Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description/Blazon. On a white hexagon one point up, with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) maroon border, 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height and 2 1/8 inches (5.40 cm) in width, a maroon cross throughout bearing a yellow six-pointed star. The command is separated into five brigades. On Active Duty for Operational Support (ADOS) at the 804th Medical Brigade, I was assigned multiple duties and responsibilities. The six-pointed star, echoed by the hexagon configuration of the insignia, alludes to the six New England states comprising the unit's command. The 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) (MC(DS)) is headquartered at Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City, Utah and manages all the Army Reserve deployable field medical units west of Ohio.There are over 11,000 Soldiers that comprise 116 subordinate units in the command. BAGHDAD - The 804th Medical Brigade became the 10th command medical unit for United States Forces â Iraq during a transfer of authority ceremony with Task Force 807th Medical Command⦠Background The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 804th Hospital Center on 17 July 1990. On a white hexagon one point up, with a 1/8 inch (.32cm) maroon border, 3 inches (7.62cm) in height and 2 1/8 inches (5.40cm) in width, a maroon cross throughout bearing a yellow six-pointed star. Interview with Col. Nelson Rosen, commader, 804th Medical Brigade, at Warrier Exercise (WOREX) 86-14-02 Fort McCoy, Wisc., about the work done by the soldiers of the 804th Medical Brigade. (Footage by Chief Warrant Officer 4 Tom Graham, 804th Medical Brigade Unit Public Affairs Rep, edited by Maj. Satomi Mack-Martin). While the 3rd MCDS covers the MTOE Reserve medical ⦠The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 804th ⦠View Larger Image. 3d medical command "the seventh serves" 7th medical command "strength through health" 8th medical brigade "first to care" 14th field hospital "trust, labor, courage" ... 804th medical brigade "dedicated to health" 807th medical command "console in adversity" 2290th u.s. army hospital No. A-1-780) 804th Medical Brigade Shoulder Patches are sold one per package. The lamp indicates enlightenment and the star represents the six New England states comprising the unit's command. It was redesignated for the 804th Medical Brigade on 8 April 1999. Background. 3d MCDS Commanding General Maj. Gen. Joe Robinson addresses Soldiers within the 804th Medical Brigade for their bravery in answering the nation's call as they prepare to provide medical support to COVID-19 efforts. An Army Reserve unit based at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, the 804th Medical Brigade is a major subordinate operational unit of the Army Reserveâs 3rd Medical Command.The lineage of the Brigade goes back to October 1944 and the constitution in the Army of the United States of the 804th Medical Service Detachment; it was activated the next month in England, and served in ⦠U.S. Army 804th Medical Brigade, shoulder sleeve insignia. 804TH MEDICAL BRIGADE. 5408 PERMANENT ORDERS 356-53 Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 804th Medical Brigade 709th Medical Company (17 February 2011 to 26 October 2011) 485th Medical Detachment (17 February 2011 to 26 October 2011) (TIOH Dwg. Symbolism: Maroon and white are the colors traditionally associated with the Medical Corps.