The Army Medical Department of the
U.S. Army, known as the AMEDD, comprises the six medical Special Branches of the Army. It is not a command of the U.S. Army but was established in June 1775 to coordinate the medical care required by the
Continental Army. The AMEDD is led by The
Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, a
Lieutenant General. The AMEDD is found in all three components of the Army, including the
Active Army, the
U.S. Army Reserve, and the
Army National Guard. Headquartered at
Fort Sam Houston,
San Antonio,
Texas, which hosts the AMEDD Center and School, equal numbers of AMEDD senior leaders can be found in
Washington D.C., divided between
the Pentagon and
Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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