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807th Theater Medical Command
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active27 October 1944 – 27 October 1945
22 February 1948 – 1 December 1950
10 May 1956 – present
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUS 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 ofUnited States Army Reserve Command
HeadquartersFort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah
Motto(s)“Soldiers First”
ColorsMaroon and White
Commanders
Current
commander		MG Beth A. Salisbury[1]
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Tully J. Culp[2]
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia

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.”

Subordinate units

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

 2nd Medical Brigade (Support) – Dublin, California
  1. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Medical Brigade
  2. 820th Hospital Center
    1. 352nd Field Hospital
    2. 328th Field Hospital
  3. 313th Hospital Center
    1. 396th Field Hospital
    2. 385th Field Hospital
  4. 145th Medical Battalion (Multifunctional)
 139th Medical Brigade (Support) – Independence, Missouri
  1. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 139th Medical Brigade
  2. 811th Hospital Center
    1. 303rd Field Hospital
    2. 325th Field Hospital
  3. 388th Medical Battalion (Multifunctional)
  4. 143rd Medical Company (Dental/Area Support)
 176th Medical Brigade (Support) – Seagoville, Texas
  1. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 176th Medical Brigade
  2. 805th Hospital Center
    1. 394th Field Hospital
    2. 228th Field Hospital
  3. 380th Hospital Center
    1. 921st Field Hospital
    2. 349th Field Hospital
  4. 341st Medical Battalion (Multifunctional)
 307th Medical Brigade (Support) – Blacklick, Ohio
  1. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 307th Medical Brigade
  2. 806th Hospital Center
    1. 256th Field Hospital
    2. 311th Field Hospital
  3. 401st Medical Company (Logistics)
  4. 912th Medical Company (Dental/Area Support)
 330th Medical Brigade (Support) – Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  1. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 330th Medical Brigade
  2. 374th Hospital Center
    1. 801st Field Hospital
    2. 452nd Field Hospital
  3. 172nd Medical Battalion (Multifunctional)

Lineage

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Major General Lie-Ping Chang, first commander after 2008 reactivation
  • Constituted 27 October 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 807th Medical Service Detachment
  • Activated 22 November 1944 in England
  • Reorganized and redesignated 10 April 1945 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 807th Hospital Center
  • Inactivated 27 October 1945 at Camp Sibert, Alabama
  • Allotted 29 January 1948 to the Organized Reserves (redesignated Army Reserve 9 July 1952) and assigned to Fourth Army
  • Activated 16 February 1948 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Reorganized and redesignated 29 August 1949 as Headquarters, 807th Hospital Center
  • Inactivated 1 December 1950 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Activated 10 May 1956 at Galveston, Texas
  • Relocated 1 January 1966 to Mesquite, Texas
  • Relieved 30 June 1971 from Fourth Army and assigned to Fifth Army
  • Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1975 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 807th Hospital Center
  • Reorganized and redesignated 30 June 1976 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 807th Medical Brigade
  • Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1976 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 807th Medical Brigade
  • Relocated 13 April 1979 to Seagoville, Texas
  • Reorganized and redesignated 16 September 2002 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 807th Medical Command
  • Relocated 16 October 2008 to Fort Douglas, Utah
  • Reorganized mid-2020s as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 807th Theater Medical Command[4]

Unit insignia

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Shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI)

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SSI
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.[5]
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)

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DUI
Distinctive unit insignia of the 807th Theater Medical Command
Description
Silver metal and enamel device 1⅛ in (2.86 cm) 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.”[6]
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.
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  • PFC Muenzer checks on a Haitian girl following surgery, Haiti (2010)
    PFC Muenzer checks on a Haitian girl following surgery, Haiti (2010)
  • Brig Gen Todd Traver goes hands-on as notional casualty during medical unit visits, Fort Hunter Liggett, California (5 June 2025)
    Brig Gen Todd Traver goes hands-on as notional casualty during medical unit visits, Fort Hunter Liggett, California (5 June 2025)

Unit honors

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Unit awards
Ribbon Award Period Recipient Notes
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) 2010 – 2011 Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) For service in Iraq[7]

Commanding Generals

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Commanders of the 807th Theater Medical Command
# Commander From To Notable service
1 Major General Lie-Ping Chang
(張立平) 		16 October 2008 March 2012 Oversaw stand-up as MC(DS)[8]
2 Major General Craig A. Bugno April 2012 June 2015 [8]
3 Major General Daniel J. Dire June 2015 July 2018 [8]
4 Major General Michael C. O’Guinn July 2018 May 2019 Selected as Deputy Chief of Army Reserve[8]
5 Major General Joseph J. Heck May 2019 October 2021 Oversaw COVID-19 UAMTF mobilizations; later Deputy Surgeon General for Mobilization and Readiness[8]
6 Major General Tracy L. Smith October 2021 July 2023 First woman to command the 807th[8]
7 Major General Beth A. Salisbury July 2023 Incumbent First MG from the Army Medical Specialist Corps

References

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  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. ^ a b "807th TMC Units and Personnel". U.S. Army Reserve. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Theater Medical Command experiment focuses on large-scale combat operations". U.S. Army. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  5. ^ "807th Theater Medical Command SSI". The Institute of Heraldry. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  6. ^ "807th Theater Medical Command DUI". The Institute of Heraldry. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "807th Medical Command welcomes new commander". U.S. Army Reserve. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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