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 Gary D. Petty
Command Sergeant Major, Madigan Army Medical Center
Command Sgt. Maj. Gary D. Petty is a native of Merritt Island, Florida. He enlisted in the United States Army on April 22, 1997 in the delayed entry program as a Combat Medic. He shipped to basic training on July 08, 1997 to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and attended Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sam Houston. He later returned to Fort Sam in January 1999 to become an Eye Specialist.
Command Sgt. Maj. Petty served in every leadership position from squad leader to Command Sergeant Major. His positions include NCOIC Optometry/Ophthalmology Clinic, NCOIC Internal Medicine Clinic, NCOIC Troop Medical Clinic, NCOIC Department of Medicine, Division Military Transition Team Advisor, Company Operations NCO, MEDCEN Senior Operations NCO, Regional Medical Command Senior Operations NCO, Division Surgeon Senior Operations NCO, BSB First Sergeant, MEDCEN First Sergeant, a Chief Clinical Sergeant Major, and Battalion CSM.
Command Sgt. Maj. Petty’s stateside assignments include Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center and 249th General Hospital, 44th Medical Brigade Fort Eisenhower, Georgia; Womack Army Medical Center Fort Liberty, North Carolina; NCOLCoE, Fort Bliss, Texas. His overseas assignments include 168th Medical Battalion (AS) Pusan, Korea; USA MEDDAC Wurzburg, Germany; 225 BSB and HHBN 25th Infantry Division Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; 519th Hospital Center, 30th Medical Brigade Sembach, Germany. CSM Petty’s deployments include Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan with the 249th General Hospital in support of Operations Enduring Freedom. 6th Iraqi Army Division MTT, 1st Calvary Division in Baghdad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Command Sgt. Maj. Petty’s military education includes the Basic Leader Course; Advanced Leader Course; Senior Leader Course; Sergeant’s Major Course, Class 69; Health Care Administrator’s Course; Master Resilience Trainer Course; Advanced Military Transition Team Course; Battle Staff NCO Course; Total Army Instructor/Trainer Course; Common Faculty Development Instructor Course. CSM Petty’s civilian education includes an Associate of Arts Degree in Health Care Administration with the University of Phoenix, a Bachelor of Arts in Leadership and Workforce Development with the Command and General Staff College, a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts with Excelsior University, and a Master of Science in Management with concentration in Organizational Leadership from Excelsior University.
Command Sgt. Maj. Petty’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (6 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (3 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (2 OLC), Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Citation (1 OLC), Army Superior Unit Award, Army Good Conduct Medal (9th award), the Armed Forces Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, the Order of Military Medical Merit Medallion, the Sergeant Morales Club Medallion and the Expert Field Medical Badge to name a few.
Command Sgt. Maj. Petty previously served as the Brigade Command Sergeant Major of Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell. Kentucky. He is accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Angela Petty of 21 years. They have two children, daughter Anani (13) and son Micah (7).