In the
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...
, a medical brigade (MED BDE) is a unit providing
command and control
Command and control (abbr. C2) is a "set of organizational and technical attributes and processes ... hatemploys human, physical, and information resources to solve problems and accomplish missions" to achieve the goals of an organization or en ...
for assigned or attached medical units at
Corps
Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies great ...
level. One MED BDE is typically assigned to one Army Corps and a typical
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
In United States Army units, a Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) is a company-sized military unit, found at the battalion level and higher. Considered one unit, a Headquarters and Headquarters Company is essentially two elements within ...
(HHD) for a MED BDE consists of about 65 personnel.
Operations
A MED BDE tasks and organizes its medical assets on the battlefield. It plans
Health Service Support (HSS) operations and oversees logistical operations for the group's units. It serves as a radio control net for group units and performs medical regulation between group units. It also coordinates external support for group units.
Components
* HHD (Internal Admin/Supply/Maintenance Support)
** S-1 (Group Personnel Actions)
** S-2/3 (Operations, Planning,
NBC
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,
MRO, Security, Intell, Training,
TOC Operations)
** S-4 (Property Accountability, Group Supply Operations, Medical Resupply, Transportation Support, Maintenance Tracking,
ALOC Operations)
** S-6 (Group Communications)
** CN (Nursing Education, Professional Services)
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Chaplain
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Unit (Ministry Team Operations)
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Combat Support Hospital (CSH)
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Multifunctional Medical Battalions (MMB) (Replaced Evacuation, Medical Logistics, and Area Medical Support Battalions)
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Medical Company Area Support (MCAS)
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Medical Logistics Company (MEDLOG CO)
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Forward Surgical Teams (FSTs)
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Combat Stress Control (COSC) Detachment
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Medical Company (Dental Services)
* Medical Company (Veterinary Support Services)
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Preventive Medicine
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Detachments
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Medical Specialty Teams (orthopedic, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, etc.)
Active Medical Brigades of the U.S. Army
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1st Medical Brigade (
III Corps 3rd Corps, Third Corps, III Corps, or 3rd Army Corps may refer to:
France
* 3rd Army Corps (France)
* III Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
* III Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of th ...
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2nd Medical Brigade (Reserve;
807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) (807th MCDS))
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5th Medical Brigade (Reserve;
3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support)
The 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) (MCDS) or "Desert Medics" is headquartered in Atlanta, GA and manages all the Army Reserve deployable field medical units east of Ohio. While the 807th MCDS covers the MTOE medical units to the west ...
(3rd MCDS), inc
75th Combat Support Hospital,
Tuscaloosa
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, AL.)
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8th Medical Brigade (Reserve; 3rd MCDS)
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30th Medical Brigade
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United States Army Europe
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32nd Medical Brigade
The 32d Medical Brigade is a medical brigade in the United States Army formed in 1940. The unit is a part of the United States Army Medical Department Center and School
The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) is located at Fort ...
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United States Army Medical Department Center and School
The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) is located at Fort Sam Houston, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. MEDCoE comprises the 32d Medical Brigade, the U.S. Army Medical Professional Training Brigade (MPTB), and the AMEDD Noncommissi ...
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44th Medical Brigade
The 44th Medical Brigade is a US Army unit located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, providing health care and medical services to the Fort Bragg community, and continuing training in its combat support mission. It was the U.S. Army's second ope ...
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XVIII Airborne Corps
The XVIII Airborne Corps is a corps of the United States Army that has been in existence since 1942 and saw extensive service during World War II. The corps is designed for rapid deployment anywhere in the world and is referred to as "America ...
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62nd Medical Brigade
The 62nd Medical Brigade, formerly the ''62nd Medical Group'' of the United States Army is a unit of the Army Medical Department and I Corps and Fort Lewis. It is based entirely at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Currently, the brigade ...
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I Corps I Corps, 1st Corps, or First Corps may refer to:
France
* 1st Army Corps (France)
* I Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
* I Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French A ...
)
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65th Medical Brigade (
Eighth Army)
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139th Medical Brigade (Reserve; 807th MCDS)
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176th Medical Brigade (Reserve; 807th MCDS)
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307th Medical Brigade (Reserve; 807th MCDS)
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330th Medical Brigade (Reserve; 807th MCDS)
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332nd Medical Brigade (Reserve; 3rd MCDS)
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338th Medical Brigade (Reserve; 3rd MCDS)
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804th Medical Brigade (Reserve; 3rd MCDS, including the 399th and 405th Combat Support Hospitals
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See also
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Military medicine
The term military medicine has a number of potential connotations. It may mean:
*A medical specialty, specifically a branch of occupational medicine attending to the medical risks and needs (both preventive and interventional) of sold ...
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:Medical battalions of the United States Marine Corps
References
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