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 ...

Soldiers who deployed in 14 countries between October 2023 and June 2025 are eligible to wear the patches on their uniform ...

Soldiers who deployed to 14 countries in Africa and the Middle East between October 2023 and June 2025 are now authorized to wear combat patches, according to a policy released last week.

The United States even has a fully staffed embassy in Atropia working with the local population. Matt Daley worked as a foreign service officer for 28 years, after spending time in the secret service ...