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The U.S. Army Medical Department Museum — or AMEDD Museum — at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, originated as part of the Army's Field Service School at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. It moved to Fort Sam Houston in 1946. It is currently a component of the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School.
The 232d Medical Battalion is a medical battalion in the United States Army [1] formed in 1944. [citation needed] The unit is a part of the 32d Medical Brigade. [1]The 232nd Medical Battalion, the largest of its kind within the 32nd Medical Brigade, operates under the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence.
After 25 1/2 years of operation, the school was deactivated on 15 February 1946 and its mission transferred to multiple schools located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The school underwent various name changes and restructuring over the years; incorporating the diverse medical functional areas of the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) along the way.
United States Army North is the senior command and responsible for all Army activities on Fort Sam Houston, but not for the post itself. Commanded by Maj. Gen. Scott M. Sherman, Army North's primary missions are land-based Homeland Defense, Defense Support of Civil Authorities and Theater Security Cooperation with the Bahamas, Canada and Mexico.
2nd Medical Regiment, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, reorganized and redesignated as the 2nd Medical Battalion 10 October 1939 [174] 3rd Medical Regiment [174] Camp Lewis, Washington, 31 October 1922; Letterman General Hospital, June 1930; Presidio of San Francisco, California, reorganized and redesignated as the 3rd Medical Battalion, 13 October 1939
Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) is the United States Army's premier medical institution.Located on Fort Sam Houston, BAMC is a 425-bed academic medical center, and is the Department of Defense's largest facility and only Level 1 trauma center.
586th Field Hospital (Fort Campbell, Kentucky) - ordered to prepare-to-deploy status by March 23, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. [10] converted from 86th CSH and part of 531st Hospital Center. * 586th Field Hospital (Fort Campbell, Kentucky) - traces history to 1928. [11]
Three are located at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center (WHASC); the 959th Medical Group is located at San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC), JBSA-Fort Sam Houston; the 59th Training Group - the wing's newest group, activated on 4 January 2016, is also located at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.