Army Reserve Medical Command

Army Reserve Medical Command
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active	2005 – present
Country	United States
Allegiance	US Army Reserve
Branch	U.S. Army
Reserve Center	Pinellas Park, Florida
Motto(s)	”Soldiers First”
Medical Corps Colors	Maroon and White
Commanders
Current commander	Major General Mary E. Link
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia

The Army Reserve Medical Command (AR-MEDCOM) vision is to be the Army Reserve's premier Medical Command, supporting the United States' national military strategy. The Army Reserve Medical Command mission is to provide trained, equipped, ready, skill-rich Citizen-Soldiers, to meet medical requirements across full spectrum military operations. ARMEDCOM provides Command and Control for Table of Distribution and Allowance (TDA) Reserve medical units within the Contiguous United States.

Command and Control of the TOE Reserve medical units is carried out by two additional commands: 807th MDSC covers west of Ohio and 3rd MDSC covers units to the east of Ohio.

Subordinate units

Army Reserve Medical Command is responsible for all Table of Distribution and Allowance (TDA) reserve medical units within CONUS.

AMEDD Professional Management Command (APMC) at Forest Park, Georgia
Central Medical Area Readiness Support Group (CE-MARSG) at Fort Sheridan, Illinois
Medical Readiness and Training Command (MRTC) at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Northeast Medical Area Readiness Support Group (NE-MARSG) at Fort Wadsworth, New York
Southeast Medical Area Readiness Support Group (SE-MARSG) at Nashville, Tennessee
Western Medical Area Readiness Support Group (WE-MARSG) at San Pablo, California

Unit Insignia

Maj. Gen. James A. Hasbargen, former Commanding General of AR-MEDCOM, Pinellas Park signs the Army Community Covenant during a ceremony held in Tampa.

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (SSI)

Description

A white shield with a ¹⁄₈ inch (0.32 cm) yellow border 2 ¹⁄₂ inches (6.4 cm) wide and 3 inches (7.6 cm) high overall bearing a maroon cross throughout, thereon between two black stars edged yellow a light green serpent entwined around a white rod.

Symbolism

Maroon and white are the colors traditionally used by the Medical Corps. The cross and rod of Aesculapius, symbols of healing and medicine, symbolize the organization’s medical mission. The two stars represent the training of medical individuals and medical units. The black stars edged gold recall the Army logo and military preparedness.

Background

The shoulder sleeve insignia is approved effective 1 October 2005. (TIOH Drawing Number A-1-860)

Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI)

Description

A gold color metal and enamel device 1 ¹⁄₈ inches (2.9 cm) high overall consisting of a gold cross superimposed by gold wreath of oak and laurel encircling a bust of a Minute Man wearing a tricorn hat, overall across the bottom, three maroon scrolls stacked bend-sinister wise doubled and inscribed with “CIVIS” “MILITIS” “MEDICUS” in gold.

Symbolism

The Minute Man is adapted from the Army Reserve plaque and highlights the Army Reserve Medical Command being a direct reporting command to Headquarters, United States Army Reserve Command. The Minute Man has also traditionally been used to represent our citizen soldiers and recalls that heritage. Gold is emblematic of honor and excellence. Maroon is the Medical Corps’ primary color. The cross and motto also highlight the Command’s mission. The branch of oak represents strength and growth and the laurel, high achievement.

Background

The distinctive unit insignia is approved effective 1 October 2005.

External links

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United States Army

Leadership

Components
and
commands

Army commands	Forces Training and Doctrine Materiel

Service components	Africa Central Europe Pacific North South Special Operations Surface Deployment and Distribution Space and Missile Defense

Direct reporting units	Second Army Medical Intelligence and Security Criminal Investigation Corps of Engineers Military District of Washington Test and Evaluation Military Academy Reserve Acquisition Support Center Installation Management

Field armies	First Second Third Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth

Branches	Acquisition Corps Adjutant General's Corps Air Defense Artillery Branch Armor Branch Aviation Branch Army Band Chaplain Corps Chemical Corps Civil Affairs Corps Corps of Engineers Dental Corps Field Artillery Corps Finance Corps Infantry Branch Inspector General's Corps Judge Advocate General's Corps Logistics Branch Medical Corps Medical Service Corps Medical Specialist Corps Military Intelligence Corps Military Police Corps Nurse Corps Ordnance Corps Psychological Operations Quartermaster Corps Signal Corps Special Forces Transportation Corps Veterinary Corps

