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Col. Elizabeth H. Duque, the new commander of the U.S. Army Medical Department Activity (MEDDAC) – Fort Drum, receives the unit’s flag, or colors, from Brig. Gen. James D. Burk, commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Readiness Command, East, during a change of command ceremony at Fort Drum, N.Y., July 18, 2025.

July 22, 2025

Fort Drum MEDDAC, Guthrie Army Health Clinic welcomes new commander during change of command

FORT DRUM, New York — Soldiers, civilian employees, friends and family of the U.S. Army Medical Department Activity, also known as MEDDAC, and Guthrie Army Health Clinic welcomed the unit’s new commander during a change of command ceremony at the Memorial Park in Fort Drum, New York, July 18, 2025.

Col. Matthew Mapes, the new commander of the U.S. Army Medical Department Activity (MEDDAC), Fort Drum, N.Y., receives the organization’s flag, or colors, from Brig. Gen. Mary V. Krueger, the commanding general of Regional Health Command – Atlantic, during the MEDDAC change of command ceremony, July 16, 2021. The passing of the colors is a traditional gesture symbolizing the continuation of trust, ensuring that the unit and its Soldiers are never without official leadership.

July 19, 2021

Fort Drum Medical Activity welcomes new commander during Change of Command

FORT DRUM, New York — Col. Matthew Mapes assumed command of the U.S. Army Medical Department Activity (MEDDAC), Fort Drum, New York, from Col. Robert Heath during a change of command ceremony, July 16, 2021.

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