44th Medical Brigade

44th Medical Brigade

Shoulder sleeve insignia
Active 30 December 1965 – 19 March 1973
21 September 1974 – present
Country US
Branch Regular Army
Garrison/HQ Fort Bragg
Nickname(s) Dragon Medics
Engagements Vietnam War
Operation Urgent Fury
Operation Just Cause
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Current
commander		 COL Michael J. Talley
Notable
commanders

BG Hal B. Jennings
BG Spurgeon Neel
BG James B. Peake

BG George Weightman
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

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.

Command Group

Former Commanders

COL James A. Wier April 1966-June 1966[1]
BG Ray L. Miller June 1966-July 1967[2]
BG Glenn J. Collins July 1967-August 1968[3]
BG Spurgeon Neel August 1968-February 1969[4]
BG Hal B. Jennings February 1969-June 1969[5]
BG David E. Thomas[6]
COL France F. Jordan July 1976-December 1977[7]
COL John W. Lowe July 1980-Jun 1983
COL Bruce T. Miketinac July 1985-July 1987[8]
COL Thomas C. Scofield July 1987-June 1989
COL Jerome V. Foust June 1989-October 1991[9]
COL Myung Kim October 1991-April 1992
BG James B. Peake April 1992-November 1994
BG Harold L. Timboe November 1994-March 1997
BG Darrel R. Porr March 1997-May 1999
BG Kenneth L. Farmer Jr. May 1999-September 2000
COL Edgar B. "Butch" Murphy (Acting) September 2000-April 2001

Redesignated 44th Medical Command on October 16, 2001

BG C. William Fox, Jr. April 2001-July 2003
BG George W. Weightman July 2003-August 2004[10]
BG Elder Granger August 2004-December 2005[11]
BG Phillip Volpe December 2005-January 2008[12]
COL Ronald A. Maul -April 2010[13]

Redesignated 44th Medical Brigade on 24 April 2010

COL Donald R. West April 2010-June 2012[14][15]
COL Jeffrey Johnson June 2012-June 2014[16][17]

Lineage

Honors

Campaign participation credit

  1. Counteroffensive;
  2. Counteroffensive, Phase II;
  3. Counteroffensive, Phase III;
  4. Tet Counteroffensive;
  5. Counteroffensive, Phase IV;
  6. Counteroffensive, Phase V;
  7. Counteroffensive, Phase VI;
  8. Tet 69/Counteroffensive;
  9. Summer-Fall 1969;
  10. Winter-Spring 1970;
  11. Sanctuary Counteroffensive;
  12. Counteroffensive, Phase VII[19]
  1. Defense of Saudi Arabia;
  2. Liberation and Defense of Kuwait

Decorations

  1. VIETNAM 1968–1969[20]
  2. VIETNAM 1969–1970[21]
  3. SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991[22]
  4. SOUTHWEST ASIA 2004-2005[23]
  5. SOUTHWEST ASIA 2008-2009[24]
  1. VIETNAM 1969–1970[25][26]

Insignia

Shoulder sleeve insignia

  1. Maroon and white are the colors used for the Army Medical Service.
  2. The gold star superimposed over the maroon star is symbolic of the unit’s mission of command and control over medical units.
  3. The four points of each taken together allude to the organization’s numerical designation.
  1. This insignia was originally approved for the 44th Medical Brigade on 1966-10-05.
  2. The shoulder sleeve insignia was redesignated for the 44th Medical Command on 2001-08-06.
  3. The insignia was redesignated for the 44th Medical Brigade with the description updated effective 16 April 2010.[27]

Distinctive unit insignia

  1. This insignia was originally approved for the 44th Medical Brigade on 1966-08-12.
  2. The distinctive unit insignia was redesignated for the 44th Medical Command on 2001-08-06.
  3. The insignia was redesignated for the 44th Medical Brigade with the description updated effective 16 April 2010.[28]

Beret flash[29]

  1. This insignia was originally approved for the 44th Medical brigade on 1995-08-01.
  2. The beret flash was cancelled by the Institute of Heraldry effective 2010-08-16.
  3. Colors: White #67101; Maroon #67114
  4. Institute of Heraldry drawing number A-4-163.

Background trimming[30]

  1. This insignia was originally approved for the 44th Medical brigade on 1995-08-01.
  2. The background trimming was cancelled by the Institute of Heraldry effective 2010-08-16.
  3. Colors: White #67101; Maroon #67114.
  4. Institute of Heraldry drawing number A-6-181.

History

The 44th Medical Brigade was formed on 30 December 1965 and was activated on 1 January 1966 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The brigade deployed to Vietnam, where it participated in 12 of the 17 campaigns, including Counteroffensive, Counteroffensive Phases II through VII, Tet Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970, and the Sanctuary Counteroffensive.

In March, 1970, the 44th Medical Brigade merged with the United States Army, Vietnam Surgeon’s Office to form the Medical Command, Vietnam (Provisional). The brigade's colors returned to the United States in December 1970. During the brigade’s Vietnam tour, it was awarded two Meritorious Unit Commendation Streamers embroidered "Vietnam 1968-1969" and “Vietnam 1969–1970.” It was also awarded the Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class by the government of the Republic of Vietnam. Additionally, two members of the brigade were awarded the Medal of Honor for their service in Vietnam, Major Patrick Henry Brady and Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel.

