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Retiring Army medical logistics leader reflects on importance of education
September 6, 2022 — After three decades of service to the U.S. Army, Col. John “Ryan” Bailey said the key to his career success is simple -- never say no to education, training and new experiences. MORE

Col. John "Ryan" Bailey, who most recently served as commander of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, is retiring with over 30 years of service.

AMLC increases Army readiness through improved maintenance planning, unit education
September 6, 2022 — Sustainment planning is vital to the readiness of U.S. Army units and medical materiel alike. And just like all other classes of supply, they require integrated logistics support. MORE

Soldiers stationed at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, work on a medical device. (Katie Ellis-Warfield)

USAMMA hosts change of command
August 24, 2022 — The past two years have been filled with new operational environments with unique mission opportunities for the U.S. Army’s medical logistics enterprise. MORE

Col. Tony Nesbitt, center, commander of U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, passes the colors of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency to incoming commander, Col. Gary Cooper. Cooper assumed command from outgoing commander, Col. Ryan Bailey, right, during a change of command ceremony Aug. 19 at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The ceremony also served as an assumption of responsibility for Sgt. Maj. Hugo Roman, USAMMA’s new senior enlisted leader. USAMMA is a direct reporting unit to AMLC, the Army’s life cycle management command for medical materiel.

USAMMC-E group joins 45,000 participants at 104th Nijmegen marching event
August 18, 2022 — Ten Soldiers and civilians from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe traveled July 24 to Netherlands’ oldest city to participate in the “de 4 Daagse,” an international four-day marching event held there for over a century. MORE

Capt. Kyle Simonson, Sgt. Anthony Perez and Spc. Jack Wicklander work their way through the crowds at the beginning of the second day of the “de 4 Daagse” an international four-day marching event in Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Army medical materiel center in Germany hosts safety stand down
August 18, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe hosted its first “Safety Stand Down Day” at Kaiserslautern Army Depot on June 24. The entire USAMMC-E workforce participated in classes and learned about a variety of topics throughout the day. MORE

Florian Krause, distribution and transportation safety representative at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe, shows off his skills with the practice fire extinguisher exercise provided by the Rhienland-Pfalz Garrison Fire Department.

Army medical materiel center in Europe demonstrates joint readiness during Baltic Operations exercise
August 18, 2022 — Demonstrating flexibility and readiness of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe, logistics teams provided key medical materiel support for joint training exercise Baltic Operations, or BALTOPS 22, in June. MORE

Aircraft fly in a V formation over a naval ship.

Biomedical equipment specialist selected for warrant officer school
August 18, 2022 — U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Beverly Blazi, a noncommissioned officer serving at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe, was recently selected as a candidate for Warrant Officer Candidate School. MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Beverly Blazi, a noncommissioned officer serving at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe, was recently selected as a candidate for Warrant Officer Candidate School. She will start the program in January 2023.

AMLC Integrated Logistics Support Center ensures synchronization between medical acquisition and sustainment
July 28, 2022 — For decades, sustainment practices for U.S. Army medical materiel have been somewhat of a patchwork system. MORE

A biomedical equipment technician works on a portable X-ray machine at U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division at Tracy, California. (U.S. Army photo by Katie Ellis-Warfield/Released)

Medical Logistics ensures readiness in Europe
July 19, 2022 — It’s often said that medical logistics is a team sport. That was never truer than in recent months when members of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency were part of the effort to support both a real-world situation and a large-scale training exercise that happened simultaneously in Europe. MORE

Cpl. Thien Nguyen, left, medical supply technician with the 551st Medical Logistics Company, and Karl Posley, a general supply specialist with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, prepare shipments of medical supplies at the Army Prepositioned Stocks site in Germany, known as APS-2.

Army Medical Materiel Center - Europe Welcomes New Commander
July 18, 2022 — Col. Deon Maxwell assumed command of U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe in a ceremony July 8 at Panzer Field, Panzer Kaserne, Kaiserslautern Germany. MORE

Army Medical Logistics Command Commander Col. Tony Nesbitt (right) passes the organizational colors to Col. Deon Maxwell (left) as he assumes command of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center - Europe, a direct reporting unit of AMLC. (Katie Ellis-Warfield)