conjunction with the theater consultants, outmoded supply controls were eliminated or modified to permit greater flexibility at the hospital commander's level to procure sorely needed medical supplies and equipment An aggressive control on requisition priorities was implemented which conclusively improved the supply operations. Group S-4s were required to: Conduct quarterly meetings with all supply personnel to assist and help clarify problem areas Make quarterly inspections of their commands using inspection sheets and guidelines furnished by the brigade and require correction of deficiencies Chief Nurse On 12 March 1967, Lieutenant Colonel Rose V. Straley, Army Nurse Corps (ANC), was assigned to headquarters, 44th Medical Brigade as its first Chief Nurse. Following the reassignment of the brigade directly under USARV, the offices of the Chief Nurse, USARV, and the Chief Nurse of the brigade were merged. Lieutenant Colonel Jennie L. Caylor, the ranking nurse, assumed the duties of Brigade Chief Nurse on 27 September 1967. 1968 Mission and Functions Throughout 1968, the mission of the 44th Medical Brigade was to provide medical service support to United States Army personnel, Free World Military Assistance Forces Personnel, and other categories of personnel as directed, to provide hospitalization, medical and surgical care to Vietnamese civilians injured as a result of hostile action. The 29 Specified functions of the brigade remained unchanged from 1967. Relocation of Brigade Headquarters On 4 October 1968, the 44th Medical Brigade relocated its headquarters, moving from temporary buildings to a permanent building, #5743, located off MacArthur loop on Long Binh Post. All brigade staff sections were consolidated in the new building which provided a considerable increase in office space. The brigade headquarters detachment and enlisted billets remained in buildings #5523 to No. 5525 in the old brigade headquarters area, located approximately 500 meters from the new building. Organization of Groups and Subordinate Units A major geographical realignment of medical groups occurred in February 1968 when the 67th Medical Group relocated its headquarters from Bien Hoa in III Corps Tactical Zone (CTZ) to Da Nang and assumed responsibility for medical care in the I CTZ. At the end of the 1968, the majority of 44th Medical Brigade units were deployed by geographical areas under the control of four medical groups: the 67th Medical Group in I CTZ with headquarters in Da Nang, the 55th Medical Group in II CTZ North with headquarters in Qui Nhon, the 43d Medical Group II CTZ South