Brig. Gen. John Hammond, 26th Maneuver Enhanced Brigade commander, pins on the Combat Action Badge onto Senior Master Sgt. Emilio Rodriguez, 161st Security Forces Squadron, in Afghanistan. Sergeant Rodriguez deployed as the Provost Marshall Sergeant Major for the Kabul Capital Base Cluster from August through December 2011. Sergeant Rodriguez received the Army’s Combat Action Badge for being engaged by small arms fire during a convoy escort operation. The Combat Action Badge was approved by the Army chief of Staff in 2005 to provide special recognition to Soldiers who personally engage or are engaged by the enemy. (Courtesy photo)
PHOTO BY:
the enemy. Courtesy photo
VIRIN:
110913-Z-VN822-0031.JPG
FULL SIZE:
0.1 MB
CAMERA
N/A
LENS
N/A
APERTURE
N/A
No camera details available.
IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN
Read More
This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release.
If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit.
Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other
DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at
https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations,
which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and
trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings
regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.