US Army Combat Action Award

US Army Combat Action Award. In subdued black with clutch back fittings. 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 MOS, 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.