807th Medical Command

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807th Theater Medical Command
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Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active27 October 1944 – 27 October 1945
22 February 1948 – 1 December 1950
10 May 1956 – present
CountryUnited States
Allegiance US Army Reserve
BranchU.S. Army Reserve
TypeTheater Medical Command
RoleHealth service support
SizeApprox. 8,300 personnel; Five Medical Brigades, 142 deployable field medical units
Part of United States Army Reserve Command
HeadquartersFort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah
Motto"Soldiers First"
ColorsMaroon and White
Commanders
Current
commander		MG Beth A. Salisbury [1]
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Tully J. Culp [2]
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia 807th DUI.png

The 807th Theater Medical Command (TMC), formerly the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) (MC(DS)), is headquartered at Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City, Utah. It manages all U.S. Army Reserve deployable field medical units west of the Mississippi River, comprising approximately 8,300 servicemembers across five Medical Brigades and 142 deployable field medical units from Ohio to California. [3] The 807th TMC provides general, surgical, dental, ambulance, behavioral health, preventive medicine, and veterinary support to Army forces and civilian populations, delivering theater-level health service support under U.S. Southern Command. It also augments all other geographic combatant commands and routinely has elements of up to ten units and some 300 Soldiers deployed worldwide. Its mission is to remain "operationally ready and responsive, capable of providing superior health service support and force health protection to the Joint Force in large-scale combat operations."

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Organization

The 807th Theater Medical Command oversees all operational Reserve medical units west of the Mississippi River (except Louisiana). [3]

Lineage

Major General Lie-Ping Chang, first commander after 2008 reactivation Army (USA) Major General Lie-Ping Chang (US Army photo - Beyond the Horizon 2010 (3 of 7) - 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support)).jpg
Major General Lie-Ping Chang, first commander after 2008 reactivation

Unit insignia

Shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI)

Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 807th Theater Medical Command 807th SSI.png
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 807th Theater Medical Command
Description
Shield 2 in (5.1 cm) wide and 3 in (7.6 cm) high overall, white field bearing a maroon cross extending to the edges; centered a white sword charged at the hilt with a maroon-edged white star; all within a 1⁄8 in (0.32 cm) maroon border. [6]
Symbolism
Maroon and white are AMEDD colors; the cross and sword denote medical support in combat; the star alludes to the unit's Utah heritage.
Background
Approved 21 December 1976 for the 807th Medical Brigade; redesignated 17 September 2002 for the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support). Remains unchanged under TMC.

Distinctive unit insignia (DUI)

Distinctive unit insignia of the 807th Theater Medical Command 807th DUI.png
Distinctive unit insignia of the 807th Theater Medical Command
Description
Silver metal and enamel device 1+1⁄8 in (29 mm) high, maroon Greek cross bearing a silver lion's face and red fleur-de-lis on a red-white-blue disc, surmounted by a maroon scroll inscribed "DEDICATED TO HEALTH." [7]
Symbolism
Maroon and white = AMEDD; cross = aid; lion's face = England; fleur-de-lis = France; tricolor disc = national colors and geographic alignment.
Background
Approved 25 March 1977 for the 807th Medical Brigade; redesignated 17 September 2002 for MC(DS). Remains in use for TMC.

Unit honors

Unit awards
RibbonAwardPeriodRecipientNotes
Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)2010 – 2011Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support)For service in Iraq [8]

Commanding Generals

Commanders of the 807th Theater Medical Command
#CommanderFromToNotable service
1Major General Lie-Ping Chang
(張立平)		16 October 2008March 2012Oversaw stand-up as MC(DS) [9]
2Major General Craig A. BugnoApril 2012June 2015 [9]
3Major General Daniel J. DireJune 2015July 2018 [9]
4Major General Michael C. O'GuinnJuly 2018May 2019Selected as Deputy Chief of Army Reserve [9]
5Major General Joseph J. HeckMay 2019October 2021Oversaw COVID-19 UAMTF mobilizations; later Deputy Surgeon General for Mobilization and Readiness [9]
6Major General Tracy L. SmithOctober 2021July 2023First woman to command the 807th [9]
7Major General Beth A. SalisburyJuly 2023IncumbentFirst MG from the Army Medical Specialist Corps

References

  1. ↑ "807th Medical Command Change of Command Ceremony". DVIDS. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Command Sergeant Major Tully Culp". U.S. Army Reserve. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Our units". 807th Theater Medical Command. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Our units". 807th Theater Medical Command. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Theater Medical Command experiment focuses on large-scale combat operations". U.S. Army. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "807th Theater Medical Command SSI". The Institute of Heraldry. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "807th Theater Medical Command DUI". The Institute of Heraldry. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Permanent Orders 080-06" (PDF). history.army.mil. U.S. Army Human Resources Command. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "807th Medical Command welcomes new commander". U.S. Army Reserve. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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