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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.

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