U.S. ARMY
Major Gernal Patrick D. Sargent (Theta Eta 1982) addresses Army Medical Command on January 10, 2020.
O n Friday, January 10, 2020 at 0900 on the Fort Sam Houston MacArthur Parade Field of Joint Base San Antonio, Texas an Army General Officer, Scholar and ‘Warfighter’ whose name is synony- mous with achievement and distinction bid farewell to United States Army after 35 years of sterling service to our Nation. Lieutenant General James F. Rainey, Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, KS; Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; Deputy Commanding General for Combined Arms, U.S. Training and Doctrine Command presided over the Change of Command Ceremony. Major General Patrick D. Sargent’s most recent assignment was Deputy Commanding General for Operations, U.S. Army Medical Command, JBSA, Texas, on 12 July 2016 and the 18 th Chief of the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps. Previously, he led the Army Medicine Enterprise in the Indo-Asia-Pacific as the Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Regional Health Command – Pacific and served as the CEO of the Hawaii Enhanced Multi-Service Market, and Command Sur- geon for U.S. Army Pacific in Hawaii. MG Sargent’s former assignments include Deputy Chief of Staff, G3/5/7 for the U.S. Army Medical Command, Washington, DC and Com- mander, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas, where he led efforts to implement Soldier and Patient Centered Medical Homes and the CRDAMC Replacement Project. His formative assignments include: Chief of Staff, Army Warrior Transition Command, Washington, DC; Com- mander, 62 nd Medical Brigade, JBLM, Washington, in which he deployed for 15 months as the Medical Task Force Com-
mander in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; Executive Officer to the Chief of Army Legislative Liaison, Pentagon, Washington, DC; Commander, 421 st Medical Evacuation Bat- talion, Wiesbaden, Germany, where he deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; Director, Congressional Operations for the U.S. Army Surgeon General and Army Congressional Fellow in the Office of United States Senator Richard Durbin, Washington, DC; Commander, 507 th Medical Company, (Air Ambulance) Fort Hood, Texas and Battalion Executive Of- ficer, 36 th Medical Evacuation Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas; Career Manager, Human Resources Command, Alexandria, Virginia; Battalion S-2/3, 52 nd Medical Evacuation Battalion, Yong San, Korea; Instructor, AMEDD Center and School, JBSA, Texas; Commander, Charlie Company, 115 th Forward Support Battalion, 1 st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas and Aeromedical Evacuation Pilot, 236 th Medical Company, in support of Operation DESERT SHIELD / DESERT STORM. MG Sargent is a graduate of the Adjutant General Officer Basic Course, Initial Entry Rotary Wing Course, Aviation Officer Advanced Course, Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Command and General Staff College, and the National War College. MG Sargent is board certified in Healthcare Administration and a Fellow in the American Col- lege of Healthcare Executives. He is a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit and Order of Saint Michael. He is the recipient of the Tuskegee Airman, Inc. prestigious General Benjamin O. Davis Jr. National Military Award. MG Sargent earned the Army Surgeon General’s prestigious 9A Proficiency Designator for being eminently qualified as an Aeromedical Evacuation Officer. He is a Distinguished Military Graduate,
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