But there is one thing used by the military which often does stand the test of time: the medals, pins, and other metal-based insignia used for military awards, rank chevrons, and some unit insignia.

One (1) U.S. Army Colonel insignia pin worn by Colin L. Powell. This silver metal pin features an American eagle features the U.S. flag shield at its middle with arrows and olive leaf clutched in its ...

One (1) “U.S.” Army insignia pin worn by General Colin L. Powell. The pin is made of silver metal in the shape of a "U." and "S." and has two brass backings. When worn on military uniform, is ...

More than 80 U.S. Army officers and NCOs donned the crossed scroll and sword of the Civil Affairs regiment for the first ... Newly qualified Civil Affairs Soldiers pin on their regimental insignia.

You earn it, you keep it, you wear it. That is how many soldiers value their combat patches, badges and insignia that display who they are and what they've done.. But while in the field, the ...

Last year, operators with Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command got their own name: Raiders. Now, just like the Navy's elite SEALs, they'll have their own insignia. Effective immediately ...

The design for the Army’s new Mariner Badges includes the distinctive “winged wheel” of the Army’s Transportation Corps that was first introduced in 1919, according to the Army Institute ...

Flight leader and fighter ace Robert ‘R.T.’ Smith stands next to his P-40 fighter at Kunming, China. The ‘Flying Tiger’ insignia was created by the Walt Disney Company.

The Institute of Heraldry, which oversees insignia for U.S. military branches and government agencies, has 60 days from the day of the announcement to tinker before completing the badge designs.