The crews of 30 Navy ships that were in the Persian Gulf during the war with Iraq have been authorized to wear the combat action ribbon, although only four of the ships actually took fire from ...

The Combat Action Ribbon (CAR) was introduced in 1969, to identify, like the army's Combat Infantry Badge (CIB), someone who had been in combat. While the CIB is only available to infantry, and only ...

The Combat Action Ribbon -- with its blue, gold and red stripes -- was created in 1969, during the Vietnam War. In 1999 the award was made retroactive for people who served in World War II and Korea.

The last time the service awarded a ship the Combat Action Ribbon was in 2016 when four Navy ships, also in the Red Sea, were forced to defend themselves from Houthi missiles off the coast of Yemen.

Reyes, a logistician who has deployed three times to Iraq, does not have a combat action ribbon, or CAR, nor is he the first (or likely the last) senior Marine to receive flack for not having the ...

The crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer were awarded a Unit Combat Action Ribbon Tuesday upon the ship’s arrival at Naval Station Rota, Spain.

The Combat Action Ribbon category is a medal that may be awarded to members of the Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard who have actively participated in ground or aerial combat.

PETOSKEY — Nearly 55 years after serving in Vietnam, Ron Martinchek, or Sgt. Marty, was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon for his work as a radio operator from 1966 to 1968.

The drain of combat experienced Marines has resulted in a drop of more than half in the number of active-duty Marines with a Combat Action Ribbon, a report from Marine Corps Times found.

Many of the charges stemmed from a program created for his retirement ceremony, which listed accomplishments that the government said were false: a combat action ribbon, the Navy’s expert ...

Soldiers who deployed in 14 countries between October 2023 and June 2025 are eligible to wear the patches on their uniform ...

Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. 5th Fleet, presents a combat medal to a sailor assigned to the USS Carney while the ship was in Bahrain, Jan. 2, 2024.