From cobras to gators, reptilian mascots and call signs appear on patches, aircraft and unit logos across every branch. Why?

TOWER BARRACKS, Germany — Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria changed their unit patches from Army Materiel Command to 7th Army Training Command in a ceremony Feb. 27 at the historic Water ...

FILE: A soldier receives his 3rd Infantry Division combat patch during a combat patch ceremony at Forward Operating Base Smart, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2012. (Airman Patrice Clarke/U.S. Air Force) U.S.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Soldiers who serve with U.S. Forces Japan are sporting a new, colorful patch on their sleeves to indicate their unique association with the command. USFJ revealed the patch ...

FORT CARSON, Colo. -- Soldiers from the 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, received combat patches for their support to critical operations across the ...