Note: SMSgt (E-8) Stokes (on right) wears the USAF Spice Brown Air Assault Badge. *above that is the Security Forces Careerfield Badge. (equivalent to Btanch Insignia) U.S. Airmen assigned to 60th Security Forces Squadron stand at parade rest during the closing ceremony of the 2025 National Police Week at Travis Air Force Base, California, May 16, 2025. During the closing ceremony, awards were given out, "Taps" was played for fallen security forces members and the event culminated in a barbeque for colleagues and family members to close-out the week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenneth Abbate)

That should be Intelligence Technician not Specialist, but I can't edit it to fix my error.

Greetings Martymoose,  An excellent example of my #7 post (side by side) U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Eberhard, left, 60th Security Forces Squadron commander, and Senior Master Sgt. Krystoffer Miller, 60th SFS senior enlisted leader, render a salute for the reading of fallen security forces members during the closing ceremony of the 2025 National Police Week at Travis Air Force Base, California, May 16, 2025. The 2025 National Police Week honored the memory of officers who lost their lives for the purpose of protecting others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenneth Abbate)

And, the Combat Action/Expert Soldier Badge for the rest.

So the relatively new Master Combat Infantryman Badges are out. Here’s the Ira Green company’s version:     And an enlarged view of the badge itself:     Frankly, I’m hoping other companies will do a higher quality version. This Ira Green example is a little disappointing. Anyway, you’ll recall that this new badge is awarded for earning both an Expert Infantryman Badge and a Combat Infantryman Badge. It is part of a larger effort that includes similar criteria for Medics.

Recently I've had the chance to acquire a few modified Navy uniforms for my collection.   First is this DCU that has a lot of the Naval Special Warfare type changes, including lower pockets on the sleeves, the Velcro layout, and tab of Velcro under the collar.  The lower sleeves were cut off as well it seems.  May have belonged to an officer with the surname Huber.   The next two came with two other unmodified DCUs that all seem to be from the same person, with rank insignia running from Senior Chief Petty Officer to Chief Warrant Officer 3. The SCPO one was most modified, with all-Velcro backed patches and tapes plus pockets moved to the sleeves. The left arm has a rectangular patch of Velcro over the pocket and square on the pocket flap. Came with free waded up Bazooka Joe comic in the pocket. It's a 1997 UNICOR Big Sandy contract. There are a handful of names written and scratched out around the size tag below the collar.   The CWO3 is less modified, with just the collar insignia and name tape being removable.  It arrived complete with the CWO3 badge and Intelligence Specialist.  There was a spare Velcro backed CWO3 patch in the breast pocket.    

It is never a bad idea to resurface an older thread when new information becomes available.   Good post. 

Good finds. Always good to have extra scabbards/sheaths on hand. 

Question the age? It’s dated “41”. Also you definitely need to clean that vertigris off the metal components. It will rot the leather and ruin the value of your holster. Now if you don’t wanna do that you can sell it to me and I will do it.

Also, remember what kind of war it was. Trench warfare.  Painting your unit insignia would not really stand out as a target especially if the entire unit had their helmets marked the same way. When they got out of the trenches and ran or range walked across no mans land, a white star on their helmet, a pine tree, the red keystone etc etc  was the least of an infantry soldiers worries. They were targets no matter what. Not like fighting in a forest or a jungle.... where bright colors of any kind or uncovered white face with no cammo on it stands out like a beacon. If you have never seen it live, soldiers wearing cammo, if they dont wear gloves cover their neck and apply cammo face paint, particularly pale skinned folks.... Even though wearing a good cammo uniform, they stand out like sore thumbs in a forest environment. In WW1They were mostly flat out in the open. Exposed. And snipers were looking for NCO's and Officers.  So it didnt really make much difference if you had visible unit insignia back then. In my opinion....