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2nd Medical Brigade
Shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1976-Present
Country United States
Allegiance United States Army
TypeMedical brigade
SizeBrigade
Part of807th Medical Command (Deployment Support)
Garrison/HQDublin, California
ColorsMaroon 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

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Lineage

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  • 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

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Campaign Participation Credit

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  • Iraq
    • Transition of Iraq
    • Iraqi Governance

Decorations

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Insignia

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Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

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Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, 2nd Medical Brigade
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, 2nd Medical Brigade

Description

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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

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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

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The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 20 October 1992. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-801)[3]

Distinctive Unit Insignia

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Distinctive Unit Insignia, 2nd Medical Brigade
Distinctive Unit Insignia, 2nd Medical Brigade

Description

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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

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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

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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

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Description/Blazon

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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

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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]

Organization

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July 1976

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  • 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

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  • HHC, 2nd Medical Brigade[2]
  • 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

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  • HHC, 2dc Medical Brigade, Dublin, California[7]
  • 820th Hospital Center, Dublin, California[7]
    • 352nd Field Hospital, Dublin, California[7]
    • 328th Field Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah[7]
  • 313th Hospital Center, Vancouver, Washington[7]
    • 396th Field Hospital, Vancouver, Washington[7]
    • 385th Field Hospital, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington[7]
  • 145th Medical Battalion (Multifunctional), Garden Grove, California[7]

Commanders

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Image Rank Name Branch Begin Date End Date Notes
Brigadier General Jack Jew MC 1 March 1976
Brigadier General Theodore R. Sadler, Jr. MC
Brigadier General
Brigadier General James R. Sims, Jr. MC
Brigadier General Roger H. Butz MC 1988
Brigadier General
Brigadier General Richard D. Lynch MC May 1995
Brigadier General
Brigadier General James F. Reynolds
Brigadier General MC June 2003 June 2006 Deployed the brigade to Iraq
Brigadier General James J. Donnelly, III MS 2011

References

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army.

  1. ^ a b c d "2nd Medical Brigade SSI, Lineage, and Honors". Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage. Retrieved 11 February 2025.Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c "2d Medical Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia". The Institute of Heraldry, United States Army. Retrieved 11 February 2025.Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army.
  4. ^ a b c "2d Medical Brigade Distinctive Unit Insignia". The Institute of Heraldry, United States Army. Retrieved 11 February 2025.Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army.
  5. ^ "2d Medical Brigade Combat Service Identification Badge". The Institute of Heraldry, United States Army. Retrieved 11 February 2025.Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "807th Medical Command Units". Retrieved 14 February 2025.
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