The 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) (MC(DS)) is headquartered at Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City, Utah and manages all the Army Reserve deployable field medical units west of Ohio. There are over 11,000 Soldiers that comprise 116 subordinate units in the command. The command is separated into five brigades. While the 3rd MCDS covers the MTOE Reserve medical units to the east and ARMEDCOM provides command and control for all the Table of Distribution and Allowance (TDA) medical units within CONUS.
807th Medical Command | |
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Active | October 1944 – October 1945 February 1948 – December 1950 May 1956 – present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | US Army Reserve |
Branch | U.S. Army |
Reserve Center | Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah |
Motto(s) | ”Soldiers First" |
Medical Corps Colors | Maroon and White |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Major Genral Beth Salisbury[1] |
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Units of the 807th MC(DS) provide general, surgical, dental, ambulance, behavioral health, preventive medicine, and veterinary support to Army units and to civilian populations.[2]
807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) is responsible for all operational reserve medical units west of the Mississippi river, excluding Louisiana.[3]
Ribbon | Award | Year | Notes |
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Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) | 2010–2011 | Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 807th Medical Command for service in Iraq[5] |
Order | Position | Incumbent | Start of Service | End of Service | Notable Service | |
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1st | Commander | Major General Lie-Ping Chang | Oct 2008 | Mar 2012 | Oversaw the "stand-up" of the 807th as MC(DS)[6] | |
2nd | Commander | Major General Craig A. Bugno | Mar 2012 | Jun 2015 | [6] | |
3rd | Commander | Major General Daniel J. Dire | Jun 2015 | Jul 2018 | [6] | |
4th | Commander | Major General Michael C. O'Guinn | Jul 2018 | May 2019 | Selected to serve as Deputy Chief of Army Reserve[6] | |
5th | Commander | Major General Joseph J. Heck | May 2019 | Oct 2021 | Oversaw the mobilization of ten Urban Augmentation Medical Task Forces as part of the Army Reserve medical response in the fight against COVID-19. Assigned as Deputy Surgeon General for Mobilization and Readiness, Office of The Surgeon General, Falls Church, Virginia.[6] | |
6th | Commander | Major General Tracy L. Smith | Oct 2021 | Jul 2023 | First woman to lead 807th Medical Command[6] | |
7th | Commander | Major General Beth Salisbury | Jul 2023 | Present | First MG from the US Army Medical Specialist Corps |