Colonel Hope M. Williamson-Younce
Commander, Madigan Army Medical Center
Col. Hope M. Williamson-Younce assumed the dual duties as the director of the Puget Sound Military Health System and as the commander of Madigan Army Medical Center on Aug. 4, 2023. She previously served as the interim corps chief of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, in Falls Church, Va.
Col. Williamson-Younce began her service in 1983 as a private and achieved the rank of staff sergeant, with deployment to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, before selection to the Army Enlisted Commissioning Program. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing as the distinguished honor graduate from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn., before commissioning in the Army Nurse Corps. She has a Master of Science dual degree in nursing as an acute care nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist in trauma, emergency and critical care from the University of Maryland. She has a master’s degree in strategic studies and is a graduate of the Army War College. She earned her doctor of nursing practice degree from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
Col. Williamson-Younce’s assignments include deputy corps chief, Army Nurse Corps; director of System for Health and director of Ready and Resilient Directorates, Office of the Surgeon General and U.S. Army Medical Command, Falls Church, Va.; commander, 627th Hospital Center, Fort Carson, Colo.; commander, Medical Readiness Battalion, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii; deputy commander of nursing, California Medical Detachment, Presidio of Monterey, Calif.; commander, 212th Medical Detachment, Combat and Operational Stress Control, Fort Campbell, Ky. She also deployed forward as the clinical head nurse, Emergency Medical Treatment with the 86th Combat Support Hospital in support of Operation New Dawn, Baghdad, Iraq; clinical nurse specialist and instructor, Army Trauma Training Center, Miami, Fla.; clinical head nurse Emergency Department and nurse practitioner, Fort Irwin, Calif., with deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as officer in charge, Advanced Trauma Life Support, 250th Forward Surgical Team (Airborne) and nurse practitioner, Emergency Department, Baghdad, Iraq; head nurse, Emergency Department, Dewitt Army Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Va.; and staff nurse, Emergency Department, Cardio-Thoracic and Organ Transplant Wards, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Col. Williamson-Younce’ s military education includes the Joint Medical Executive Skills Capstone Course for Military Health System Leaders, Joint Forces Trauma Management Course, Joint Medical Operations Course, Medical Strategic Leadership Course, How the Army Runs, Combined Humanitarian Assistance Response Course, Global Health and Global Health Engagement I, II, Combat Stress Control Course, Army Medical Department Executive Skills Course, Interagency Institute for Federal Health Care Executives, Army Command and General Staff College, Army Officer Warfighting Course, AMEDD Basic and Advances Courses, Basic Healthcare Administration, Army Public Health and Army Trauma Training Course.
Her awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (2nd oak leaf cluster), Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (6th oak leaf cluster), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (6th oak leaf cluster), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (6th oak leaf cluster), Southwest Asia Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal (2 campaign stars), Global War on Terrorism, Expeditionary and Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Army Staff Identification Badge, Air Assault Badge and Parachutist Badge.
Col. Williamson-Younce is a board-certified acute care nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist and certified emergency nurse. She was awarded The Surgeon General’s “9A” proficiency designator and is a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit.
Command Sergeant Major Gilberto Colon
Command Sergeant Major, Madigan Army Medical Center
Command Sgt. Maj. Gilberto Colon assumed responsibilities as the Madigan Army Medical Center command sergeant major on June 20, 2023. His previous assignment was as the command sergeant major of the 32nd Medical Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.
Command Sgt. Maj. Colon is a native of Bronx, N.Y.; after graduating high school he attended the University of Turabo, Gurabo, Puerto Rico. He joined the Puerto Rico National Guard in January 1995 and served until December 1997. After completing basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., he was assigned to Delta Company, 187th Medical Battalion, where he completed his advanced individual training as a 91EN5 (dental laboratory specialist). He reclassified to 91W (healthcare specialist), where he completed his medical training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III while assigned to a field artillery unit of the 3rd Infantry Division. He also deployed to Iraq as the medical advisor to a military transition team.
Command Sgt. Maj. Colon has served in a variety of assignments, including troop medical clinic NCOIC, Fort Benning, Ga.; battalion aid station NCOIC, HHB 5-5 Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Camp Sears, Korea; platoon sergeant, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, Fort Stewart, Ga.; Department of Specialty Care and Operation NCO, USA MEDDAC, Fort Eustis, Va.; medical NCOIC, United States Military Entrance Processing Command, Beckley, W. Va.; senior career advisor for the Enlisted Personnel Proponent Directorate, JBSA, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; first sergeant, Company A, 232nd Medical Battalion, JBSA, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; operations NCO, AMEDD Personnel Proponent Directorate, JBSA, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; G-3 current operations command sergeant major, 18th MEDCOM (DS), Fort Shafter Flats, Hawaii; and Chief Medical NCO, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; and served once again in the 187th Medical Battalion at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, this time as its command sergeant major.
Command Sgt. Maj. Colon’s military education includes the Basic Leaders Course, Advanced Leaders Course, Senior Leaders Course, Master Leaders Course, U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy Class 67, Company Command and First Sergeant course, the Expert Field Medical Course, HAZMAT Course, Emergency Medical Technician Course, Equal Opportunity Course, Field Sanitation Course, Yellow Belt Lean Six Sigma, Facility Management, Advance Military Transition Team Course, Military Transition Team Course, Combat Capability Development Course, Master Resilience Training Course, and the Health Service Plans, Operations, Intelligence, Security and Training Course. His civilian education includes a master's degree in health care administration from the University of Phoenix, Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification, and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
Command Sgt. Maj. Colon’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (4th oak leaf cluster), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (silver oak leaf cluster), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (4th oak leaf cluster), Good Conduct Medal (8th award), National Defense Service Medal (1st bronze star), Iraq Campaign Ribbon (4th bronze star), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (with numeral 3), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (with numeral 5) and the Expert Field Medical Badge.