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Brown takes reins as senior enlisted leader for AMLC detachment
December 16, 2025 — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command’s Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, or HHD, welcomed a new senior enlisted leader during a change of responsibility ceremony Dec. 12. The ceremony recognized the transfer of leadership from Master Sgt. William Harbeson to Sgt. 1st Class Brandi Brown. MORE

Capt. Justine Juan, right, commander of U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command’s Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, passes the unit guidon to incoming detachment sergeant, Sgt. 1st Class Brandi Brown, during a change of responsibility ceremony Dec. 12, 2025, at Fort Detrick, Md. Also pictured are Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Taylor, background center, and outgoing detachment sergeant, Master Sgt. William Harbeson.

Army NCO reflects on honor to welcome home a POW as casualty assistance officer
December 8, 2025 — The living family members of Pfc. Lawrence R. Beard still have the original Western Union telegrams from 1942 informing them of his capture and later death as a POW in a Japanese prison camp during World War II. More than 80 years later, Beard has finally returned home. MORE

U.S. Army Master Sgt. William Harbeson, serving as a casualty assistance officer, or CAO, renders honors to Pfc. Lawrence R. Beard during funeral services in Westminster, Md. Beard, 27, died in a Japanese POW camp in November 1942. Beard’s remains were unidentified until earlier this year and CAOs accompanied him home for burial.

Year in Review: AMLC supports global Army exercises, MEDLOG improvements in 2025
December 5, 2025 — Looking back on the past 12 months, U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command took part in numerous global exercises and continued to hone its capabilities to support a medically ready and lethal fighting force. MORE

Radames Feliciano, center, a biomedical equipment technician with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, works with medics from 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, to inventory medical equipment at the new Home-Station Medical Maintenance Support shop at Fort Bragg, N.C.

USAMMA inducts MEDLOG leaders into O2M3
December 3, 2025 — Leaders at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency welcomed three more members into the prestigious Order of Military Medical Merit during a recent unit awards ceremony. The inductees recognized at the Nov. 20 ceremony at Fort Detrick included Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Richard Hendricks and Army Civilians Cheryl Alligood and Claudie Shelton. MORE

Leaders at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency inducted three new members into the Order of Military Medical Merit, or O2M3, during an awards ceremony Nov. 20 at Fort Detrick, Md. Flanked by USAMMA Commander Col. Joselito “Joe” Lim and Sgt. Maj. Todd Brenecki are, from left, Claudie Shelton, Cheryl Alligood and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Richard Hendricks.

USAMMC-K coordinates MEDLOG support during Ulchi Freedom Shield
September 18, 2025 — As deploying forces arrive in theater, it’s the role of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea to quickly connect them with vital medical resources to allow them to hit the ground running and maintain operational readiness. During the recent Ulchi Freedom Shield 2025 exercise in August, USAMMC-K personnel put their capabilities to the test. MORE

A local national employee at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea processes incoming medical materiel during the Ulchi Freedom Shield 2025 training exercise, held Aug. 18-28 in South Korea.

Army Medical Logistics Command holds change of command
August 19, 2025 — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command held a change of command ceremony Aug. 15, recognizing its outgoing leader, Col. Marc Welde, and welcoming his successor, Col. Deon Maxwell. MORE

Col. Deon Maxwell speaks after taking command of U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command during a change of command ceremony Aug. 15 at Fort Detrick, Md. (C.J. Lovelace)

AMLC supports reserve training, interoperability during Operation Patriot Press
August 15, 2025 — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command continues to grow its relationships through training with reserve component Soldiers who are an integral part of ensuring medical readiness in support of the warfighter. MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Preston Cook, a medical logistics specialist, Sgt. Marvin Wyler, a biomedical equipment specialist assigned to the 308th Medical Logistics Company, 145th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 2nd Medical Brigade, and Mr. Ivan Cutler, a Logistics Specialist discuss inventory procedures at Sagami Supply Depot in Sagamihara, Japan July 14, 2025. Operation Patriot Press is a large-scale, multi-component logistics exercise that provides realistic training opportunities for the US Army Reserve, National Guard, and active-duty components to enhance their logistical acumen and readiness.

Army poised to expand medical maintenance support program
July 31, 2025 — The Army is continuing its transformation effort to bring medical maintenance support closer to operational units without organic maintainers within their ranks. MORE

Soldiers from the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, out of Fort Drum, N.Y., drop off medical equipment for maintenance services by the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division at Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pa., on June 10, 2025.

USAMMA biomedical equipment technician earns CBET certification
July 29, 2025 — The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency recently added another highly-credentialed biomedical equipment technician to its rosters of subject-matter experts. Dean Edwards, a technician at USAMMA’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division at Tobyhanna Army Depot, or MMOD-PA, learned he successfully passed his Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician, or CBET, certification exam in July. MORE

Dean Edwards, a technician at USAMMA’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division at Tobyhanna Army Depot, or MMOD-PA, learned he successfully passed his Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician, or CBET, certification exam in July.

AMLC hosts detachment change of command ceremony
July 29, 2025 — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command hosted a Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment change of command ceremony July 18, recognizing Maj. Shirly Rivera for her service as detachment commander and welcoming her successor, Capt. Justine Juan. MORE

Capt. Justine Juan, left, incoming Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment commander for U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, receives the unit’s guidon from AMLC Commander Col. Marc Welde during a change of command ceremony July 18 at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The ceremony also served to recognize outgoing commander, Maj. Shirly Rivera.