Has anyone heard of people getting a C.I.B./C.A.B from Africa deployments?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 12:25:00 -0400

I've recently met a younger soldier who deploy in the past couple of years to Africa and be has a C.I.B from it. Im not doubting that he be wearing it, just never heard of people getting any combat badges from Africa deployments during GWOT. Just wondering if anyone else has seen this or even gotten any xombat badges from their Africa deployment?

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 4 at 2020 12:26 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 12:26:31 -0400

https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/news/new-jersey-national-guard-soldiers-battle-al-shabab

Exclusive: New Jersey National Guard soldiers awarded CIBs for battle in Somalia

In September of 2019, members of the New Jersey National Guard engaged in a fierce firefight with Al Shabab Somalian militants at Baledogle Airfield, where they were hit with a succession of car bombs followed up by a ground assault.

Response by SFC Ralph E Kelley made Jul 4 at 2020 1:01 PM

SFC Ralph E Kelley — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 13:01:02 -0400

To be awarded the CIB Personnel Eligible:
For award of the CIB a Soldier must meet the following three requirements:
(1) Be an infantryman satisfactorily performing infantry duties.
(2) Assigned to an infantry unit during such time as the unit is engaged in active ground combat.
(3) Actively participate in such ground combat.
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I know of 3 or 4 soldiers authorized to wear the CAB for action in Africa. They were't Infantry though, but I'm certain there have been a few CIBs rewarded.
The Combat Action Badge (CAB) is a United States military award given to soldiers of the U.S. Army of any rank and who are not members of an infantry or special forces unit, for being "present and actively engaging or being engaged by the enemy, and performing satisfactorily in accordance with prescribed rules of engagement" at any point in time after 18 September 2001.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 4 at 2020 5:32 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 17:32:17 -0400

There were some countries we went into while in Africa to do exfils of embassies that had wars going on outside of them so its not unheard of.

Hell, I got a patch from my Africa deployment