3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support)

3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support)
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Active	5 May 1942-6 October 1945 15 March 1991 – Present
Country	United States
Allegiance	US Army Reserve
Branch	U.S. Army
Reserve Center	Forest Park, Georgia
Nickname(s)	”Desert Medics”
Motto(s)	Frontline Surgeons
Medical Corps colors	Maroon and White
Engagements	World War II Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Freedom Sentinel
Commanders
Current commander	Major General William Lee
Insignia
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5 May 1942-6 October 1945

The 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) (MCDS) or "Desert Medics" is headquartered in Atlanta, GA and manages all the Army Reserve deployable field medical units east of Ohio. While the 807th MCDS covers the MTOE medical units to the west and ARMEDCOM provides command and control for all the Table of Distribution and Allowance (TDA) medical units within CONUS.

Units of the 3rd MCDS provide general, surgical, dental, ambulance, behavioral health, preventive maintenance, and veterinary support to Army units and to civilian populations.

3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) is responsible for all Table of Organization and Equipment (TO&E) reserve medical units east of the Mississippi river and in Louisiana.

  5th Medical Brigade at Birmingham, Alabama
  8th Medical Brigade at Fort Wadsworth, New York
  804th Medical Brigade at Devens, Massachusetts
  332nd Medical Brigade at Nashville, Tennessee
  338th Medical Brigade at Horsham, Pennsylvania