18th Medical Command
| 18th Medical Command | |
|---|---|
| File:18MedicalCmdSSI.jpg Shoulder sleeve insignia | |
| Active | 1967 - present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | File:Flag of the United States Army.svg United States Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Shafter, Hawaii |
| Motto | Trust - Labor - Courage |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | MG E. Darrin Cox |
| Notable commanders | LTG James B. Peake |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia | File:18MedicalCmdDUI.jpg |
The 18th Theater Medical Command is a US Army medical theater enabling command, which provides operational medical support to United States Army, Pacific. The headquarters was located on the Korean peninsula from 1984 until 2008, when it was relocated to Fort Shafter, Hawaii.
Originally activated at Fort Lee, Virginia in 1967 as the 18th Medical Brigade, it was the U.S. Army's third field army level medical headquarters activated, following the 7th Medical Brigade in 1965 and the 44th Medical Brigade in 1966.
Lineage and Honors
[edit | edit source]Lineage
[edit | edit source]- Constituted 10 May 1967 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 18th Medical Brigade[1]
- Activated 18 August 1967 at Fort Lee, Virginia[1]
- Inactivated 16 December 1970 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland[1]
- Redesignated 16 August 1984 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 18th Medical Command, and activated in Korea[1]
- Reduced to Zero Strength 15 October 2008 in Korea[1]
- Transferred, less Personnel and Equipment, 16 October 2008 to Fort Shafter, Hawaii and assigned to United States Army Pacific[1]
- Redesignated 17 July 2025 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 18th Theater Medical Command.[1]
Honors
[edit | edit source]Campaign Participation Credit
[edit | edit source]- None[1]
Decorations
[edit | edit source]- Army Superior Unit Award, streamer embroidered "2003"[2]
Insignia
[edit | edit source]Shoulder sleeve insignia
[edit | edit source]Description
[edit | edit source]On a shield, oblong in shape and arched at both sides, 3 inches (7.62cm) in height and 2 inches (5.08cm) in width, within a 1/8 inch (.32cm) white border a field of blue having a white-edged maroon sword throughout the center with point down and entwined about the blade two white zig-zag bands in the form of a figure eight.[3]
Symbolism
[edit | edit source]The sword is in the color maroon, suggestive of human blood, and symbolic of the medical needs of an army. The zig-zag bands are in pure white to suggest bandaging and the antiseptic requirements of medical practice; by entwining the sword, they signify the support provided by the organization.[3]
Background
[edit | edit source]The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 18th Medical Brigade on 25 October 1967. It was redesignated for the 18th Medical Command on 16 February 1984. (TIOH Drawing Number A-1-469)[3]
Distinctive unit insignia
[edit | edit source]Description
[edit | edit source]A device of gold color metal and enamel 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height consisting of a gold sun of eighteen rays bearing in center a maroon Maltese Cross all centered on a gold disc scored with concentric rays and enclosed by a maroon motto scroll bearing the words "Trust, Labor, Courage" in gold letters; over the lower half of the scroll a wreath of gold oak leaves entwined by two white serpents their tails crossed in center, their heads raised at either side and facing outward.[3]
Symbolism
[edit | edit source]The gold sun and maroon cross are symbolic of the support provided by the organization. The Maltese Cross is the symbol of the Knights of Malta, also called Knights Hospitaler, Knights of St. John, and Order of the Hospital of St. John, which grew out of a hospital established in the 11th Century to care for pilgrims in the Holy Land. The eighteen rays of the sun allude to the unit's numerical designation. The serpents reference the Staff of Aesculapius of the Medical Corps insignia, and the oak symbolizes strength.[3]
