2nd Medical Brigade
| 2nd Medical Brigade | |
|---|---|
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 |
| Insignia | |
| 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.
Lineage and Honors
Lineage
- Constituted 1 March 1976 in the Army Reserve as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2d Hospital Center[1]
- Activated 15 April 1976 at Hamilton Air Force Base, California[1]
- Reorganized and redesignated 17 September 1992 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Medical Brigade[1]
- Location changed 1 December 1993 to San Pablo, California[1]
Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
- Iraq
- Transition of Iraq
- Iraqi Governance
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Citation (Army), streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004[2]
Insignia
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Description
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]
Symbolism
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]
Background
The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 20 October 1992. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-801)[3]
Distinctive Unit Insignia
Description
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]
Symbolism
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]
Background
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]
Combat Service Identification Badge
Description/Blazon
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]
History
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]
Commanders
| Image | Rank | Name | Branch | Begin date | End date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigadier General | Jack Jew | MC | 1 March 1976 | Previously commanded the 6253d US Army Hospital (1,000 Bed) | ||
| Brigadier General | Theodore R. Sadler, Jr. | |||||
| Brigadier General | James R. Sims, Jr. | MC | January 1982[7] | |||
| Brigadier General | MC | |||||
| Brigadier General | Roger H. Butz | MC | 1988 | |||
| Brigadier General | ||||||
| Brigadier General | Richard D. Lynch[8] | MC | May 1995[8] | May 1998[8] | Came from command of 176th Medical Group, departed to command 332nd Medical Brigade[8] | |
| Brigadier General | ||||||
| Brigadier General | ||||||
| Brigadier General | James F. Reynolds[9] | MC | June 2002[9] | June 2006[9] | Deployed the brigade to Iraq in 2004[9] | |
| Brigadier General | Craig A. Bugno[10] | MC | September 2006[10] | September 2009[10] | Retired as a Major General[10] | |
| Colonel | Otis Blueitt | MS | September 2009[10] | 2012 | ||
| Colonel | Robert F. Reeder | MS | 2012 | May 2015[11] | ||
| Colonel | Robert E. Suter[11] | MC | May 2015[11] | May 2016[11] | ||
| Colonel | ||||||
| Colonel | ||||||
| Colonel | Kathleen A. Clary[12] | AN | March 2020[12] | October 2021[12] | ||
| Colonel |
Organization
July 1976
- HHD, 2nd Hospital Center, Hamilton Field, Novato, California[6]
- 6253rd US Army Hospital (1,000 Bed), Hamilton Field, Novato, California[6]
- 347th General Hospital, Sunnyvale, California[6]
- 352nd Evacuation Hospital, Oakland, California[6]
- US Army Advisor Group, Hamilton Field, Novato, California[6]
Iraq, 2004
- HHC, 2nd Medical Brigade[2]
- 31st Combat Support Hospital
- 67th Combat Support Hospital[2]
- 118th Medical Battalion[2]
- 226th Medical Battalion[2]
- 429th Medical Battalion[2]
- Navy Forward Deployed Preventive Medicine Unit - East[2]
- Navy Forward Deployed Preventive Medicine Unit - West[2]
Current
- 2nd Medical Brigade, in Dublin (CA)[13]
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, in Dublin (CA)
- 185th Medical Company (Dental, Area Support), in Garden Grove (CA)
- Detachment 1, 185th Medical Company (Dental, Area Support), in Dublin (CA)
- 313th Hospital Center, in Vancouver (WA)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, in Vancouver (WA)
- 385th Field Hospital (32 Bed), at Fairchild Air Force Base (WA)
- 348th Medical Detachment (Hospital Augmentation, Intermediate Care Ward 60 Bed), at Fairchild Air Force Base (WA)
- 852nd Medical Detachment (Hospital Augmentation, Medical 32 Bed), at Fairchild Air Force Base (WA)
- 396th Field Hospital (32 Bed), in Vancouver (WA)
- 355th Medical Detachment (Hospital Augmentation, Medical 32 Bed), at Joint Base Lewis–McChord (WA)
- 367th Medical Detachment (Forward Resuscitative and Surgical), in Vancouver (WA)
- 492nd Medical Detachment (Hospital Augmentation, Surgical 24 Bed), in Vancouver (WA)
- 915th Medical Detachment (Forward Resuscitative and Surgical), in Vancouver (WA)
