| 2nd Medical Brigade | |
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 Shoulder sleeve insignia | |
| Active | 1976-Present |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  United States Army |
| Type | Medical brigade |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) |
| Garrison/HQ | Dublin, California |
| Colors | Maroon and White |
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| Distinctive unit insignia |  |
The 2nd Medical Brigade is a medical brigade of the United States Army Reserve subordinate to the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) and headquartered in Dublin, California.
On a white disc with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) gold border 2 1/4 inches (5.72 cm) in diameter overall, a maroon cross with the arms rounded at the ends bearing an inverted gold fleam [3]
Maroon and white are the colors traditionally associated with the Medical Corps. The cross alludes to medical care and service while the inverted fleam, an ancient surgical implement, simulates the numeral "2," representing the unit's numerical designation. Gold is for honor and excellence. [3]
The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 20 October 1992. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-801) [3]
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in width overall consisting of an inverted gold fleam on a red cross with equal length arms rounded at the ends surmounting the junction of two gold swords saltirewise all centered on a white disc which is surrounded by a continuous maroon scroll folded inward at either side issuing gold rays from the upper arch behind the swordpoint; the scroll folded three times in base and crossing in front of the swords above the hilt and bearing in gold letters "CENTER OF MERCY" on the left, center and right hand segments respectively. [4]
Maroon and white are colors traditionally associated with the Medical Department. The fleam, an ancient medical scalpel, resembles the numeral two and is centered on a red cross, a traditional symbol for medical services, and represents the unit's primary mission. The crossed swords allude to the soldier and to the two components supported by the unit. The white disc refers to hope. The sun rays refer to a setting sun alluding to the western United States where the unit is located. [4]
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 2d Hospital Center on 31 August 1979. It was redesignated for the 2d Medical Brigade with the description and symbolism revised on 20 October 1992. [4]
A gold color metal and enamel device 2 inches (5.08 cm) in diameter consisting of a design similar to the shoulder sleeve insignia. [5]
The 2nd Hospital Center was activated in April 1976 to fill a void created with the inactivation of the XVth Corps, to provide a command and control headquarters for hospitals on the west coast of the United States. [6]
The mission of a hospital center was to provide command and control of two or more geographically co-located general hospitals located in the Communications Zone, and the 2nd Hospital Center was assigned two general hospitals, although one, the 6253rd USAH, was a 1,000 bed TDA expansion hospital designed to expand an existing CONUS-based medical treatment facility. [6]
| Image | Rank | Name | Branch | Begin Date | End Date | Notes |
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| Brigadier General | Jack Jew | MC | 1 March 1976 | |||
| Brigadier General | Theodore R. Sadler, Jr. | MC | ||||
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| Brigadier General | James R. Sims, Jr. | MC | ||||
| Brigadier General | Roger H. Butz | MC | 1988 | |||
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| Brigadier General | Richard D. Lynch | MC | May 1995 | |||
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| Brigadier General | James F. Reynolds | |||||
| Brigadier General | MC | June 2003 | June 2006 | Deployed the brigade to Iraq | ||
| Brigadier General | James J. Donnelly, III | MS | 2011 | |||
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