Army Combat Medic Badge CMB 1st Award – Full Size Black Metal Insignia

• Official U.S. Army Combat Medic Badge (CMB) 1st Award – full size black metal insignia
• Recognizes Army medical personnel who provide medical support while engaged in active ground combat
• Manufactured to U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry specifications for regulations

The Army Combat Medic Badge (CMB) 1st Award – Full Size Black Metal Insignia honors soldiers who have provided critical medical care under direct enemy fire. As one of the Army’s most respected awards, the CMB symbolizes courage, lifesaving skill, and dedication to fellow soldiers on the battlefield.

The Combat Medical Badge (CMB) is awarded to Army medical personnel, such as medics, physicians, and physician assistants, who are assigned or attached to a medical unit of a brigade or smaller size that provides direct support to infantry or Special Forces units. The recipient must have performed medical duties while engaged in active ground combat. The medical duties must have been performed satisfactorily while the medical personnel were actively treating and evacuating wounded soldiers under enemy fire.

The Combat Medical Badge was established on March 1, 1945, during World War II.