The Army is changing the fitness test for all soldiers. On Monday, the Army announced it was replacing the Army Combat Fitness Test with the Army Fitness Test, AFT, according to a news release ...

FILE: A soldier receives his 3rd Infantry Division combat patch during a combat patch ceremony at Forward Operating Base Smart, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2012. (Airman Patrice Clarke/U.S. Air Force) U.S.

STUTTGART, Germany — Combat patches are now authorized for U.S. soldiers who deployed to a select group of countries in the Middle East and Africa over roughly the past two years, the Army announced ...

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 policy ...

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Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, take an Army Combat Fitness Test at Strickler Field at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. (1st Lt. Kate ...

Soldiers assigned with the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, receive their Shoulder Sleeve Insignia for Military Operations in Hostile Conditions. (2nd Lt. Daphney Black/Army) Soldiers who ...

Soldiers who deployed in 14 countries between October 2023 and June 2025 are eligible to wear the patches on their uniform sleeves. By Nicholas Slayton Published Jul 5, 2025 2:10 PM EDT U.S. Army ...