65th Medical Brigade (United States)
65th Medical Brigade (United States)
The 65th Medical Brigade (United States) is a medical brigade of the United States Army. It is a part of the United States Army Medical Department, which is responsible for providing medical services to the U.S. Army. The brigade is headquartered at Camp Humphreys in South Korea.
History[edit | edit source]
The 65th Medical Brigade was originally constituted on 28 December 1944 during World War II as the 65th Medical Group. It was activated on 7 January 1945 in France. The unit was inactivated on 15 November 1945 in Germany.
The brigade was reactivated on 25 August 1950 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and was redesignated on 23 March 1966 as the 65th Medical Group. It was inactivated on 21 December 1970 in Vietnam.
The unit was redesignated on 16 March 1981 as the 65th Medical Brigade and activated on 21 March 1981 in South Korea. It was inactivated on 15 October 1994 in South Korea.
The brigade was reactivated on 16 October 2008 in South Korea.
Mission[edit | edit source]
The mission of the 65th Medical Brigade is to provide command and control of assigned and attached medical units, to provide health service support to United States Forces Korea and to plan and prepare for the medical support of non-combatant evacuation operations.
Units[edit | edit source]
The 65th Medical Brigade is composed of several units, including:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- 168th Multifunctional Medical Battalion
- 549th Hospital Center
- 65th Medical Operations Battalion
- 618th Dental Company (Area Support)
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