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Army Medical Logistics Command explores virtual channels for medical maintenance support
May 4, 2020 — With travel restrictions in place during the COVID-19 response, U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command is embracing virtual channels to continue providing support to medical equipment maintainers in the field. MORE

Victoria Rowland tests repaired pulse oximeters at MMOD-Hill, located at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on Jan. 10, 2019. MMOD-Hill is one of three Medical Maintenance Operations Divisions operated by the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

USAMMC-E coordinates delivery of medical equipment, training for 3rd CAB, 3rd ID
April 30, 2020 — Soldiers at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe (USAMMC-E) worked efficiently to complete a restocking mission April 22, supplying Soldiers from the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division with medical equipment and training. MORE

Team members at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe assist in unloading a Chinook helicopter carrying equipment for the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division on April 22. The 3rd CAB received dozens of mission-essential equipment replacements, including ventilators and defibrillators during the stopover.

Army Medical Logistics Command turns on sustaining the fight against COVID-19
April 24, 2020 — As Army Medical Logistics Command remains highly engaged in the worldwide COVID-19 response, leaders are also looking toward the future fight, balancing effectiveness with efficiency in times of constrained resources. MORE

Biomedical equipment specialist Willie Kendricks conducts depot-level maintenance at Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania, on a ventilator as the Army supports COVID-19 response efforts worldwide. Kendricks is employed by the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, part of the U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command

Army civilian writer doubles as scientific diver
April 20, 2020 — Frank Karafa jumps into the water, eager to begin another scientific diving mission in search of centuries-old artifacts hundreds of feet below the surface. MORE

Frank Karafa, a technical writer-editor for U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, is pictured during a safety stop in a dive off the coast of West Palm Beach, Florida. Safety stops are used by divers to slow the release of nitrogen gas, which accumulates in the body’s soft tissues during a deep dive, into the bloodstream to prevent decompression illness.

Army daughter accepted to eight prestigious schools, including West Point
April 16, 2020 — Christiana Adeyemi, an 18-year-old high school senior, was amazed as she received acceptance letters from eight prestigious universities, including two Ivy League schools and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. MORE

Christiana Adeyemi, daughter of Army Maj. Tolulope Adeyemi, has been accepted to eight prestigious universities, including two Ivy League schools and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.

Army medical maintenance technicians rush ventilators to COVID-19 fight
April 13, 2020 — In the fight against COVID-19, every ventilator the U.S. Army can get working is another life potentially saved. That’s why Army biomedical equipment specialists around the globe are tirelessly turning their wrenches to repair and return ventilators to military hospitals and medical units, in support of the whole-of-government’s COVID-19 response. MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Daniel Button is pictured handing off ventilators to the Georgia Air National Guard on April 3 following maintenance operations at Tobyhanna Army Depot.

Army Medical Logistics Command supports COVID-19 response in Europe with ventilators, hospital equipment
April 10, 2020 — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command provided life-saving medical devices and equipment to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) to support the whole-of-government response to COVID-19. MORE

A worker prepares a pallet of medical devices for shipping to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany on March 30.

Army Medical Logistics Command shifts into overdrive to support worldwide fight against COVID-19
March 31, 2020 — As the battle against COVID-19 across Europe continues to rage, Soldiers at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe (USAMMC-E) have been working in overdrive to achieve their medical support mission. MORE

A Soldier from the 7th Mission Support Command works in the warehouse at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe in Germany in support of COVID-19 response efforts.

Army Medical Logistics Command supports COVID-19 response in hard-hit areas of NYC, Seattle
March 31, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command supplied life-saving medical supplies for three Army hospital centers supporting New York and Washington -- two of the states hit hardest by COVID-19. MORE

Soldiers from the 551st Medical Company (Logistics) and the 627th Hospital Center unload tri-walls of medical supplies as they arrive at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, in support of COVID-19 relief efforts. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)

USAMMC-K plays key role in fight against COVID-19 in Korea
March 26, 2020 — Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea (USAMMC-K) maintain a “fight tonight” mindset. But they never thought “the enemy” would be a virus. In late December, well before news of a highly contagious coronavirus called COVID-19 began to receive widespread U.S. media attention, USAMMC-K leaders were already at battle -- ensuring U.S. Forces on the Korea peninsula had access to life-saving personal protective equipment (PPE). 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.