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, a medical brigade (MED BDE) is a unit providing command and control for assigned or attached medical units at

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level. One MED BDE is typically assigned to one Army Corps and a typical

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(HHD) for a MED BDE consists of about 65 personnel.Smith, CPT Michael W. (2001), ''Medical Operations Handbook''
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Operations

A MED BDE tasks and organizes its medical assets on the battlefield. It plans Health Service Support (HSS) operations and oversees logistical operations for the group's units. It serves as a radio control net for group units and performs medical regulation between group units. It also coordinates external support for group units.

Components

* HHD (Internal Admin/Supply/Maintenance Support) ** S-1 (Group Personnel Actions) ** S-2/3 (Operations, Planning,

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, MRO, Security, Intell, Training, TOC Operations) ** S-4 (Property Accountability, Group Supply Operations, Medical Resupply, Transportation Support, Maintenance Tracking, ALOC Operations) ** S-6 (Group Communications) ** CN (Nursing Education, Professional Services) **

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(CSH) * Multifunctional Medical Battalions (MMB) (Replaced Evacuation, Medical Logistics, and Area Medical Support Battalions) * Medical Company Area Support (MCAS) * Medical Logistics Company (MEDLOG CO) * Forward Surgical Teams (FSTs) * Combat Stress Control (COSC) Detachment *

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* Medical Company (Veterinary Support Services) *

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Detachments * Medical Specialty Teams (orthopedic, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, etc.)

Active Medical Brigades of the U.S. Army

* 1st Medical Brigade (

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) * 2nd Medical Brigade (Reserve;

807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) The 807th Theater Medical Command (TMC), formerly the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) (MC(DS)), is headquartered at Fort Douglas, Utah, Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City, Utah. It manages all U.S. Army Reserve deployable field medical un ...

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5th Medical Brigade The 5th Medical Brigade is a medical brigade of the United States Army Reserve subordinate to the 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support), 3rd Medical Command and headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. Lineage and Honors Lineage *Constituted ...

(Reserve;

3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) The 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) (MCDS) or "Desert Medics" is headquartered in Atlanta, GA and manages all the United States Army Reserve, Army Reserve deployable field medical units east of Ohio. While the 807th Medical Command (Depl ...

(3rd MCDS)) *

8th Medical Brigade The 8th Medical Brigade is a medical brigade of the United States Army Reserve subordinate to the 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support), 3rd Medical Command) and headquartered at Fort Wadsworth, New York. Lineage and Honors Lineage *Const ...

(Reserve; 3rd MCDS) *

30th Medical Brigade } The 30th Medical Brigade is a US Army medical brigade, which provides medical support to United States Army Europe and Africa. The brigade headquarters is located in Sembach, Germany, and the brigade is assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment C ...

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United States Army Medical Department Center and School The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) is located at Fort Sam Houston, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. MEDCoE comprises the Academy of Health Sciences (AHS), the 32d Medical Brigade, and the AMEDD Noncommissioned Officers Academy ...

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44th Medical Brigade The 44th Medical Brigade is a US Army unit located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, providing health care and medical services to the Fort Bragg community, and continuing training in its combat support mission. It was the US Army's second operat ...

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) * 62nd Medical Brigade ( I Corps) * 65th Medical Brigade ( Eighth Army) * 139th Medical Brigade (Reserve; 807th MCDS) *

176th Medical Brigade The 176th Medical Brigade is a medical brigade of the United States Army Reserve subordinate to the 807th Medical Command and headquartered in Seagoville, Texas. Lineage and honors Lineage *Constituted *Activated 15 September 1943 at Camp ...

(Reserve; 807th MCDS) *

307th Medical Brigade The 307th Medical Brigade is a medical brigade of the United States Army Reserve subordinate to the 807th Medical Command and headquartered in Blacklick, Ohio, a suburb of Colombus. Lineage and Honors Lineage *Constituted 5 November 1962 in ...

(Reserve; 807th MCDS) *

330th Medical Brigade The 330th Medical Brigade is a medical brigade of the United States Army Reserve subordinate to the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), 807th Medical Command with its headquarters at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Lineage and Honors Lineage ...

(Reserve; 807th MCDS) *

332nd Medical Brigade The 332nd Medical Brigade is a medical brigade of the United States Army Reserve subordinate to the 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support), 3rd Medical Command and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Lineage and Honors Lineage *Constitu ...

(Reserve; 3rd MCDS) *

338th Medical Brigade The 338th Medical Brigade is a medical brigade of the United States Army Reserve subordinate to the 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support), 3rd Medical Command with its headquarters at Horsham, Pennsylvania. Lineage and Honors Lineage *Con ...

(Reserve; 3rd MCDS) * 804th Medical Brigade (Reserve; 3rd MCDS)

Former Medical Brigades of the U.S. Army

* 4th Medical Brigade (Reserve;

) *

7th Medical Brigade The 7th Medical Brigade was a US Army medical brigade, which provided medical support to United States Army Europe and Africa, Seventh Army. The brigade headquarters was located at Coffey Barracks Ludwigsburg, Germany, and the brigade was assigned ...

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) * 18th Medical Brigade ( Eighth Army) * 112th Medical Brigade (Ohio

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} * 175th Medical Brigade (California

} * 213th Medical Brigade (Missouri

} * 426th Medical Brigade (Reserve; 96th Army Reserve Command * 807th Medical Brigade (Reserve; III Corps) *

818th Medical Brigade The 818th Medical Brigade was a medical brigade of the United States Army Reserve and located in Liege, Belgium in World War II, then in New York City, and finally at Fort Gillem, Georgia. Lineage and honors Lineage *Constituted 27 October 19 ...

(Reserve; 7th Medical Command)

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Operations

Components

Active Medical Brigades of the U.S. Army

Former Medical Brigades of the U.S. Army

See also

References