Background
[edit | edit source]The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 18th Medical Brigade on 29 February 1968. It was redesignated on 16 February 1984 for the 18th Medical Command.[3]
History
[edit | edit source]Commanders
[edit | edit source]| Image | Rank | Name | Branch | Begin date | End date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel | Charles R. Kinney | MS | 18 August 1967 | 14 March 1968 | First Medical Service Corps officer to command a medical brigade | |
| Colonel | Jack W. Gwin | MS | 15 March 1968 | 19 June 1969[4] | Assumed command when brigade was transferred to Fort Meade, less personnel | |
| Colonel | William R. Knowles[4] | MS | 19 June 1969[4] | 2 July 1970[4] | ||
| File:US Army Colonel Leigh F Wheeler.jpeg | Colonel | Leigh F. Wheeler, Sr.[4] | MS | 3 July 1970[4] | 16 December 1970[4] | Colonel Wheeler assumed command of the 44th Medical Brigade when the 18th Medical Brigade was reflagged as the 44th.[4] |
| Inactive | 17 December 1970 | 15 August 1984 | ||||
| Richard T. Travis | Colonel | Richard T. Travis[5] | MC | 16 August 1984[5] | June 1985[5] | Commanded 8th Medical Command (Provisional) from June 1983 to 15 August 1984. Also commanded 7th Medical Command in Germany. Retired as a Major General.[5] |
| File:US Army Colonel D. G. Tsoulos.jpeg | Colonel | D. G. Tsoulos | MC | June 1985[5] | June 1987 | Later commanded 3rd Medical Command during Operation Desert Storm |
| File:Portrait of Thomas Edwin Bowen, Brigadier General, United States Army.jpg | Colonel | Thomas E. Bowen[6] | MC | June 1987[6] | June 1988[6] | Retired as a Brigadier General[6] |
| File:Portrait of U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James B. Peake The Surgeon General-Commander, U.S. Army Medical Command.jpg | Colonel | James B. Peake[7] | MC | June 1988[7] | July 1990[7] | Later served as 43rd Surgeon General of the United States Army and Secretary of Veterans Affairs[7] |
| File:Portrait of James Janorious James, Brigadier General, United States Army.jpg | Colonel | James J. James[8] | MC | July 1990[8] | December 1991[8] | Retired as a Brigadier General[8] |
| Harold L. Timboe | Colonel | Harold L. Timboe[9] | MC | December 1991[9] | August 1993[9] | Later commander 44th Medical Brigade, Brooke Army Medical Center, and Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Retired as a Major General.[9] |
| File:US Army Colonel Elmer Michael Casey Jr.jpeg | Colonel | Elmer Michael Casey, Jr. | MC | August 1993[9] | July 1996[10] | |
| File:US Army Brigadier General Daniel F Perugini.jpeg | Colonel | Daniel F. Perugini[10] | MC | July 1996[10] | July 1998[10] | Retired as a Brigadier General[10] |
| Colonel | James Kirkpatrick | MC | July 1998[10] | |||
| Colonel | Edward C. Huycke | MC | July 2002[11] | |||
| File:US Army Brig. Gen. Phillip Volpe.jpg | Colonel | Phillip Volpe[11] | MC | July 2002[11] | July 2004 [11] | Retired as a Major General[11] |
| File:US Army Colonel Brian D. Allgood.jpeg | Colonel | Brian D. Allgood[12] | MC | June 2004[12] | 23 June 2006[13] | Killed in action in Iraq, 20 January 2007. Namesake of the Brian D. Allgood Community Hospital, Yongsan Garrison[12] |
| Colonel | James Gregory Jolissaint[13] | MC | 23 June 2006[13] | June 2008 | ||
| File:US Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey B. Clark.jpg | Colonel | Jeffrey B. Clark[14] | MC | June 2008[14] | 15 October 2008[1] | Assumed command of the 65th Medical Brigade when the 18th MEDCOM moved to Hawaii. Retired as a Major General.[14] |
| Relocated to Hawaii[1] | 15 October 2008[1] | 16 October 2008[1] | Transferred less personnel and equipment[1] | |||
| Lieutenant Colonel | Chad Bowers | MS | 16 October 2008[1] | July 2009 | ||
