139th Medical Brigade

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139th Medical Brigade
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CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
AllegianceFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army Reserve
Reserve Center Independence, Missouri
Motto(s)”Valor and Worth”
Medical Corps ColorsMaroon and White
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The 139th Medical Brigade, a subordinate command of the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), [1] is headquartered in Independence, MO.

807th Medical Command (Deployment Support)

The 807th Medical Command 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.

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References

  1. "807th Medical Deployment Support Command Subordinate Command". United States Army Reserve. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  2. About 388th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, Facebook.com. Retrieved 30 June 2016.