Combat Infantryman Badge - Analogue Combat Service Badges: The CMB and CAB

Analogue Combat Service Badges: The CMB and CAB

The U.S. Army also recognizes the combat service of medics with the Combat Medical Badge, awarded to medical personnel who usually serve alongside infantry units, and the Combat Action Badge, awarded to combat arms other than Infantry (Armor, Cavalry, Field Artillery), combat support (CSC) and combat service support (CSS) soldiers who serve in combat in contemporary wars without delineated front lines. This last badge, the CAB, was created in 2005 for soldiers who, otherwise, qualify for neither the CIB nor the CMB.

  • U.S. Army Combat Medical Badge

  • U.S. Army Combat Action Badge

See: Military badges of the United States and three-time recipients of the Combat Infantryman Badge

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