Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the 44th Medical Command

DescriptionOn a white shield within a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) white border 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width overall a four-pointed gold star (with longer vertical points) superimposed on a maroon four-pointed star (points saltirewise and all of equal length) between two maroon flanks.SymbolismMaroon and white are the colors used for the Army Medical Service. The gold star superimposed over the maroon star is symbolic of the unit’s mission of command and control over medical units. The four points of each taken together allude to the organization’s numerical designation.BackgroundThis insignia was originally approved for the 44th Medical Brigade on 5 Oct 1966. The shoulder sleeve insignia was redesignated for the 44th Medical Command on 6 August 2001.
Own work, after The United States Army Institute of Heraldry – 44th Medical Command