On 19 March 1973, the 44th Medical Brigade was inactivated at Fort Meade, Maryland. The brigade was reactivated on 21 September 1974 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps. The 44th Medical Brigade deployed in support of XVIII Airborne Corps operations in Grenada, Panama, and Iraq, the last of which earned the brigade another Meritorious Unit Commendation. On 16 July 1993, the brigade became a separate major subordinate command with a general officer commanding. Following the reorganization, the 44th Medical Brigade participated in Operation Uphold Democracy, Operation Enduring Freedom, and most recently, Operation Iraqi Freedom. The brigade has also participated in hurricane relief efforts, including those following Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Katrina, and Hurricane Rita. The brigade was converted to a Medical Command on 16 October 2001 and became a multi-component unit. While at Fort Bragg the brigade had become an Airborne unit, but as part of its conversion the 44th lost this designation. Only headquarters elements and a very limited number of its subordinate units had actually been on jump status, and the reorganization to a command removed headquarters elements from jump status. The unit was redesignated as the 44th Medical Brigade on 21 April 2010.[31]

Subordinate units

Vietnam (Incomplete)

Southwest Asia

Operation Desert Shield[40]

Operation Desert Storm[41]

Iraq 2004-2005

Iraq 2008-2009 (incomplete)

Current

Units of the 44th Medical Brigade:[43]

References

  1. ↑ http://cdm16379.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15290coll4/id/225/rec/19/
  2. ↑ http://www.history.army.mil/books/vietnam/MedSpt/chpt1.htm/
  3. ↑ http://www.history.army.mil/books/vietnam/MedSpt/chpt1.htm/
  4. ↑ http://www.history.army.mil/books/vietnam/MedSpt/chpt1.htm/
  5. ↑ http://www.history.army.mil/books/vietnam/MedSpt/chpt1.htm/
  6. ↑ http://www.history.army.mil/books/vietnam/MedSpt/chpt1.htm/
  7. ↑ http://www.silvercaduceusassociation.com/PDF/MSC%20History/Corp%20Chiefs/Jordan,%20France%20F[1].pdf/
  8. ↑ http://www.silvercaduceusassociation.com/PDF/MSC%20History/Corp%20Chiefs/Miketinac,%20Bruce%20T[1]..pdf/
  9. ↑ http://www.silvercaduceusassociation.com/PDF/MSC%20History/Corp%20Chiefs/Foust,%20Jerome%20V[1]..pdf/
  10. ↑ http://cdm15290.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15290coll3/id/157/
  11. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/elder-granger-md-mg-usa-retired-9a944416/
  12. ↑ http://www.cs.amedd.army.mil/portlet.aspx?id=bd9a91ed-21da-4212-9c49-c0bc92b76a0a/
  13. ↑ http://www.army.mil/article/38318/44th_Medical_Command_inactivates__reactivates_as_44th_Medical_Brigade/
  14. ↑ http://patch.com/north-carolina/fortbragg/video-44th-medical-brigade-relinquish-of-command-and-8995706643/
  15. ↑ http://www.army.mil/article/38318/44th_Medical_Command_inactivates__reactivates_as_44th_Medical_Brigade/
  16. ↑ http://patch.com/north-carolina/fortbragg/video-44th-medical-brigade-relinquish-of-command-and-8995706643/
  17. ↑ http://www.fayobserver.com/military/th-medical-brigade-welcoming-new-leaders-at-fort-bragg/article_2e9ba223-0b3e-5665-9d44-41955c159b25.html/
  18. ↑ http://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/med/0044mdbde.htm/
  19. ↑ http://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/med/0044mdbde.htm/
  20. ↑ http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/go7053.pdf/
  21. ↑ http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/go7243.pdf/
  22. ↑ http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/go9427.pdf/
  23. ↑ http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/go0908.pdf/
  24. ↑ http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/go1105.pdf/
  25. ↑ http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/go7406.pdf/
  26. ↑ http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/go8225.pdf/
  27. ↑ http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=3783&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services/
  28. ↑ http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=3783&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services/
  29. ↑ U.S. Army Institute or Heraldry drawing number A-4-163 and cover letter dated 1995-08-08
  30. ↑ U.S. Army Institute or Heraldry drawing number A-6-181 and cover letter dated 1995-08-08
  31. ↑ http://www.army.mil/article/38318/44th_Medical_Command_inactivates__reactivates_as_44th_Medical_Brigade/
  32. ↑ http://www.vietnamdustoff.com/dustoffunits.html/
  33. ↑ http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/vietnam/dustoff/chapter5.html/
  34. ↑ http://www.illyria.com/evacs.html#95evac/
  35. ↑ http://www.vietnamdustoff.com/dustoffunits.html/
  36. ↑ http://www.vietnamdustoff.com/dustoffunits.html/
  37. ↑ http://history.amedd.army.mil/surgeongenerals/A_LaNoue.html/
  38. ↑ http://www.vietnamdustoff.com/dustoffunits.html/
  39. ↑ http://www.vietnamdustoff.com/dustoffunits.html/
  40. ↑ http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/declassimages/otsg/19961030/102996_sep96_decls6_0001.html/
  41. ↑ http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/declassimages/otsg/19961030/102996_sep96_decls6_0001.html/
  42. ↑ http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/AMEDDinODS/AMEDDODS3Cintron.pdf/
  43. ↑ http://www.bragg.army.mil/www-44md/Our_Units.htm

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