18th Medical Command

18MedicalCmdSSI.jpg 150 Shoulder sleeve insignia 1967 - present US United States United States Army 25px United States Army Pacific Fort Shafter, Hawaii Trust - Labor - Courage MG E. Darrin Cox LTG James B. Peake 125px Distinctive unit insignia 200px 18th Medical Command Flag The 18th Theater Medical Command (18 TMC) is a US Army medical theater enabling command, which provides operational medical support to United States Army, Pacific. The headquarters was located on the Korean peninsula from 1984 until 2008, when it was relocated to Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Originally activated at Fort Lee, Virginia in 1967 as the 18th Medical Brigade, it was the U.S. Army's third field army level medical headquarters activated, following the 7th Medical Brigade in 1965 and the 44th Medical Brigade in 1966. Lineage and Honors Lineage Constituted 10 May 1967 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 18th Medical Brigadehttps://achh.army.mil/history/unitpages-units-18th 18th Medical Command SSI, Lineage, and Honors Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage 28 January 2025 Activated 18 August 1967 at Fort Lee, Virginia Inactivated 16 December 1970 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland Redesignated 16 August 1984 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 18th Medical Command, and activated in Korea Reduced to Zero Strength 15 October 2008 in Korea Transferred, less Personnel and Equipment, 16 October 2008 to Fort Shafter, Hawaii and assigned to United States Army Pacific Redesignated 17 July 2025 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 18th Theater Medical Command. Honors Campaign Participation Credit None Decorations Army Superior Unit Award, streamer embroidered "2003"https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/pdf/web/go0908.pdf Department of the Army General Order 2009-08, Subject: Individual and Unit Awards, dated 29 December 2009 27 January 2025 Insignia Shoulder sleeve insignia 150px|center|Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, 18th Theater Medical Command Description On a shield, oblong in shape and arched at both sides, 3 inches (7.62cm) in height and 2 inches (5.08cm) in width, within a 1/8 inch (.32cm) white border a field of blue having a white-edged maroon sword throughout the center with point down and entwined about the blade two white zig-zag bands in the form of a figure eight.https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=3780&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services 18th Medical Command Shoulder Sleeve Insignia and Distinctive Unit Insignia The Institute of Heraldry, United States Army 28 January 2025 Symbolism The sword is in the color maroon, suggestive of human blood, and symbolic of the medical needs of an army. The zig-zag bands are in pure white to suggest bandaging and the antiseptic requirements of medical practice; by entwining the sword, they signify the support provided by the organization. Background The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 18th Medical Brigade on 25 October 1967. It was redesignated for the 18th Medical Command on 16 February 1984. (TIOH Drawing Number A-1-469) Distinctive unit insignia 150px|center|Distinctive Unit Insignia, 18th Medical Command Description A device of gold color metal and enamel 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height consisting of a gold sun of eighteen rays bearing in center a maroon Maltese Cross all centered on a gold disc scored with concentric rays and enclosed by a maroon motto scroll bearing the words "Trust, Labor, Courage" in gold letters; over the lower half of the scroll a wreath of gold oak leaves entwined by two white serpents their tails crossed in center, their heads raised at either side and facing outward. Symbolism The gold sun and maroon cross are symbolic of the support provided by the organization. The Maltese Cross is the symbol of the Knights of Malta, also called Knights Hospitaler, Knights of St. John, and Order of the Hospital of St. John, which grew out of a hospital established in the 11th Century to care for pilgrims in the Holy Land. The eighteen rays of the sun allude to the unit's numerical designation. The serpents reference the Staff of Aesculapius of the Medical Corps insignia, and the oak symbolizes strength. Background The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 18th Medical Brigade on 29 February 1968. It was redesignated on 16 February 1984 for the 18th Medical Command. History Commanders Image Rank Name BranchBegin date End date Notes Colonel Charles R. Kinney MS dmy 1967 08 18 dmy 1968 03 14 First Medical Service Corps officer to command a medical brigade Colonel Jack W. Gwin MS dmy 1968 03 15 dmy 1969 06 19 Assumed command when brigade was transferred to Fort Meade, less personnel Colonel William R. Knowles MS dmy 1969 06 19 dmy 1970 07 02 75px Colonel Leigh F. Wheeler, Sr. MS dmy 1970 07 03 dmy 1970 12 16 Colonel Wheeler assumed command of the 44th Medical Brigade when the 18th Medical Brigade was reflagged as the 44th.https://emu.usahec.org/alma/multimedia/1213022/20181457MNBT1036357489F108187I001.pdf Annual Historical Supplement, 44th Medical Brigade, 1970 Army