let to its revocation. The revocation of the honor happened in 2023, but Nehls was still wearing it. That ...

House Freedom Caucus Rep. Troy Nehls has been seen donning a Combat Infantryman Badge on his lapel, touting his service in Afghanistan -- even though the award was revoked, the Army confirmed.

The Pentagon said Nehls does not have a Combat Infantryman Badge but instead a Combat Action Badge. U.S. Army regulations distinguish between how the two badges are awarded. Army vet battles for ...

Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) is no longer wearing his Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) after the Army revised his military record to show he did not qualify for the badge he often wears on his… ...

More than a month after a news report revealed that the Combat Infantryman Badge Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, wears on his lapel was revoked since he was never eligible for the award to begin with ...

According to the CBS News investigation, Nehls’ Combat Infantry Badge was revoked because he was serving as a civil affairs officer and not as an infantryman at the time of his award.

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