The Combat Action Ribbon, or CAR, is awarded to sailors and Marines who actively participated in ground or surface action, and the Navy has rarely given it to sailors since the 1991 Gulf War.

A senior enlisted Marine was busted down to sergeant last month after he wore military decorations -- including the Purple Heart and Combat Action Ribbon -- that he was not authorized to wear ...

Nor does his record indicate that he received the Navy’s Combat Action Ribbon, which requires that a sailor "must have rendered satisfactory performance under enemy fire while actively ...

A Marine sergeant major was demoted to sergeant after he was convicted of wearing nine medals that he never earned, including a Purple Heart and Combat Action Ribbon, and making false statements ...

When a Marine sees combat they are awarded a Combat Action Ribbon. When a soldier sees combat they are awarded a combat badge. These awards go into a person’s permanent record and a ribbon or ...

Capt. Mark Haney said. “Indianapolis proved them wrong.” The ship also received a Combat Action Ribbon, the first for an LCS, as Houthi drones and missiles flew overhead in the Red Sea.