Medical Research & Development Cmd

Worn from:
5 February 1979 - 1994.

Re-designated:
Medical Research and Material Command United States Army.
Worn from:
1994 - Current.

The flames symbolize the benefits and advancements in medicine
brought about by the efforts of research and development.
The unsheathed sword signifies the command's past role in a
combat area and the continual ability to function in a combat
mode through readiness. The single serpent indicates that the
medical research program is limited to those problems which are
unique to the military. The spherical segment denotes the
worldwide activities of the command. The hexagon alludes to the
symbol used in chemical formulas for the structure of matter.

Gold (yellow) is symbolic of achievement.