| File:US Army Colonel Erin Edgar.jpeg | Colonel | Erin Edgar | MC | July 2009 | June 2011 | |
| Colonel | Judith Bock | AN | June 2011 | 3 July 2013 | ||
| Colonel | Brett Ackerman | 3 July 2013 | 10 July 2014 | |||
| Colonel | Ann Sammartino | AN | 10 July 2014 | 3 March 2018[15] | ||
| File:US Army Colonel Edward H. Bailey.jpeg | Colonel | Edward H. Bailey[15] | MC | 3 March 2018[15] | 20 October 2018[16] | Retired as a Brigadier General[15] |
| File:MG Tracy L. Smith.jpg | Brigadier General | Tracy L. Smith[16] | MS | 20 October 2018[16] | July 2020[16] | USAR Officer on extended active duty[16] |
| File:Michael L. Place (5).jpg | Major General | Michael L. Place | MC | July 2020 | June 2022 | |
| File:US Army Maj. Gen. Paula C. Lodi.jpg | Major General | Paula C. Lodi[17] | MS | June 2022 | July 2024[17] |
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Organization
[edit | edit source]Fort Meade, Maryland, 1 January 1970
[edit | edit source]- HHD, 18th Medical Brigade[4]
- 10th Evacuation Hospital[4]
- 28th General Hospital (inactivated 28 December 1970)[4]
- 29th Surgical Hospital (Mobile) (Army) (Inactivated 15 May 1970)[4]
- 157th Medical Laboratory (Inactivated 28 December 1970)[4]
- 591st Medical Company (Ambulance)[4]
- 702d Medical Company (Clearing)[4]
- 888th Medical Company (Ambulance) (Inactivated 1 February 1970)[4]
- 177th Medical Detachment (Orthopedic) (Inactivated 30 April 1970)[4]
- 212th Medical Detachment (RA) (Helicopter Ambulance)[4]
- 232d Medical Detachment (Surgical) (Inactivated 30 April 1970)[4]
- 249th Medical Detachment (Supply)[4]
- 630th Medical Detachment (Medical Maintenance)[4]
Korea, 23 June 2006
[edit | edit source]- HHC, 18th Medical Command[13]
- 618th Theater Dental Command[13]
- 121st General Hospital[13]
- 106th Theater Veterinary Command[13]
- 168th Medical Battalion (Area Support)[13]
- 52nd Medical Battalion (Evacuation)[13]
- 16th Medical Logistics Battalion[13]
References
[edit | edit source]Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army.
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- ^ a b c d e Official General Officer Biography of Major General Richard Thomas Travis, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 31 March 1994
- ^ a b c d Official General Officer Biography of Brigadier General Thomas Edwin Bowen, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 31 May 1993
- ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c d Official General Officer Biography of Brigadier General James Janorious James, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 31 January 1995
- ^ a b c d e Official General Officer Biography of Major General Harold L. Timboe, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 August 2002
- ^ a b c d e f Official General Officer Biography of Brigadier General Daniel F. Perugini, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 December 2004
- ^ a b c d e Official General Officer Biography of Major General Phillip Volpe, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 June 2013
- ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 18th Medical Command & 121st General Hospital Change of Command Program, Outgoing Commander COL Brian D. Allgood / Incoming Commander James G. Jolissaint. Location: Knight Field, Yongsan Garrison, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Date: 23 June 2006
- ^ a b c Official General Officer Biography of Major General Jeffrey B. Clark, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 July 2019
- ^ a b c d Official General Officer Biography of Brigadier General Edward H. Bailey, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 October 2024
- ^ a b c d e Official General Officer Biography of Major General Tracy L. Smith, United States Army General Officer Management Office, July 2023
- ^ a b Official General Officer Biography of Major General Paula C. Lodi, United States Army General Officer Management Office, July 2024
