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When deployed to a designated combat zone, soldiers also may wear the companylevel or higher patch on their right sleeves to reflect the units in which they serve. Combat veterans are authorized to permanently wear the patch on their uniforms. Army has authorized the combat patch for some soldiers who have served in somalia, according to a u. A soldier receives his ssifwts combat patch during a ceremony at fob fenty, afghanistan, february 2014. Great gift idea for any iraq and afghanistan combat veteran. Army authorizes combat patch for service in somalia. It was created to identify ssi authorized by tioh after the publication of richard w. Army authorizes combat patch for service in somalia march 6, 2020 26 earn esb during inaugural testing march 5, 2020 soldier. Us forces afghanistan combat medic patch 68w 18d oef theater made.
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However, according to the army institute of heraldry, during world war ii the ssifwts recognized a soldiers overseas wartime experience in a past unit. Class a patches, known broadly as shoulder sleeve insignia ssi, are embroidered patches used by. The international security assistance force isaf was a natoled military mission in afghanistan, established by the united nations security council in december 2001 by resolution 86, as envisaged by the bonn agreement. Ssi are available in ocp, multicam, and acu digital patterns. Military patches, us army patches, acu patches usamm. Afghanistan flag patch international travel patches sewon iron on tactical morale rectangle badge afghan wwords, 2 x 3 4.
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