44th Medical Brigade

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44th Medical Brigade
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Active	30 December 1965 – 19 March 1973 21 September 1974 – present
Country	US
Branch	Regular Army
Garrison/HQ	Fort Liberty
Nickname(s)	Dragon Medics
Engagements	Vietnam War Operation Urgent Fury Operation Just Cause Operation Desert Storm Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Current commander	COL Caryn Vernon
Notable commanders	BG Hal B. Jennings BG Spurgeon Neel BG James B. Peake BG George Weightman
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 44th Medical Brigade is a US Army unit located at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, providing health care and medical services to the Fort Liberty community, and continuing training in its combat support mission. It was the U.S. Army's second operational medical brigade and, when deployed to the Republic of Vietnam in 1966, the first to support ground combat operations. It has since participated in every major ground combat operation of the United States Army.