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95th Medical Detachment provides critical blood support on Korean Peninsula
March 22, 2021 — When the military needs life-saving blood for U.S. and allied forces on the Korean Peninsula, the 95th Medical Detachment-Blood Support answers the call. MORE

Spcs. Ariel Arroyo and Douglas Napier, with the 95th Medical Detachment-Blood Support, perform quality control on deglycerolized blood products at Camp Humphreys, South Korea. (Photo Credit: Sgt. Tao McCarthy)

Training, continuing education ensures Army medical devices ready to go
March 15, 2021 — Building the bench of confident and competent Army medical equipment maintainers takes a commitment to continuous training -- a bedrock principle of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency. MORE

Pfc. Danielle Fincannon, right, a Soldier assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe, receives training on a portable digital radiography system from biomedical equipment technicians from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency on Feb. 9 at the Army Prepositioned Stocks site in Dulmen, Germany. (Master Sgt. Hyun Kim)

USAMMA recognizes HHS as crucial partner in support of COVID-19 response
March 1, 2021 — As COVID-19 infections ramped up last spring, the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency worked to reconfigure and issue medical supply assets to support deploying medical forces to combat the spread. MORE

Col. John “Ryan” Bailey, right, commander of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, interacts with officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ supply service center in Perry Point, Md., during a visit on Feb. 8. USAMMA relies on HHS-Perry Point for medical materiel supply needs. (Photo Credit: Maj. Bryan Pamintuan)

563rd Medical Logistics Company commander a finalist for prestigious MacArthur award
February 26, 2021 — As the commander of the 563rd Medical Logistics Company, U.S. Army Capt. Kirk Proctor makes his Soldiers his priority. MORE

Capt. Kirk Proctor (left) receives a certificate of achievement from Lt. Gen. Bill Burleson, Eighth Army commanding general, during a ceremony held at Eighth Army headquarters on Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Nov. 23. Proctor was selected as one of the Eighth Army nominees for the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award. (Photo Credit: Cpl. Ko, Bae-young)

USAMMC-K adapts, improves medical logistics support posture through ‘shared vision’
February 24, 2021 — Leaders at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea are sharpening their focus on medical materiel readiness to support a potential large-scale combat operation on the Korean Peninsula. MORE

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

USAMMC-E helps distribute COVID-19 vaccine to Soldiers throughout Europe, Africa
February 16, 2021 — As the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine continues globally, the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe is playing a crucial role in getting vaccines to troops and beneficiaries throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East. MORE

Maj. Race Dulin inspects incoming vaccine shipments at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe, which has been providing logistical support for the distribution of vaccine in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

GCSS-Army training aims to help Soldiers properly record medical devices for accountability, maintenance
February 12, 2021 — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command is planning to hold additional online training to help Soldiers identify medical devices and properly bring them to record in the Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-Army) to include a maintenance plan as required. MORE

Spc. Nguyenquanghu Phan repairs a ventilator at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division at Tobyhanna Army Depot in Pennsylvania during a recent deployment. Phan and eight other Soldiers from the 6th Medical Logistics Management Center at Fort Detrick, Maryland, deployed to USAMMA’s three MMODs to supplement the workforce during the COVID-19 response as each depot saw spikes in work order requests.

Navy ships train with Army for medical resupply
February 3, 2021 — As the theater lead agent for medical materiel, commonly known as the TLAMM, the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe serves a variety of roles for land-based military forces overseas. MORE

The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), front, conducts a training exercise with the Royal Moroccan Navy Floreal-class frigate Mohammed V in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 15, 2020. Hershel “Woody” Williams is on its inaugural deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of responsibility in support of maritime missions and special operations.

Army Medical Logistics Command recognizes 30-year career of retiring sergeant major
February 1, 2021 — As an 18-year-old high school graduate in 1990, Corey A. Lord looked to the U.S. Army as a way to launch his career. MORE

Sgt. Maj. Corey A. Lord speaks during his retirement ceremony on Jan. 29 at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Lord retires after 30 years of service to the U.S. Army, including his final stints with Army Medical Logistics Command and the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency.

95th Medical Detachment working to expand blood product support for Korean Peninsula
January 29, 2021 — The U.S. Army’s largest forward-deployed blood support unit is increasing its capabilities to further support Soldiers and joint forces on the Korean Peninsula. MORE

The first units of cold storage apheresis platelets, collected through a training conducted by the 95th Medical Detachment-Blood Support in December, are pictured.