The United States Army Medical Service Corps has a long and distinguished history which can be traced back to 1776 when the Continental Congress assigned an apothecary to the first Army hospital. This position denotes the beginning of 236 years of medical administration and scientific professionals working alongside clinicians. But it wasn’t until June 30, 1917 that the Army Sanitary Corps, which later evolved into the Army Medical Service...
The 44th Medical Brigade “Dragon Medics” assumed the lead of the United States Forces Afghanistan medical task force from Task Force 62 Med in a transfer of authority ceremony conducted at Bagram Air Field on March 21.
