807th Medical Command (Deployment Support)

807th Medical Command
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active	October 1944 – October 1945 February 1948 – December 1950 May 1956 – present
Country	United States
Allegiance	US Army Reserve
Branch	U.S. Army
Reserve Center	Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah
Motto(s)	”Soldiers First"
Medical Corps Colors	Maroon and White
Commanders
Current commander	Major General Beth Salisbury
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia

The 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) (MC(DS)) is headquartered at Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City, Utah and manages all the Army Reserve deployable field medical units west of Ohio. There are over 11,000 Soldiers that comprise 116 subordinate units in the command. The command is separated into five brigades. While the 3rd MCDS covers the MTOE Reserve medical units to the east and ARMEDCOM provides command and control for all the Table of Distribution and Allowance (TDA) medical units within CONUS.

Units of the 807th MC(DS) provide general, surgical, dental, ambulance, behavioral health, preventive medicine, and veterinary support to Army units and to civilian populations.

Subordinate units

807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) is responsible for all operational reserve medical units west of the Mississippi river, excluding Louisiana.

• 2nd Medical Brigade, in San Pablo, California
  • 352nd Combat Support Hospital, in Dublin, California
  • 396th Combat Support Hospital, in Vancouver, Washington
  • 145th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, in Garden Grove, California
• 139th Medical Brigade, in Independence, Missouri
  • 325th Combat Support Hospital, in Independence, Missouri
  • 349th Combat Support Hospital, in Bell, California
  • 388th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, in Hays, Kansas
• 176th Medical Brigade at Seagoville, Texas
  • 94th Combat Support Hospital, in Seagoville, Texas
  • 228th Combat Support Hospital, in San Antonio, Texas
  • 341st Multifunctional Medical Battalion, in Seagoville, Texas
  • 491st Medical Company (Area Support), in Santa Fe, NM
• 307th Medical Brigade at Blacklick, Ohio
  • 256th Combat Support Hospital, in Twinsburg, Ohio
  • 801st Combat Support Hospital, in Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  • 409th Medical Company Area Support, in Madison, WI
• 330th Medical Brigade at Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  • 328th Combat Support Hospital, in Salt Lake City, Utah
  • 452nd Combat Support Hospital, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • 172nd Multifunctional Medical Battalion, in Ogden, Utah

Lineage

Major General Lie-Ping Chang, 1st commander of the 807th Medical Command since its activation in 2008.

• Constituted 27 October 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 807th Medical Service Detachment.
• Activated 22 November 1944 in England.
• Reorganized and redesignated 10 April 1945 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 807th Hospital Center.
• Inactivated 27 October 1945 at Camp Silbert, Alabama.
• Allotted 29 January 1948 to the Organized Reserves and assigned to the Fourth Army (later redesignated as the Fourth United States Army).
• Activated 16 February 1948 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
• Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps.
• Redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve.
• Reorganized and redesignated 29 August 1949 as Headquarters, 807th Hospital Center.
• Inactivated 1 December 1950 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
• Activated 10 May 1956 at Galveston, Texas.
• Location changed 1 January 1966 to Mesquite, Texas.
• Relieved 30 June 1971 from assignment to the Fourth United States Army and assigned to the Fifth United States Army.
• Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1975 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 807th Hospital Center.
• Reorganized and redesignated 30 June 1976 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 807th Medical Brigade.
• Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1976 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 807th Medical Brigade.
• Location changed 13 April 1979 to Seagoville, Texas.
• Reorganized and redesignated 16 September 2002 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 807th Medical Command.
• Inactivated 15 October 2008 at Seagoville, Texas.
• Activated 16 October 2008 at Fort Douglas, Utah and is designated as the theater medical command to support SOUTHCOM: (807th Medical Command (Deployment Support))

Unit Insignia

PFC Muenzer of the 807th Medical Command checks on a Haitian girl

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (SSI)

Description

A shield 2 inches (5.1 cm) in width and 3 inches (7.6 cm) in height overall, arched at top and bottom, having at center a maroon cross with arms extending from border to border vertically and horizontally upon a white background; centered vertically upon the cross a sword with point in base, the blade white (surmounted at centerpoint of the shield by a white five-pointed star edged with maroon) and the hilt yellow with handguard extending the width of the upper arm of the cross, all within 1⁄8 inch (0.32 cm) maroon border.

Symbolism

White and maroon are the colors used for the Army Medical Department. The cross and sword symbolize medical service in and for the military. The star alludes to Texas, the Brigade's state of residence at reorganization.

Background

The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 21 December 1976. The insignia was redesignated effective 17 September 2002, for the 807th Medical Command.

Distinctive unit insignia (DUI)

Description

A silver color metal and enamel device 1+1⁄8 inches (2.9 cm) in height overall, consisting of a maroon Greek cross bearing at its center a silver metal lion's face and red fleur-de-lis, jessant-de-lis, surmounting a disc with alternating red, white enamel and blue vertical bands, all beneath and between a maroon scroll, divided in three folds at the top and inscribed "DEDICATED TO HEALTH" in silver letters.

Symbolism

Maroon and white are the colors used for the Army Medical Department. The cross, a symbol for aid and assistance, alludes to the basic mission of the organization. The lion's face refers to England and the fleur-de-lis to France, areas in which the organizations served with distinction during World War II. Red, white and blue are the National colors and refer to the states in which subordinate elements of the organization are located.

Background

The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 25 March 1977. The insignia was redesignated effective 17 September 2002, for the 807th Medical Command.

Unit honors

Ribbon	Award	Year	Notes
	Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)	2010–2011	Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 807th Medical Command for service in Iraq

807th MC(DS) Commanding Generals

Order	Position	Incumbent	Start of Service	End of Service	Notable Service
1st	Commander	Major General Lie-Ping Chang	Oct 2008	Mar 2012	Oversaw the "stand-up" of the 807th as MC(DS)
2nd	Commander	Major General Craig A. Bugno	Mar 2012	Jun 2015
3rd	Commander	Major General Daniel J. Dire	Jun 2015	Jul 2018
4th	Commander	Major General Michael C. O'Guinn	Jul 2018	May 2019	Selected to serve as Deputy Chief of Army Reserve
5th	Commander	Major General Joseph J. Heck	May 2019	Oct 2021	Oversaw the mobilization of ten Urban Augmentation Medical Task Forces as part of the Army Reserve medical response in the fight against COVID-19. Assigned as Deputy Surgeon General for Mobilization and Readiness, Office of The Surgeon General, Falls Church, Virginia.
6th	Commander	Major General Tracy L. Smith	Oct 2021	Jul 2023	First woman to lead 807th Medical Command
7th	Commander	Major General Beth Salisbury	Jul 2023	Present	First MG from the US Army Medical Specialist Corps

External links

• 807th Medical Command Home Page
• GlobalSecurity.org – 807th Medical Brigade
• Military.com – 807th Medical Brigade