807th Theater Medical Command
Theater-level medical command of the United States Army Reserve

807th Theater Medical Command
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active27 October 1944 – 27 October 1945
22 February 1948 – 1 December 1950
10 May 1956 – present
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUS Army Reserve
BranchU.S. Army Reserve
TypeTheater Medical Command
RoleHealth service support
SizeApprox. 8,300 personnel; Five Medical Brigades, 142 deployable field medical units
Part ofUnited States Army Reserve Command
HeadquartersFort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah
Motto"Soldiers First"
ColorsMaroon and White
Commanders
Current
commander		MG Beth A. Salisbury[1]
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Tully J. Culp[2]
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
Military unit

The 807th Theater Medical Command (TMC), formerly the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) (MC(DS)), is headquartered at Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City, Utah. It manages all U.S. Army Reserve deployable field medical units west of the Mississippi River, comprising approximately 8,300 servicemembers across five Medical Brigades and 142 deployable field medical units from Ohio to California.[3] The 807th TMC provides general, surgical, dental, ambulance, behavioral health, preventive medicine, and veterinary support to Army forces and civilian populations, delivering theater-level health service support under U.S. Southern Command. It also augments all other geographic combatant commands and routinely has elements of up to ten units and some 300 Soldiers deployed worldwide. Its mission is to remain "operationally ready and responsive, capable of providing superior health service support and force health protection to the Joint Force in large-scale combat operations."

Organization

The 807th Theater Medical Command is a subordinate functional command of the United States Army Reserve Command. The command oversees all operational reserve medical units west of the Mississippi River (except Louisiana). As of January 2026, the command consists of the following units:[4]

Lineage

Major General Lie-Ping Chang, first commander after 2008 reactivation
  • Constituted 27 October 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 807th Medical Service Detachment
  • Activated 22 November 1944 in England
  • Reorganized and redesignated 10 April 1945 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 807th Hospital Center
  • Inactivated 27 October 1945 at Camp Sibert, Alabama
  • Allotted 29 January 1948 to the Organized Reserves (redesignated Army Reserve 9 July 1952) and assigned to Fourth Army
  • Activated 16 February 1948 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Reorganized and redesignated 29 August 1949 as Headquarters, 807th Hospital Center
  • Inactivated 1 December 1950 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Activated 10 May 1956 at Galveston, Texas
  • Relocated 1 January 1966 to Mesquite, Texas
  • Relieved 30 June 1971 from Fourth Army and assigned to Fifth Army
  • Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1975 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 807th Hospital Center
  • Reorganized and redesignated 30 June 1976 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 807th Medical Brigade
  • Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1976 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 807th Medical Brigade
  • Relocated 13 April 1979 to Seagoville, Texas
  • Reorganized and redesignated 16 September 2002 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 807th Medical Command
  • Relocated 16 October 2008 to Fort Douglas, Utah
  • Reorganized mid-2020s as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 807th Theater Medical Command[13]

Unit insignia

Shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI)

SSI
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 807th Theater Medical Command
Description
Shield 2 in (5.1 cm) wide and 3 in (7.6 cm) high overall, white field bearing a maroon cross extending to the edges; centered a white sword charged at the hilt with a maroon-edged white star; all within a 1⁄8 in (0.32 cm) maroon border.[14]
Symbolism
Maroon and white are AMEDD colors; the cross and sword denote medical support in combat; the star alludes to the unit's Utah heritage.
Background
Approved 21 December 1976 for the 807th Medical Brigade; redesignated 17 September 2002 for the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support). Remains unchanged under TMC.

Distinctive unit insignia (DUI)

DUI
Distinctive unit insignia of the 807th Theater Medical Command
Description
Silver metal and enamel device 1+1⁄8 in (29 mm) high, maroon Greek cross bearing a silver lion's face and red fleur-de-lis on a red-white-blue disc, surmounted by a maroon scroll inscribed "DEDICATED TO HEALTH."[15]
Symbolism
Maroon and white = AMEDD; cross = aid; lion's face = England; fleur-de-lis = France; tricolor disc = national colors and geographic alignment.
Background
Approved 25 March 1977 for the 807th Medical Brigade; redesignated 17 September 2002 for MC(DS). Remains in use for TMC.
  • PFC Muenzer checks on a Haitian girl following surgery, Haiti (2010)
    PFC Muenzer checks on a Haitian girl following surgery, Haiti (2010)
  • Brig Gen Todd Traver goes hands-on as notional casualty during medical unit visits, Fort Hunter Liggett, California (5 June 2025)
    Brig Gen Todd Traver goes hands-on as notional casualty during medical unit visits, Fort Hunter Liggett, California (5 June 2025)

Unit honors

Unit awards
Ribbon Award Period Recipient Notes
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) 2010 – 2011 Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) For service in Iraq[16]

Commanding Generals

Commanders of the 807th Theater Medical Command
# Commander From To Notable service
1 Major General Lie-Ping Chang
(張立平) 		16 October 2008 March 2012 Oversaw stand-up as MC(DS)[17]
2 Major General Craig A. Bugno April 2012 June 2015 [17]
3 Major General Daniel J. Dire June 2015 July 2018 [17]
4 Major General Michael C. O'Guinn July 2018 May 2019 Selected as Deputy Chief of Army Reserve[17]
5 Major General Joseph J. Heck May 2019 October 2021 Oversaw COVID-19 UAMTF mobilizations; later Deputy Surgeon General for Mobilization and Readiness[17]
6 Major General Tracy L. Smith October 2021 July 2023 First woman to command the 807th[17]
7 Major General Beth A. Salisbury July 2023 Incumbent First MG from the Army Medical Specialist Corps

References

  1. ^ "807th Medical Command Change of Command Ceremony". DVIDS. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Command Sergeant Major Tully Culp". U.S. Army Reserve. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Our units". 807th Theater Medical Command. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Our units". 807th Theater Medical Command. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  5. ^ a b c "Utah units". US Army Reserve. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  6. ^ a b c d e "California units". US Army Reserve. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  7. ^ a b c "Missouri units". US Army Reserve. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Washington units". US Army Reserve. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Kansas units". US Army Reserve. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  10. ^ a b c "Texas units". US Army Reserve. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  11. ^ a b "Ohio units". US Army Reserve. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  12. ^ a b "Illinois units". US Army Reserve. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Theater Medical Command experiment focuses on large-scale combat operations". U.S. Army. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  14. ^ "807th Theater Medical Command SSI". The Institute of Heraldry. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  15. ^ "807th Theater Medical Command DUI". The Institute of Heraldry. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Permanent Orders 080-06" (PDF). history.army.mil. U.S. Army Human Resources Command. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  17. ^ a b c d e f "807th Medical Command welcomes new commander". U.S. Army Reserve. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support).
  • 807th Medical Command Home Page
  • GlobalSecurity.org – 807th Medical Brigade
  • Military.com – 807th Medical Brigade
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=807th_Theater_Medical_Command&oldid=1333109270"