Military Brigade for Medical Support.
In theUnited States Army, amedical brigade (MED BDE) is a unit providingcommand and control for assigned or attached medical units atCorps level. One MED BDE is typically assigned to one Army Corps and a typicalHeadquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD) for a MED BDE consists of about 65 personnel.[1]
A MED BDE tasks and organizes its medical assets on the battlefield. It plansHealth 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.
- HHD(Internal Admin/Supply/Maintenance Support)
- S-1(Group Personnel Actions)
- S-2/3 (Operations, Planning,NBC,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)
- Chaplain Unit (Ministry Team Operations)
- Combat Support Hospital (CSH)
- Multifunctional Medical Battalions (MMB) (Replaced Evacuation, Medical Logistics, and Area Medical Support Battalions)
- Medical Company Area Support (MCAS)
- Medical Logistics Company (MEDLOG CO)
- Forward Surgical Teams (FSTs)
- Combat Stress Control (COSC) Detachment
- Medical Company (Dental Services)
- Medical Company (Veterinary Support Services)
- Preventive Medicine Detachments
- Medical Specialty Teams (orthopedic, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, etc.)
Active Medical Brigades of the U.S. Army
[edit]Former Medical Brigades of the U.S. Army
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