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Building relocation opens space, modernizes Army medical maintenance facility
November 18, 2022 — Just in time for the holiday season, the workforce at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s medical maintenance facility in Tracy will be receiving a welcomed gift in the form of a more spacious and modernized building. MORE

Biomedical equipment specialists at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division in Tracy, California, calibrate medical equipment in the special purpose Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment, or TMDE, lab.

Army civilians provide continuity, play key support role for MEDLOG Soldiers
November 3, 2022 — Department of the Army Civilians and contractors provide a crucial support mechanism to medical logistics forces when they deploy, assisting Soldiers wherever the fight may take them. MORE

George Takacs, a biomedical equipment technician with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, works on a field aspirator Nov. 2 while on a temporary duty, or TDY, assignment to Army Prepositioned Stocks-2, known as APS-2, in Germany. Takacs is an experienced technician from USAMMA’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, who has gone TDY on many occasions to support medical readiness over his 19 years of federal civilian service, including to many sites outside of the continental U.S.

Collaboration ensures focus on sustainment for new Army medical devices
October 27, 2022 — Collaboration between U.S. Army medical materiel developers and sustainers means that new devices fielded to the warfighter not only provide the required capabilities, but also longevity and durability in the field, as well as value to the American taxpayer. MORE

Soldiers and civilians assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA), U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity, U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command and 72nd Medical Veterinary Service Support Detachment collaborated to test the Vet X-ray Apparatus-Small at Fort Campbell, Ky., Sept. 29, 2022. The collaboration tested the feasibility of expeditionary lab equipment to fill a critical gap in U.S. military veterinary medicine in austere environments. USAMMDA, is the U.S. Army’s premier developer of new drugs, vaccines, devices and medical support equipment, routinely partners with both U.S. Department of Defense units and non-DOD organizations to provide Warfighters high-quality medical capabilities. (Courtesy Photo by Austin Langdon/Released)

Army medical logistics improves business processes to increase readiness
October 20, 2022 — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command is driving changes that will help units maintain medical readiness at their home station so they can operate at the speed of war. MORE

Col. Tony Nesbitt, commander, U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, speaks to other MEDLOG leaders during the “MEDLOG in Campaigning’ off-site at Army Material Command’s headquarters at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama, Sept. 12-14. The purpose of this off-site was to develop support frameworks for Class VIIIA distribution, materiel management, maintenance and information technology system integration to work within the current Army Sustainment Enterprise software solution, which is Global Combat Support System-Army.

Army medical materiel center in Korea recognized for strong safety culture
October 17, 2022 — In the U.S. Army, the mission comes first, but success hinges on the performance and wellbeing of a unit’s people, making safety a top priority simultaneously. MORE

A worker in the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea distribution warehouse prepares a pallet of medical materiel for delivery to a customer. USAMMC-K was recently recognized for its strong safety culture with the U.S. Army Safety Excellence Streamer, which requires zero incidents in the past 12 months and 100% participation in required risk management training

USAMMC-K resupplies USS Ronald Reagan in ongoing fight against COVID-19
October 3, 2022 — Vaccines and booster shots remain one of the best defenses against the ongoing global fight against COVID-19. MORE

Personnel assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea deliver boxes of ancillary kits for COVID-19 vaccine and booster administration to USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a Sept. 23 port visit to Busan, Republic of Korea. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Camanita Ieremia)

Soldier to civilian: Continuing to serve
September 21, 2022 — In one of his first assignments as a biomedical equipment specialist, Jorge Magana quickly learned the importance of his job in a very personal way. MORE

Jorge Magana is pictured over his years of service. From left, the now-retired chief warrant officer four is pictured in 1995 as a new enlistee, just before his active-duty retirement in 2020, and in 2022 as a civilian employee, serving as director of the Medical Maintenance Management Directorate at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency.

USAMMC-K provides training support during Ulchi Freedom Shield
September 16, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea provided important medical logistics training support during a recent largescale joint training exercise with Korean forces. MORE

Master Sgt. Rizmel Paguio, center, noncommissioned officer in charge of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea distribution center, conducts sling load training with Army Reserve Soldiers from the 401st Medical Logistics Company during the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise in August.

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)