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AMLC embraces special designation
May 13, 2025 — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command unveiled its special designation of “Gemini” during a ceremony May 12. MORE

U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command unveiled its special designation of “Gemini” -- and the design of an associated coin (pictured) -- during a ceremony May 12. The name pays homage to AMLC’s “duality” and balance of roles, rooted in both medicine and sustainment.

Army medical logisticians wrap up first phase of MEDLOG in Campaigning effort
May 13, 2025 — Medical logisticians and U.S. Army stakeholders recently convened for a three-day strategic offsite to conduct an after-action review of “wave one” and final planning conference for “wave two” of Medical Logistics in Campaigning, or MiC, a major initiative to integrate medical logistics into the broader Army sustainment enterprise. MORE

Radames Feliciano, right, 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 Liberty, North Carolina.

USAMMA holds detachment change of responsibility ceremony
May 12, 2025 — The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency held a Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment change of responsibility ceremony May 2, recognizing its outgoing detachment sergeant, Sgt. 1st Class Adrian Doll, and welcoming his successor, Staff Sgt. Tereso Hernandez. MORE

Staff Sgt. Tereso Hernandez, left, takes the unit colors as he assumes responsibility as detachment sergeant for the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment during a change of responsibility ceremony May 2 at Fort Detrick, Maryland.

USAMMC-K supports Special Operations COSIS mission
May 9, 2025 — Medical maintainers from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea stepped up to support U.S. Army Special Operations Command with its care of supplies in storage, or COSIS, mission in April. MORE

Medical maintainers from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea stepped in to support a U.S. Army Special Operations Command care of supplies in storage, or COSIS, mission in April. The operation included a thorough inventory and maintenance of forward-staged equipment at USAMMC-K, which ensures USASOC Soldiers can quickly deploy and respond to threats on the Korean Peninsula.

USAMMC-K earns Army’s safety excellence streamer
May 2, 2025 — If you look out for your people, they will look out for the mission. That’s the mindset for leaders at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea, which earned the Army’s annual safety streamer for consistently setting – and achieving – high standards for safety excellence in its military support operations. MORE

Wally Edwards, center, safety and occupational health manager for U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, presents the safety excellence streamer award to the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea on April 22 at Camp Carroll, Republic of Korea. Receiving the award are USAMMC-K Commander Lt. Col. Nathan Wagner, left, and Master Sgt. Jojo Ada, senior enlisted adviser.

AMLC marks Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
May 2, 2025 — May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command is reminding team members to share the road and be on the lookout for an increased number of motorcyclists. MORE

Wally Edwards, right, safety and occupational health manager for U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, goes over a pre-ride inspection checklist, known as T-CLOCS, for motorcycles with Capt. Paul Abucher at Fort Detrick, Maryland, on April 29. T-CLOCS stands for Tires, Controls, Lights, Oil, Chassis, and Stand. The month of May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and AMLC leaders urge all riders – as well as motorists – to use caution on the roadways as rider activity increases during the warmer spring and summer months.

Army major earns black belt, stays combat-ready with jiu-jitsu
April 1, 2025 — Maj. Chris Wright, an operations officer at U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, recently earned his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, or BJJ, a combat sport he’s grown to love thanks, in part, to opportunities afforded by the Army. MORE

Maj. Chris Wright, center, stands on the podium after winning his division at a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament in Hagerstown, Maryland. Wright, an operations officer with U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, was promoted to black belt in the ground-fighting style martial art in December 2024.

Army medical maintainers highlight career field at Tobyhanna event
March 31, 2025 — Medical maintainers from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, or MMOD-PA, showcased the career field to dozens of local students during a two-day “Explore and Know More” event at Tobyhanna Army Depot. MORE

Ann Thomas, a biomedical equipment technician with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, demonstrates how to use a medical device to a group of students during the “Explore to Know More” event March 19 at Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania. Also pictured is fellow technician Mike Tagliaferri. The first-ever event drew about 90 students from nearby high schools and colleges to learn about the depot’s mission and various technical and academic career fields available.

‘Special purpose’ TMDE keeps complex medical devices ready to support the fight
March 26, 2025 — When using highly complex medical devices, proper calibration ensures U.S. Army medical personnel can quickly treat battlefield casualties and get Soldiers back into the fight. MORE

Robby Saunders, an electronics technician, works in the Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment lab at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division in Tracy, California. MMOD-CA is one of two providers of “special purpose” TMDE in the Army, specifically for the calibration of highly complex medical devices that directly support operational readiness.

Army improving medical readiness through repair parts catalog initiative
March 25, 2025 — When a medical device breaks down, a quick and effective repair is essential to ensuring readiness. That can be a difficult prospect when a field-level maintainer must spend time tracking down a part to requisition locally. U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command’s Integrated Logistics Support Center is taking steps to improve this process. MORE

Lawrence Coleman, right, a logistics assistance representative with U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, oversees medical maintenance training for the 61st Multifunctional Medical Battalion and 582nd Medical Logistics Company at Fort Cavazos, Texas, Feb. 5.