for award for the following qualifying periods: World War II Era 1. World War II (7 December 1941 to 3 September 1945). Korean War Era 2. The Korean War (27 June 1950 to 27 July 1953). Vietnam War Era 3. Republic of Vietnam Conflict (2 March 1961 to 28 March 1973), combined with qualifying service in Laos (19 April 1961 to 6 October 1962). 4. Dominican Republic (28 April 1965 to 1 September 1966). 5. Korea on the DMZ (4 January 1969 to 31 March 1994). 6. El Salvador (1 January 1981 to 1 February 1992). 7. Grenada (23 October to 21 November 1983). 8. Joint Security Area, Panmunjom, Korea (23 November 1984). 9. Panama (20 December 1989 to 31 January 1990). 10. Southwest Asia Conflict (17 January to 11 April 1991). 11. Somalia (5 June 1992 to 31 March 1994). Global War on Terror Era 12. Afghanistan (Operations Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan and Freedom's Sentinel, 5 December 2001 to 30 August 2021). 13. Iraq (Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn, 19 March 2003 to 31 December 2011). The first female medic to be awarded the CMB was Specialist Erica Marie Galo in Fallujah Iraq in December 2003. Refer to National Military Archives for source. As of 2005 the rules for eligibility were changed to allow any medical department soldier in a brigade or lower unit to be eligible so long as they are engaged in actual ground combat and performed medical duties. This now includes Soldiers assigned to aviation units. Additionally, in 2008, IED/VBIEDs can now be considered direct contact with the enemy. As of June 2011, the badge and its sew-on equivalent may be worn on the Army Combat Uniform (ACU). See also Military badges of the United States References External links 578.70 Combat Medical Badge Army Times: New combat badge rules Military medicine in the United States United States military badges +