The Master Combat Badges are expected to be available at Army and Air Force Exchange Service, or AAFES, outlets.

The Army recently approved the designs for both badges, which the service’s top enlisted leader first announced in October.

“That patch is a patch with great history ... The colors suggest the three basic combat branches which make up a field army – blue for infantry, red for artillery, and yellow for armor ...

The U.S. Army recently published Field Manual 3-96 (FM 3-96), The Brigade Combat Team. FM 3-96, whose predecessor was FM 3-90.6, provides doctrine for the brigade combat team, and describes ...