Installations

Training

Uniforms and
insignia

Coats of arms	Air Defense Artillery Aviation Engineer Support US Army Units

Equipment

Premier
ensembles

History and
traditions

Category
Portal

United States Army Medical Command

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Leadership

Army Medical Department

Officers	Medical Corps Nurse Corps Dental Corps Veterinary Corps Medical Service Corps Medical Specialist Corps

Enlisted	Enlisted medical soldiers

Major Subordinate Commands

Regional commands	North Atlantic RMC Southeast RMC Great Plains RMC Western RMC Europe RMC Pacific RMC

Others	AMEDD Center & School U.S. Army Dental Cmd U.S. Army Medical Research & Materiel Cmd U.S. Army Public Health Cmd U.S. Army Warrior Transition Cmd

Installations

Fort Sam Houston
Fort Detrick (with Forest Glen Annex)

Medical Centers
(MEDCENs)

Stateside	Brooke AMC Tripler AMC Eisenhower AMC Madigan AMC Womack AMC Beaumont AMC Carl R. Darnall AMC

Overseas	Landstuhl AMC

Medical Department Activities
(MEDDACs)

Hospitals	Bassett ACH Bayne Jones ACH Blanchfield ACH Brian Allgood ACH DeWitt ACH Evans ACH General Leonard Wood ACH Ireland ACH Irwin ACH Keller ACH Martin ACH McDonald ACH Moncrief ACH Reynolds ACH Weed ACH Winn ACH

Clinics	Bliss AHC Barquist AHC Bavaria MEDDAC DiLorenzo TRICARE HC Dunham AHC Fairfax FHC Fox AHC Guthrie MEDDAC Heidelberg MEDDAC Kimbrough ACC Kenner AHC Kirk AHC Lyster AHC Munson AHC Rader AHC Woodbridge AHC Camp Zama

Field medical units

Medical Commands	AR-MEDCOM 807th MCDS 3rd MCDS

Medical Groups	55th Med Gp 67th Med Gp

Medical Brigades	1st Med BDE 2nd Med BDE 5th Med BDE 8th Med BDE 30th Med BDE 32nd Med BDE 44th Med BDE 62nd Med BDE 65th Med BDE 176th Med BDE 139th Med BDE 307th Med BDE 330th Med BDE 332nd Med BDE 338th Med BDE 804th Med BDE

Combat Support Hospitals	10th CSH 14th CSH 21st CSH 28th CSH 31th CSH 47th CSH 48th CSH 75th CSH 115th CSH 121st CSH 212th CSH 228th CSH 256th CSH 325th CSH 328th CSH 345th CSH 349th CSH 352d CSH 396th CSH 399th CSH 405th CSH 452th CSH 801th CSH 865th CSH

Forward Surgical Teams	1st FST 2nd FST 8th FST 67th FST 102nd FST 126th FST 135th FST 160th FST 240th FST 250th FST 274th FST (ABN) 402nd FST 541th FST (ABN) 555th FST 624th FST 628th FST 629th FST 691st FST 745th FST 758th FST 759th FST (ABN) 772nd FST 848th FST 874th FST 909th FST 911th FST 912th FST 915th FST 932nd FST 933rd FST 934th FST 936th FST 945th FST 946th FST 947th FST 948th FST 1980th FST 1982nd FST

Education

Centers, schools, etc	AMEDD Center & School U.S. Army School of Aviation Medicine Borden Institute

Museums	National Museum of Health and Medicine AMEDD Museum

Courses	Captains Career Course Walter Reed Tropical Medicine Course

Products	Textbook of Military Medicine War Surgery in Afghanistan and Iraq

Research Institutes & Centers

Stateside	Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research

Overseas	Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science (AFRIMS) United States Army Medical Research Unit- Europe (USAMRU-E) U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya (USAMRU-K) Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP)

Historical

List of former United States Army medical units

Other

Walter Reed Health Care System
Military Vaccine Agency
Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care
U.S. Army Medical Information Technology Center (USAMITC)

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