The Combat Medical Badge (CMB) is one of the least known but most revered of Army awards. Established in 1945 by the War Department, it was a companion to the Combat Infantryman Badge that recognized ...

He was awarded the Bronze Star, given for heroic or meritorious deeds; the Purple Heart for being wounded; the Combat Medic Badge; and several other combat medals. “This brings back a lot of ...

Soldiers who've both served in combat and mastered their job skills will soon earn a new badge recognizing both achievements.

Perseverance pays off.It may have taken a few tries, but Sgt. Benjamin Jackson, a biomedical equipment specialist at the ...

As a warrant officer class II in the Ghana Armed Forces with 15 years of combat medical experience and a Ghana Jungle Badge, he believed he was ready for any challenge — until he faced the Army ...