Combat Patch Ceremony

Throwback patches, hand made by members of the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade on deployment in Afghanistan, are set out before being pinned on Soldiers of the unit during a combat patch ceremony Oct. 28. The patch More

Air Force Maj. Gen. Timothy J. Lowenberg, the adjutant general for the Washington National Guard, and Col. Ronald Kapral, the commander of the 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, award com More

Lt. Col. Tim W.Franklin, 33rd Brigade Combat Team, public affairs officer, is the master of ceremonies at the combat patch ceremony Jan. 1 for the soldiers of the 33rd BCT receiving their combat patch. The 33rd More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aletta Sellers with 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division receives her combat patch in Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Diyala province, I More

Lt. Col. Clay Coatney, Task Force 201 commander, places the 197th Fires Brigade patch on the right shoulder of Cpt. Grant DeHaven during the combat patch ceremony at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, on Jan. 9.

Service members of the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team III stand in formation before for their patch ceremony May 14 on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The patch ceremony is a tradition held by the Army s More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Santiago, 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion command sergeant major, shakes hands with soldiers during the combat patch ceremony for Bravo Company, 407th CA, on Camp Lemonnier, Dji More

U.S. Army Capt. John Healy, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) operations officer, presents Sgt. Alexander Smith, CJTF-HOA operations noncomissioned officer with the U.S. Africa Command (USAFRI More

Lt. Gen. Michael Garrett, the commanding general of U.S. Army Central, presents Spc. Benjamin Baldwin, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew chief, for A Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 149th Aviat More

1st Lt. Nisha Chawla received the 335th Signal Command combat patch at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, 12 January 2019 for serving in a hostile environment. 335th Signal Command Soldier are presented combat patches for t More

(From left to right) Maj. Gen. Timothy J. Lowenberg, the adjutant general for the Washington National Guard, State Command Sgt. Maj. Kim S. May, the state command sergeant major for the Washington National Guar More

U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Sachinger with 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division presents his soldiers with combat patches in Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Diyala More

Lt. Col. Clay Coatney, Task Force 201 battalion commander, gives a brief speech during the Jan. 9 combat patch ceremony at Camp Buehring, Kuwait.

U.S. Army Sgt. Kathleen Gallagher, a medic from Lexington, Ky., stands with the guidon during a patch ceremony May 14 on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The patch ceremony is a tradition held by the U.S. Army si More

Soldiers with the Portland, Maine-based Forward Support Company, 133rd Engineer Battalion, attached to the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element present More

Col. John M. Cyrulik, commander of 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, pins a throwback patch on a Soldier during the unit’s combat patch ceremony Oct. 28 in Afghanistan. The patches were hand m More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's operations directorate are presented with the U.S. Africa Command combat patch during a ceremony at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 25, 2017. More

Lt. Gen. Michael Garrett, the commanding general of U.S. Army Central, presents Spc. Jesus Santiago, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew chief, for A Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 149th Aviatio More

SFC John Moseley received the 335th Signal Command combat patch at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, 12 January 2019 for serving in a hostile environment. 335th Signal Command Soldier are presented combat patches for their More

A throwback patch sets on the right arm of a Soldier following being pinned during the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, combat patch ceremony Oct. 28 in Afghanistan. The patch More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Scott Murry with 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division receives his combat patch from U.S. Army Col. Malcom B. Frost, commander, with 225th More

Command Sgt. Maj. Bobby Cales, Task Force 201 Battalion CSM, places the 197th Fires Brigade patch on the right shoulder of 1st Sgt. Jason Hoffman during the combat patch ceremony at Camp Buehring, Kuwait Jan. 9.

U.S. Air Force Col. Neil Mullaney, a Louiseville, Ky., native, and the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team III commander, places the 34th Infantry Division combat patch on the shoulder of U.S. Air Force Tech More

Capt. Joe Sanganoo of Brainerd, Minn., commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion 194th Armor, receives his combat patch on Sept. 11. Soldiers from 1-194 AR (CAB) received t More

Members of Apache Troop, 5th Squadron, 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, receives their combat patch from U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher R. Jones, their squadron More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa's operations directorate are presented the U.S. Africa Command combat patch while deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 25, 2017. The trad More

Lt. Gen. Michael Garrett, the commanding general of U.S. Army Central, poses with (left) Spc. Jesus Santiago, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew chief, for A Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 149t More

Maj. Gavin Furbert received the 335th Signal Command combat patch at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, 12 January 2019 for serving in a hostile environment. 335th Signal Command Soldier are presented combat patches for the More

U.S. Army soldiers with 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division salute the American Flag during the singing of the National Anthem in Forward Operating Base Warh More

Command Sgt. Maj. Bobby Cales, Task Force 201 Battalion CSM, places the 197th Fires Brigade patch on the right shoulder of 1st Sgt. Stephen Allen during the combat patch ceremony at Camp Buehring, Kuwait Jan. 9.

Lt. Gen. Michael Garrett, the commanding general of U.S. Army Central, presents 1st Lt. Benjamin Gonzalez, the platoon leader for A Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, with More

Lt. Col. John Monroe received the 335th Signal Command combat patch at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, 12 January 2019 for serving in a hostile environment. 335th Signal Command Soldier are presented combat patches for t More

Col. Ronald Kapral, the commander of the 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, flies over Iraq in a Blackhawk helicopter Dec. 28, 2008 on his way to Balad. More than 3,000 members of the 81s More

U.S. Army Col. Malcom B. Frost, commander, with 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division conducts a speech in Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Diyala province, Ir More

Second Lt. Anthony Cimorelli, Task Force 201, B Co. platoon leader, places the 197th Fires Brigade patch on the right shoulder of the soldiers in his platoon during the combat patch ceremony at Camp Buehring, K More

Lt. Gen. Michael Garrett, the commanding general of U.S. Army Central, stands with (left) 1st Lt. Benjamin Gonzales, (direct left of Garrett) Spc. Jesus Santiago, (direct right of Garrett) Spc. Benjamin Baldwin More

U.S. soldiers with 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division stand in formation in Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Diyala province, Iraq, Aug. 13. U.S. soldiers w More

First Lt. Christopher Lilley, Task Force 201, B Co. platoon leader, places the 197th Fires Brigade patch on the right shoulder of the soldiers in his platoon during the combat patch ceremony at Camp Buehring, K More

U.S. Army Col. Malcom B. Frost, Commander, with 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division conducts a speech in Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Diyala province, Ir More

Second Lt. Anthony Cimorelli, Task Force 201, B Co. Platoon Leader, places the 197th Fires Brigade patch on the right shoulder of the soldiers in his platoon during the combat patch ceremony at Camp Buehring, K More

U.S. Army soldiers with 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division stand at parade rest in Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Diyala province, Iraq, Aug. 13. U.S. sol More

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Anthony Cimorelli, Task Force 201, B Company Platoon Leader, places the 197th Fires Brigade patch on the right shoulder of the soldiers in his platoon during the combat patch ceremony at Camp More

Second Lt. Anthony Cimorelli, Task Force 201, B Co. Platoon Leader, places the 197th Fires Brigade patch on the right shoulder of the soldiers in his platoon during the combat patch ceremony at Camp Buehring, K More

Staff Sgt. Russell A. Mulholland and the soldiers of Charlie Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor, based out of Sauk Centre, Minn., render a hand salute during the playing of "The Star-Spangled Ban More