The surgeon general of the United States Army is the senior-most officer of the U.S. Army Medical Department. By policy, the surgeon general serves as commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Command as
Library and Museum of the OTSG, Washington, D.C.; Hand-colored photo, 1887.
The Army Medical Department of the U.S. Army, formerly known as the Army Medical Service, encompasses the Army's six medical Special Branches. It was established as the "Army Hospital" in July 1775 to
The AMEDD Regimental Insignia
