SAGAMI GENERAL DEPOT, Japan — A soldier in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force became one of the first Japanese troops to earn the U.S. Army’s Expert Soldier Badge after a five-day test of physical ...

Staff Sgt. Wai Kin Tee receives his Expert Soldier Badge on Oct. 3, 2025, in Baumholder, Germany. (Sgt. Griffin Payne/Army) Soldiers of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command recently undertook two of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A soldier with 2nd Cavalry Regiment reaches for an Expert Infantry Badge. (Spc. Andrew Clark/Army) (Spc. Andrew Clark) Soldiers ...

The Army has authorized a new badge for soldiers who have earned both the Combat Infantryman Badge, or CIB, and an Expert Infantryman Badge, or EIB, the Army’s top enlisted leader announced on Tuesday ...

The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring, according to an internal service memo reviewed by Military.com. For ...

Beginning in October 2019, the U.S. Army plans to require soldiers to compete for the Expert Action Badge, an annual physical and skill-based test similar to the prestigious Expert Infantryman Badge ...

Soldiers who’ve both served in combat and mastered their job skills will soon earn a new badge recognizing both achievements. The Master Combat Badge indicates that the soldier wearing the new device ...

Soldiers of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command recently undertook two of the Army's most challenging physical assessments by testing for the Expert Soldier Badge and Expert Field Medical Badge. From ...