18th Medical Command

The 18th Medical Command (Deployment Support) was activated on 16 August 1984 at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, to provide medical command and control for U.S. Army forces throughout the Pacific region. Its mission included planning, coordinating, and supervising health service support during both peacetime and contingency operations across the vast Pacific theater. The unit played a vital role in numerous joint exercises, humanitarian missions, and disaster relief operations, ensuring medical readiness and support across U.S. Army Pacific units. The 18th Medical Command was inactivated in 2016, with its mission and responsibilities transitioning to the 18th Medical Command (Deployment Support) (Provisional) and subsequently to other medical units within the region.