Heritage and Education Center 1 April 1970 28 January 2025 Inactive dmy 1970 12 17 dmy 1984 08 15 75px|Richard T. Travis Colonel Richard T. Travis MC dmy 1984 08 16 dmy 1985 06 Commanded 8th Medical Command (Provisional) from June 1983 to 15 August 1984. Also commanded 7th Medical Command in Germany. Retired as a Major General.Official General Officer Biography of Major General Richard Thomas Travis, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 31 March 1994 75px Colonel D. G. Tsoulos MC dmy 1985 06 dmy 1987 06 Later commanded 3rd Medical Command during Operation Desert Storm 75px Colonel Thomas E. Bowen MC dmy 1987 06 dmy 1988 06 Retired as a Brigadier GeneralOfficial General Officer Biography of Brigadier General Thomas Edwin Bowen, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 31 May 1993 75px Colonel James B. Peake MC dmy 1988 06 dmy 1990 07 Later served as 43rd Surgeon General of the United States Army and Secretary of Veterans AffairsLieutenant General James B. Peake https://achh.army.mil/history/surgeongenerals-j-peake Office of Medical History U.S. Army January 3, 2008 February 1, 2025 75px Colonel James J. James MC dmy 1990 07 dmy 1991 12 Retired as a Brigadier GeneralOfficial General Officer Biography of Brigadier General James Janorious James, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 31 January 199575px|Harold L. Timboe Colonel Harold L. Timboe MC dmy 1991 12 dmy 1993 08 Official General Officer Biography of Major General Harold L. Timboe, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 August 2002 Later commander 44th Medical Brigade, Brooke Army Medical Center, and Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Retired as a Major General. 75px Colonel Elmer Michael Casey, Jr. MC dmy 1993 08 dmy 1996 07 75px Colonel Daniel F. Perugini MC dmy 1996 07 dmy 1998 07 Retired as a Brigadier GeneralOfficial General Officer Biography of Brigadier General Daniel F. Perugini, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 December 2004 Colonel James Kirkpatrick MC dmy 1998 07 dmy Colonel Edward C. Huycke MC dmy dmy 2002 07 75px Colonel Phillip Volpe MC dmy 2002 07 dmy 2004 07 Retired as a Major GeneralOfficial General Officer Biography of Major General Phillip Volpe, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 June 201375px Colonel Brian D. Allgood MC dmy 2004 06 dmy 2006 06 23 Killed in action in Iraq, 20 January 2007. Namesake of the Brian D. Allgood Community Hospital, Yongsan Garrisonhttps://www.fallenheroesproject.com/post/brian-duane-allgood Brian D. Allgood Fallen Heroes Prohect 28 January 2025 Colonel James Gregory Jolissaint18th Medical Command & 121st General Hospital Change of Command Program, Outgoing Commander COL Brian D. Allgood / Incoming Commander James G. Jolissaint. Location: Knight Field, Yongsan Garrison, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Date: 23 June 2006 MC dmy 2006 06 23 dmy 2008 06 75px Colonel Jeffrey B. Clark MC dmy 2008 06 dmy 2008 10 15 Assumed command of the 65th Medical Brigade when the 18th MEDCOM moved to Hawaii. Retired as a Major General.Official General Officer Biography of Major General Jeffrey B. Clark, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 July 2019 Relocated to Hawaii dmy 2008 10 15 dmy 2008 010 16 Transferred less personnel and equipment Lieutenant Colonel Chad Bowers MS dmy 2008 10 16 dmy 2009 07 75px Colonel Erin Edgar MC dmy 2009 07 dmy 2011 06 Colonel Judith Bock AN dmy 2011 06 dmy 2013 07 03 Colonel Brett Ackerman MC dmy 2013 07 03 dmy 2014 07 10 Colonel Ann Sammartino AN dmy 2014 07 10 dmy 2018 03 03 75px Colonel Edward H. Bailey MC dmy 2018 03 03 dmy 2018 10 20 Retired as a Brigadier GeneralOfficial General Officer Biography of Brigadier General Edward H. Bailey, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 October 2024 75px Brigadier General Tracy L. Smith MS dmy 2018 10 20 dmy 2020 07 Official General Officer Biography of Major General Tracy L. Smith, United States Army General Officer Management Office, July 2023 USAR Officer on extended active duty 75px Major General Michael L. Place MC dmy 2020 07 dmy 2022 06 75px Major General Paula C. Lodi MS dmy 2022 06 dmy 2024 07 Official General Officer Biography of Major General Paula C. Lodi, United States Army General Officer Management Office, July 2024 Organization Fort Meade, Maryland, 1 January 1970 HHD, 18th Medical Brigade 10th Evacuation Hospital 28th General Hospital (inactivated 28 December 1970) 29th Surgical Hospital (Mobile) (Army) (Inactivated 15 May 1970) 157th Medical Laboratory (Inactivated 28 December 1970) 591st Medical Company (Ambulance) 702d Medical Company (Clearing) 888th Medical Company (Ambulance) (Inactivated 1 February 1970) 177th Medical Detachment (Orthopedic) (Inactivated 30 April 1970) 212th Medical Detachment (RA) (Helicopter Ambulance) 232d Medical Detachment (Surgical) (Inactivated 30 April 1970) 249th Medical Detachment (Supply) 630th Medical Detachment (Medical Maintenance) Korea, 23 June 2006 HHC, 18th Medical Command 618th Theater Dental Command 121st General Hospital 127th Forward Surgical Team 135th Surgical Team 106th Theater Veterinary Command 168th Medical Battalion (Area Support) 52nd Medical Battalion (Evacuation) 16th Medical Logistics Battalion References 18