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36th Area Support Medical Company
The 36th Area Support Medical Company was originally constituted in the Army of the United States on 9 February 1943, as the 6th Veterinary Company. It was activated 10 March 1943 at Fort Bliss, Texas, and re-designated 18 May 1943, as the 36th Veterinary Company. The company served in the Rome-Arno and Po Valley campaigns, providing medical support to the pack animals assigned to the 10th Mountain Division, before inactivating 30 September 1945 in Italy. In November 1946, the company was re-designated as the 36th Medical Collecting Company and activated on 10 December 1946 in Japan. In April 1951, the company was allotted to the Regular Army, and the following month was reorganized and re-designated as the 36th Medical Holding Company. It was inactivated in France on 1 July 1955. In December 1966, the company was reactivated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and served with distinction as part of the 44TH Medical Brigade in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1966 to 1970. The 36TH has supported numerous missions, including Operation Golden Pheasant, Operation Just Cause and as a clearing company during Desert Storm, participating in the Defense of Saudi Arabia and the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait campaigns. The company also earned a Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for its service in Southwest Asia. Upon return from Saudi Arabia, the 36th was inactivated in September 1992 and reorganized as Company C, 261ST Area Support Medical Battalion (Airborne). Over the next ten years, the unit supported civil-support operations to include Hurricane Andrew Relief and Operation Joint Guardian in the Balkans. In 2002, Company C was reorganized and activated as 36th Area Support Medical Company (Airborne). The company has supported Operation Iraqi Freedom, serving in OIF 04-05, earning a Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), and OIF 06-07. Also, the 36th ASMC has supported Operation Enduring Freedom, serving in OEF IV and OEF X, receiving its third Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for its efforts in OEF X. The 36th Area Support Medical Company, nicknamed “The Gamblers”, is presently at its home station at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where it has recently re-deployed from Operation New Dawn (OND) in 2011.