- 1888th Medical Detachment (Head & Neck), at Joint Base Lewis–McChord (WA)
- 820th Hospital Center, in Dublin (CA)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, in Dublin (CA)
- 328th Field Hospital (32 Bed), in Salt Lake City (UT)
- 934th Medical Detachment (Forward Resuscitative and Surgical), in Salt Lake City (UT)
- 352nd Field Hospital (32 Bed), in Dublin (CA)
- 107th Medical Detachment (Hospital Augmentation, Intermediate Care Ward 60 Bed), in Sacramento (CA)
- 114th Medical Detachment (Minimal Care), in Fresno (CA)
- 321st Medical Detachment (Hospital Augmentation, Intermediate Care Ward 60 Bed), in Sacramento (CA)
- 1488th Medical Detachment (Hospital Augmentation, Medical 32 Bed), in Dublin (CA)
- 1895th Medical Detachment (Head and Neck), in Fresno (CA)
- 1933rd Medical Detachment (Hospital Augmentation, Surgical 24 Bed), in Sacramento (CA)
- 1980th Medical Detachment (Forward Resuscitative and Surgical), in Fresno (CA)
- 145th Medical Battalion (Multifunctional), in Garden Grove (CA)
- 109th Medical Detachment (Veterinary Services), in Garden Grove (CA)
- 113th Medical Detachment (Combat Stress Control), in Garden Grove (CA)
- 149th Medical Detachment (Veterinary Services), at Joint Base Lewis–McChord (WA)
- 200th Medical Detachment (Preventive Medicine), in Salt Lake City (UT)
- 308th Medical Company (Logistics), in St. George (UT)
- 362nd Medical Company (Logistics), in Sacramento (CA)
- 437th Medical Company (Ground Ambulance), in Riverside (CA)
- 791st Medical Detachment (Preventive Medicine), in Garden Grove (CA)
- 872nd Medical Company (Ground Ambulance), in Sacramento (CA)
- 898th Medical Detachment (Preventive Medicine), at Joint Base Lewis–McChord (WA)
- 971st Medical Company (Logistics), in Ogden (UT)
- 981st Medical Detachment (Preventive Medicine), at Fairchild Air Force Base (WA)
- 987th Medical Detachment (Blood Support), in Ogden (UT)
- 1848th Medical Detachment (Preventive Medicine), at Joint Base Lewis–McChord (WA)
- 1972nd Medical Detachment (Combat Stress Control), at Joint Base Lewis–McChord (WA)
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army.
- ^ a b c d "2nd Medical Brigade SSI, Lineage, and Honors". Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage. Retrieved 11 February 2025. This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Department of the Army General Order 2009-08, Subject: Individual and Unit Awards, dated 29 December 2009" (PDF). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ a b c "2d Medical Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia". The Institute of Heraldry, United States Army. Retrieved 11 February 2025. This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army.
- ^ a b c "2d Medical Brigade Distinctive Unit Insignia". The Institute of Heraldry, United States Army. Retrieved 11 February 2025. This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army.
- ^ "2d Medical Brigade Combat Service Identification Badge". The Institute of Heraldry, United States Army. Retrieved 11 February 2025. This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Annual Historical Supplement, 2d Hospital Center, 1 April 1976-31 January 1977" (PDF). U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, Annual Historical Summaries Collection, Box 2C, Folder 128, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2d Hospital Center, Sixth United States Army, 15 July 1977. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "J. R. Sims wins Army promotion".|publisher=Petaluma Argus-Courier (Petaluma, California) · Sat, Mar 17, 1984, p. 12|access-date=14 February 2025
- ^ a b c d Official General Officer Biography of Brigadier General Richard Duncan Lynch (USAR), United States Army General Officer Management Office, 31 May 2001
- ^ a b c d Official General Officer Biography of Brigadier General James Francis Reynolds (USAR), United States Army General Officer Management Office, 30 October 2008
- ^ a b c d e Official General Officer Biography of Major General Craig A. Bugno, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 June 2015
- ^ a b c d Official General Officer Biography of Brigadier General Robert E. Suter, United States Army General Officer Management Office, October, 2018
- ^ a b c Official General Officer Biography of Brigadier General Kathleen A. Clary, United States Army General Officer Management Office, May 2024
- ^ "Our units". 807th Theater Medical Command. Retrieved 19 December 2025.