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Change of Command Ceremony

June 29, 2023

9 a.m.

Colonel (Dr.) Theodore R. Brown
Commander
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

Colonel Theodore (Ted) R. Brown received his commission from the United States Military Academy in 1996. He subsequently earned his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2000.
He has completed residencies and is board certified in Family Medicine (Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 2003, Chief Resident), Preventive Medicine (Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Maryland, 2008), and Occupational Medicine (Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, 2009, Chief Resident).
He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He also holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a Master’s of Science in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University, the Eisenhower School.
His military education includes resident Command and General Staff College, Joint Planners Course, Army Medical Department Executive Skills Course, and Senior Service College at the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy. He has also attended the Medical Strategic Leaders Program (MSLP), Interagency Institute for Federal Healthcare Executives (IIFHCE) and the JMESI Capstone Course.
COL Brown’s most recent assignment was Chief, Health Services Division (HSD), Human Resources Command, Ft. Knox, KY. His previous assignments include: Chief, Leader Development Branch, HSD; Commander, Irwin Army Community Hospital, Ft. Riley, KS; Commander, Stuttgart Army Health Clinic, Stuttgart, Germany; Command Surgeon, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.; Division Surgeon, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Preventive Medicine Branch Chief, U.S. Central Command Surgeon’s Office, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida; Level II Officer in Charge, Sustainment Brigade (Special Operations) (Airborne), Fort Bragg; and Flight Surgeon, 528th Special Operations Support Battalion, Fort Bragg;
His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, and the Combat Medic Badge. He is Airborne, Air Assault and Flight Surgeon qualified. He is a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit (O2M3) and has also been awarded The Surgeon General’s “A” Proficiency Designator.

Command Sgt. Maj. Jorge L. Oquendo
Command Sergeant Major
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center 

Command Sgt. Maj. Jorge Oquendo assumed responsibility as the Command Sergeant Major of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, on August 29, 2024. 

CSM Oquendo entered the U.S. Army from Cataño, Puerto Rico. He attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and graduated from Advanced Individual Training as a Mental Health Specialist at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He previously served as the Command Sergeant Major for the 30th Medical Brigade, Sembach, Germany, and the 47th Combat Support Hospital and the 29th Hospital Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Washington. His assignments include serving as the Chief Clinical SGM, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon Georgia; Medical Operations NCO at US Army Africa, Vicenza, Italy; First Sergeant, Senior Healthcare NCO for the Deputy Commander for Clinical Services and Education Division NCOIC at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany; Detachment Sergeant, 212th Medical Detachment (Combat Stress Control), Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Tallil, Iraq (Operation New Dawn); Mosul, Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom); Drill Sergeant and AIT Platoon Sergeant, Echo Co. 232nd Medical Battalion, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; NCOIC, Department of Psychiatry, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC; Prevention Team Sergeant, 85th Medical Detachment (CSC), Fort Hood, Texas; Team Leader, Charlie Co., 702nd Main Support Battalion, Camp Casey, Korea; Mental Health Specialist, Charlie Co., 710th Main Support Battalion, Fort Drum, New York. 

CSM Oquendo’s military education spans all levels of NCO Professional Development System to include the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, Class 68. He has also completed the Brigade and Battalion Pre-Command Course, AMEDD Executive Skills Course, Joint Medical Operations Course, Basic Healthcare Administrator’s Course, Master Resiliency Trainer Course, Battle Staff NCO Course, Pathfinder’s Course, Air Assault School, Drill Sergeant School, Drug and Alcohol Group Counseling Course, Advanced Counseling Course, Combat Operational Stress Control Course, Traumatic Event Management Course, NBC Defense Course, Retention NCO Course, Critical Incident Stress Management (Individual, Peer and Group Intervention Course) and various other professional development courses. 

His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Iraqi Campaign Medal, the Korean Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, the Non-Commissioned Officers Development Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Meritorious Unit Citation and the Army Superior Unit Award. He was also awarded the Pathfinders Badge, the Air Assault Badge, the Drill Sergeant Badge, the Driver and Mechanic Badge, and the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge in Silver. CSM Oquendo is a recipient of the U.S. Army Medical Department’s Order of Military Medical Merit and holds a Masters of Arts in Christian Ministry and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Sciences and Christian Counseling. 

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