MAJOR GENERAL MICHAEL J. TALLEY
COMMANDING GENERAL
U.S. ARMY MEDICAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
AND 20TH CHIEF, U.S. ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS
Major General Michael J. Talley assumed duties as the 46th Commanding General and Commandant of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence on 23 June 2022. He was appointed as the 20th Chief of the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps by order of the Secretary of the Army on 28 November 2022.
He volunteered for military service as a combat medic in 1983, serving with the 1st Infantry Division, 197th Separate Infantry Brigade, and William Beaumont Army Medical Center prior to his discharge in 1989.
MG Talley earned a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Texas at El Paso and commissioned as a Distinguished Military Graduate in 1991. He holds two Master of Military Arts and Sciences degrees from the Command and General Staff College, a Master of Strategic Studies degree from the Army War College, and a Master of Arts degree from Webster University.
MG Talley most recently served as the Deputy Commanding General (Operations), U.S. Army Medical Command and has led in several command and key staff assignments, to include: Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command & Fort Detrick; Deputy Commanding General, Regional Health Command Atlantic; Army Forces Command Surgeon; Commander, 44th Medical Brigade & Task Force MED, CJTF-Civil Support; Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff G-3/5/7, OTSG & USAMEDCOM; Commander, 6th Medical Logistics Management Center; Commander, Defense Distribution Depot Tobyhanna; Senior Task Force O/C, Joint Readiness Training Center; G3 War Plans Officer, XVIII Airborne Corps; Director/Instructor, Combined Logistics Captains Career Course; Observer/Controller (Project Warrior), Mechanized Infantry Task Force, National Training Center; Troop Commander, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment; and Logistics Officer, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne).
He served OIF combat tours as the Executive Officer of 261st Medical Battalion (ABN) and S3, 507th Corps Support Group (ABN), in addition to a deployment to Saudi Arabia as the Assistant Program Manager for Health Affairs, Office of the Program Manager, Saudi Arabian National Guard (OPM-SANG) Modernization Program.
MG Talley’s professional military education includes the Army War College, Command and General Staff College & School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), and the Combined Logistics Officer Advanced Course. MG Talley’s awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Expert Field Medical Badge, and Master Parachutist badge. He is married to the former Lori Johnson of Washington, D.C..