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Army medical logisticians modernize units in Japan to support multiple missions
July 26, 2021 — Teams of U.S. Army medical logisticians in June completed a multi-faceted mission that included handing off equipment and supplies in support of a medical training exercise, along with reconfiguring medical materiel to better align health care assets to support the warfighter in forward-deployed environments. MORE

Soldiers with the 311th Field Hospital, a unit out of Blacklick, Ohio, inventory equipment for movement from Sagami Army Depot to Yokota Air Force Base for a field hospital during a training exercise in Japan in June.

USAMMC-K civilian selected for Capt. John R. Teal Leadership Award
July 22, 2021 — Shawn Hardiek, chief of plans and operations at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea, will receive the FY20 Capt. John R. Teal Leadership Award, which recognizes Soldiers and civilians making significant contributions to Army Medicine. MORE

Shawn Hardiek, chief of plans and operations at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea, is the civilian winner of the FY20 Capt. John R. Teal Leadership Award.

ROK Soldier assigned to USAMMC-K earns recognition as one of KATUSA’s Best
July 19, 2021 — A Republic of Korea Soldier, assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea through the KATUSA program, was one of five Eighth Army Soldiers recognized for outstanding service in June. MORE

Sgt. Baik, In-chul, left, a Republic of Korea Soldier assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea through the KATUSA program, is pictured with Maj. Chewanda Jones, commander of the 95th Medical Detachment-Blood Support. Baik, who served with the 95th MDBS before retiring July 6, was recognized as one of five Best KATUSA Warrior award winners during an event June 16 at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea. (Courtesy Maj. Chewanda Jones)

Quick-thinking medical logistics team saves sensitive supplies in Korea
July 14, 2021 — Teams from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea and the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency executed an emergency evacuation of temperature-sensitive medical products in late June, preserving critical life-saving blood and vaccines. MORE

Soldiers and civilian personnel from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea assist in transporting important medical supplies from an Army prepositioned stocks site in Korea after a walk-in freezer broke June 24. (Staff Sgt. Anthony Peterson)

Army Medical Logistics Command hosts first change of command
July 2, 2021 — The first two years of existence for U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command -- the Army’s lifecycle manager for medical materiel -- were full of challenges, including a global pandemic. MORE

Col. Anthony “Tony” Nesbitt, U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command’s new commander, passes the colors back to Sgt. Maj. Danyell Walters during a change of command ceremony July 1 at Fort Detrick, Maryland. (Photo Credit: C.J. Lovelace)

Medical Logistics Management Internship Program graduates 104th class
June 29, 2021 — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command leaders celebrated nine graduates of the Medical Logistics Management Internship Program, or MLMIP, during a ceremony June 23. MORE

Army Medical Logistics Command leaders celebrated nine graduates of the Medical Logistics Management Internship Program during a ceremony at Fort Detrick, Maryland, on June 23. Back row (left to right) are Capt. Matthew Smith, Capt. Chris Wright, Staff Sgt. Brenda King-Vickers, Capt. Joshua Okoemu and Master Sgt. Howard Fitzhugh. Seated are U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency Commander Col. Ryan Bailey, MLMIP Program Manager Maj. Christopher Baisa and USAMMA Sgt. Major Monnet Bushner. Lower inset (left to right) are Capt. Anthony Turano, Capt. Crystal Warburton, Staff Sgt. Danielle Diggs and Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Caseja.

CECOM’s APG Senior Leadership Cohort includes first AMLC graduate
June 14, 2021 — FORT DETRICK, Md. – When U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command realigned under U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command last year, Kim Dankulich was offered a great opportunity to hone her leadership skills. MORE

Kim Dankulich, right, deputy director of the Force Projection Directorate at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, talks with a coworker June 9 at Fort Detrick, Maryland.

Army Medical Logistics Command honors first Ohlsen awardees
May 25, 2021 — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command leaders recognized their first Dean R. Ohlsen Award of Excellence recipients during a ceremony May 19. MORE

Jack Rosarius, left, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Joshua Barto are pictured after receiving the first Dean R. Ohlsen Award of Excellence during Army Medical Logistics Command’s Healthcare Technology Management workshop May 19 at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Not pictured is the third award winner, 1st Sgt. Jose Maldonado, who was not able to attend the event in person. (C.J. Lovelace)

Army Medical Logistics Command hosts first Healthcare Technology Management workshop
May 25, 2021 — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command held its first Healthcare Technology Management workshop May 19. MORE

Diego Gomez-Morales, left, interim director of Army Medical Logistics Command’s Medical Maintenance Policies and Analysis directorate, speaks during a senior panel discussion at a healthcare technology management workshop, hosted May 19 by AMLC at Fort Detrick, Maryland. (C.J. Lovelace)

Army, training vendor team up to make it easier to certify medical maintainers
May 25, 2021 — The U.S. Army is making it easier for medical maintainers to train and affirm their abilities as subject-matter experts in their field. MORE

Soldiers assigned in support of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea perform maintenance on a medical device.