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Leader Interview: Mr. Acevedo, AMLC
April 7, 2022 — MSG Half-Mast recently had the honor of sitting down with Mr. Jason Acevedo at Fort Detrick, MD. Mr. Acevedo is the Director of the Logistics Assistance Program (LAP) for the Integrated Logistics Sustainment Center (ILSC), Army Medical Logistics Command (AMLC). MORE

Integrated Medical Logistics
April 7, 2022 — When Soldiers deploy, they rarely go alone. The U.S. military services not only fight together—Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Guardians—but they also rely on partner nations and allies. To enable this joint warfighting capability, the military uses a joint concept known as the Theater Lead Agent for Medical Materiel (TLAMM). These lead agents exist to plan, prepare and execute medical materiel readiness in any operational tempo. MORE

Soldiers from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea's 563rd Medical Logistics Company loads Class VIII medical supplies onto a CH-47 helicopter with guidance from the 2ID/2CAB crew chief on March 24, 2020.

MCDM program inventory manager to retire in May, reflects on 38-year career
March 30, 2022 — When a Soldier deploys, they can count on protection against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear-related casualties thanks to medical countermeasures through the U.S. Army’s Medical Chemical Defense Materiel, or MCDM, program. MORE

Migdalia “Miggy” Boyle poses with a 4-star commander’s coin presented virtually Feb. 10 by Gen. Ed Daly, commanding general of U.S. Army Materiel Command. Boyle, inventory manager for the Army’s Medical Chemical Defense Materiel program, will retire in May, capping off a 38-year career in federal service, including the past 16 years with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency at Fort Detrick, Maryland.

Army Medical Logistics Command recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
March 28, 2022 — With April serving as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, or SAAPM, U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command is like many Army organizations planning events to observe the effort. MORE

Staff Sgt. Ella Greene, victim advocate for U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, participates in the "Chalk the Walk" event during AMLC's 2021 campaign in support of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. The command is hosting the same event during April 2022, along with several more in participation with this year's observance.

MEDLOG Soldier’s Career Hits High Note with Selection to Army Choir
March 22, 2022 — Spc. Samuel Omojola, assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe, was accepted into the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band and Chorus. MORE

Pfc. Samuel Omojola sings the German national anthem during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe in Kaiserslautern Sept. 17, 2021. Now promoted to specialist, Omojola has been accepted into the U.S. Army Europe Band & Chorus.

Army medical maintenance expert earns doctorate, sets positive example for others
February 22, 2022 — For a lead technician and forward-repair expert at one of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Medical Maintenance Operations Divisions, time management is an important part of the job. MORE

Dr. Nathanael Rodriguez-Sanchez performs maintenance activities as part of his job as a team lead and Forward Repair Activity-Medical team member at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division in Tracy, California.

COVID-19 therapeutics support DOD pandemic response
February 7, 2022 — With COVID-19 still an ongoing threat around the globe, the need for new treatment options other than vaccines has risen dramatically in order to combat the continued surge in new virus cases and variants. MORE

Robby Rosa, a logistics specialist for the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Distribution Operations Center, or DOC, packs COVID-19 vaccine into special freezer boxes for shipment Jan. 26 at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The DOC works closely with the Department of Health and Human Services and Defense Health Agency to distribute vaccines and COVID-19 therapeutics around the globe to protect the operational force.

Colonel reflects on humble upbringing, improving lives for next generation
February 2, 2022 — Growing up poor in southern Louisiana, Col. Clayton Carr learned at a young age the importance of responsibility, hard work and empowering others. MORE

Then-Lt. Col. Clayton Carr, right, recites the officer’s oath during his promotion to colonel in October 2020. Administering the oath is Carr’s brother, Col. Robert Carr. (Katie Ellis-Warfield)

Public service ‘hardwired’ into Army Medical Logistics Command’s security, emergency management lead
January 24, 2022 — Jeff Finlay was just a third-grader in 1974 when one of the worst tornado outbreaks in U.S. history brought death and destruction across 12 states, including his native Ohio. MORE

Jeff Finlay, who currently serves as chief of Security Operations and Emergency Management for U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, is pictured with one of his former K-9 working dogs. Kane, a Dutch Shepherd, was a human remains detection dog and was one of seven working dogs Finlay trained and handled throughout his 35-plus year career in public safety. The two deployed at the request of law enforcement or fire departments to locate victims of house fires and structural collapse, or people who were presumed drowned. Kane was credited with numerous finds throughout his career. (Courtesy Jeff Finlay)

Medical maintenance division reduces turnaround time with color-coded sorting system
January 21, 2022 — With large quantities of equipment and maintenance orders to fill, the team at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division at Hill Air Force Base, or MMOD-Hill, needed a more efficient way to identify and store equipment. MORE

A color-coded labeling system, called "CHIKA," is helping workers at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, improve efficiency in storing and identifying items to be issued back to the force. (U.S. Army photo by Katie Ellis-Warfield/Released)