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Major subordinate commands come together to build Phase Zero medical logistics construct
December 20, 2021 — Setting conditions for success in combat starts before the battle begins. MORE

Army Medical Logistics Command logistics management specialist Pete Ramos discusses challenges with current medical logistics systems and business processes during an inaugural Phase Zero Medical Logistics Sustainment Forum Dec. 14-15, 2021.

Army medical maintenance team helps brighten season for less fortunate families
December 17, 2021 — Giving back to those less fortunate feels better around the holidays, and it’s just the right thing to do. MORE

Team members from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division in Tracy, California, are pictured with gifts purchased to support the Adopt-A-Family program on the installation. In their first year participating, the group of 18 employees provided gifts for 11 children from five families. (U.S. Army photo courtesy Isaac Newman)

Army Medical Logistics Command supports Operation Allies Welcome
December 15, 2021 — Soldiers and Army civilians from Army Medical Logistics Command recently completed missions to support Operation Allies Welcome, ordering and distributing medical equipment and supplies. MORE

Master Sgt. Danielle Smith inspects pallets of personal protective equipment, or PPE, at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. The PPE from Sierra Army Depot was already on ground when personnel arrived to begin processing Afghan families during Operation Allies Welcome in September. (U.S. Army photo by Col. Clayton Carr)

USAMMC-K recognized as ‘All-Star’ for continued medication cost-saving efforts
December 3, 2021 — The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea was highlighted twice recently as Defense Logistics Agency-Troop Support’s “Brand to Generic All-Star,” recognizing the center’s continued efforts to reduce medication costs through generic options. MORE

Army unit designated as primary distribution hub for medical materiel on Korean Peninsula
November 18, 2021 — U.S. Forces Korea has directed all Department of Defense activities on the Korean Peninsula to order their medical materiel through the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea. MORE

Pfc. Raul Cordova performs duties as a storage materiel handler at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea warehouse. His duties include picking of Class VIII medical supplies and transferring them over to the shipping section for shipment to customers.

USAMMC-K commander wins ROK’s Michaelis Award, credits teamwork during COVID-19
November 17, 2021 — Lt. Col. Marcus D. Perkins, commander of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea, has been selected as this year’s Republic of Korea (ROK) Army Michaelis Award winner. MORE

Continuing to serve: Army Medical Logistics Command recognizes Veterans Day
November 10, 2021 — If Eric Delgado walked into a U.S. Army recruiting office today, he would make the same decision he did 30 years ago when he chose to enlist. MORE

Newt Oliphant, center, is pictured receiving his Expert Field Medical Badge in 1979. Oliphant, now a civilian employee for the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, served 20 years on active duty, retiring at the rank of major in 2001. (Courtesy Newt Oliphant)

Army distributes over 1.5 million doses of flu vaccine
October 28, 2021 — As the annual flu season ramps up, the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency is hard at work distributing more than 1.5 million doses of vaccine to protect the fighting force, their Families and retirees. MORE

Col. Timothy Walsh, deputy commander for U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, receives his influenza vaccine during a clinic Oct. 27 at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Administering Walsh's flu shot is Spc. Neal Burnett, healthcare specialist for U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases.

Army medical sustainers support joint forces in Iraq
October 20, 2021 — Fernando González-Rodríguez and Eduardo Barraza-Cardenas weren’t sure exactly what they would find, but they came with the right tools to get the job done. MORE

Eduardo Barraza-Cardenas, second from left, a biomedical equipment technician with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Forward Repair Activity-Medical (FRA-M) team, assists with diagnostics on an imaging system. Also pictured, from left, are Sgt. Joseph Black and Sgt. Joram Burg, 9th Hospital Center; and Spc. Michael Popinski, 393rd Medical Logistics Company.

Eyes on USAMMCE Optics Manufacturing
October 19, 2021 — For Ursula Gagne and her optical fabrication team at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe, a busy month can mean 6,000 new orders for glasses. MORE

Yvonne Gortner, prescription eyeglass maker supervisor for the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe, examines a custom lens to make certain it is correctly ground. Gortner has been with USAMMCE since 2003, beginning as an optician.