thumb|350px|In 2017, during a special ceremony at [[Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall, this soldier from the 3rd Infantry Regiment was among the first to be awarded one of the U.S. Army's rarest badges, the Military Horseman Identification Badge.]]
Identification badges of the uniformed services of the United States are insignia worn by service members conducting special duties, many of which can be awarded as permanent decorations if those duties are performed successfully. There are a few identification badges that are awarded to all services (such as the Presidential Service Badge), others are specific to a uniform service (such as the U.S. Army's Drill Sergeant Identification Badge). The Office of the President and Vice President and department/service headquarters badges are permanent decorations for those who successfully serve in those assignments. Some of the service level identification badges can be permanent decorations and others are only worn by a service member while performing specific duties, such as the Military Police Badge.
Command insignia/badges are another form of identification badge used to identify an officer or non-commissioned officer who is/was in command or in-charge of a unit. If the service member performs their leadership duties successfully, the command insignia/badge they wear can become a permanent uniform decoration regardless of their next assignment.
File:Patch of the Office of the Chief of Space Operations.png|Lapel Insignia
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Department of Homeland Security
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File:Emblem Knockout.png|Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security Identification Badge
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U.S. Coast Guard
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File:USCG - Commandant's Staff Badge.png|Commandant Staff Badge
File:USCG Auxiliary National Staff Badge.png|Auxiliary National Staff Badge
File:CGrecruiting.jpg|Recruiting Badges
File:USCG Admissions Badge.png|Academy Admissions Recruiting Badge
File:US Coast Guard Honor Guard Badge.png|Honor Guard Badge
File:USCG Band Badge.png|Band Badge
File:USCGCAFLT.jpg|Command Afloat Pin
File:USCGCASHRE.jpg|Command Ashore Pin
File:USCGEnlistCA.jpg|Officer-in-Charge Afloat Pin
File:USCGEnlistAshore.jpg|Officer-in-Charge Ashore Pin
File:USCG Operational Auxiliarist Device.png|Auxiliary Operations Device
File:USCG - MCPOCG.png|Commandant-designated Command Senior Enlisted Leader Identification Badges
File:USCGCommandCPO.jpg|Non-designated Command Senior Enlisted Leader Identification Badges
File:USCG Port Security Law Enforcement Badge.png|Port Security Law Enforcement Badge
File:Badge of the Coast Guard Investigative Service.png|Special Agent Badge
File:COAST GUARD AUXILIARY PAST OFFICER BADGE.jpg|U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Past Officer Badge
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Department of Health and Human Services
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File:Office of HHS ID Badge.png|Department of Health and Human Services Identification Badge
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U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
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File:Assistant Secretary for Health & Principal Deputy Secretary for Health Officer-In-Charge Insignia.png|Assistant Secretary for Health / Principal Deputy Secretary for Health Officer-in-Charge Badge
File:USPHSCC Surgeon General Badge.png|Surgeon General Badge
File:USPHSCC Deputy Surgeon General Badge.png|Deputy Surgeon General Badge
File:USPHSCC Officer-in-Charge Badge.png|Officer-in-Charge Badge
File:USPHSCC Chief Professional Officer Badge.png|Chief Professional Officer Badge
File:USPHS Recruiter Badge.png|Recruiter Badges
File:USPHSCC Music Ensemble Badge.png|Music Ensemble Badge
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Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps
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File:Noaa command-at-sea.jpg|Command-at-Sea insignia
File:Noaa small-craft-command.jpg|Small-Craft-Command Insignia
File:Noaa chief-of-party.png|Chief-of-Party insignia
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See also
- Military badges of the United States
- Awards and decorations of the Public Health Service
- Awards and decorations of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Obsolete badges of the United States military
- United States Army branch insignia
- List of United States Army careers
- List of United States Marine Corps MOS
- United States Navy staff corps
- List of United States Navy ratings
- Air Force Specialty Code
- List of United States Coast Guard ratings