Surgeon general us army medical command patch

Army surgeon general and commanding general of the u. Javante bell senior healthcare operations specialist. Reading army medical department united states worddisk. Scott dingle is currently the surgeon general of the united states army. Army medicine provides sustained health services and research in support of the total force to enable readiness and conserve the fighting strength while caring for our soldiers for life and families. Army medical departments headquarters organizations, which are the office of the army surgeon general and u. Medcom is commanded by the army surgeon general, currently lt. It is intended for interested members of the public, news media and army medical department beneficiaries. Surgeon general of the united states army wikipedia. Under tradoc, the amedd center and school has been renamed the army medical center of excellence medcoe. The surgeon generals office and staff are known as the office of the surgeon general otsg and are located in falls church, virginia. Army medical command, or medcom, and further solidifies the centers alignment to. The surgeon general of the united states army is the seniormost officer of the u.

United states army cyber command is an operational level army force, with arcyber designated by the secretary of the army as an army service component command to u. Public health service commissioned corps phscc and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government of the united states. The army medicine website is provided as a public service by the office of the army surgeon general, public affairs, and the network enterprise. Prior to assuming the position, he served as the deputy surgeon general and deputy commanding general support, u. Maroon and white are the colors used for the army medical department.

Army medical department, office of medical history. Army medical command, from april 2018 to august 2019. Assistant chief, later chief, urology service, later chief, department of surgery, walter reed. Chaplains virtually bolster resiliency in the midst of covid19 april 16, 2020.

In march 1971, usamedcomeur became subordinate to the theater army support command tascom, while the office of the chief surgeon remained an integral part of headquarters, usareur. The insignia was redesignated for us army medical command effective 2 october 1994, with the description. By policy, the surgeon general tsg serves as commanding general, u. Army medical department center and school, health readiness center of. The armys medical training and education institution widely known as amedd. Army medicine still starts here at jbsafort sam houston joint. Army medical command office of the surgeon general. In accordance with an agreement between tjag and the surgeon general, such. Army health services command 1973 1994 shoulder sleeve insignia ssi. Lundy, signifying the transition to cac, replaced the patch with the. The name may have changed, just as the patch did several months ago. March 20, 1961 was a united states army lieutenant general and the 44th u.