Soldiers from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson received training Feb. 22-24, to prepare to test for the Expert Infantry Badge.The EIB represents the understanding of basic infantry tasks, according ...

JOHNSTON, Iowa - Twenty-five Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers in the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry ("Red Bull") Division competed for their Expert Infantry Badge at Camp ...

1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conducted an Expert Infantryman’s Badge (EIB) exercise on post to test the fundamental skills of 650 paratroopers from across the division, and ...

An infantry soldier throws a practice M67 fragmentation grenade as part of Expert Infantryman Badge testing at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, May 29, 2019. (Sgt. Liane Hatch/Army) The badge will test ...

The Expert Infantryman Badge turns 75 years old next year, and just in time for this milestone birthday, the Army is preparing to rewrite the manual. The infantry branch is in the midst of a pilot ...

The 2,000 Expert Soldier Badges, or ESBs, have been awarded to a pool of roughly 20,000 soldiers who have undertaken tests for the badge.

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

Out of 95 soldiers who began ESB testing, only three remain in the running to earn the Army's newest skill badge.

“The Expert Infantryman Badge is something we have used for many, many years in the infantry to separate those soldiers from their peers and to show that they excel at infantry tasks,” said ...

Soldiers are presented those badges for, among other things, returning enemy fire on the battlefield. But the Expert Infantryman's Badge, well, that's a different story.

• Expert Infantryman Badge, awarded upon completion of a rigorous infantry course.

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