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Army Medical Logistics Command celebrates first year
September 17, 2020 — Leaders at U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command gathered on Sept. 17 to celebrate the organization’s official one-year anniversary. MORE

Deputy Commander Col. Timothy Walsh and Sgt. Maj. Danyell Walters cut a cake to mark the first anniversary of U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command. AMLC was officially activated Sept. 17, 2019 as the Army’s primary medical logistics and sustainment command, responsible for managing the global supply chain and medical materiel readiness across the total force.

Army Medical Logistics Command commander pins on first star
September 15, 2020 — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command leaders and staff gathered in ceremony on Sept. 11 to celebrate the promotion of their commander, Col. Michael B. Lalor, to the rank of brigadier general. MORE

Army Medical Logistics Command Commander Brig. Gen. Michael Lalor, center, receives his one-star shoulder boards from Army Materiel Command Commanding Gen. Ed Daly, left, and his wife, Michelle, during a promotion ceremony at Fort Detrick, Maryland, on Sept. 11. (Photo Credit: Ellen Crown)

Soldiers drill medical logistics procedures, readiness in event of conflict in Korea
September 8, 2020 — Soldiers with the 563rd Medical Logistics Company loaded up and hit the road to test its transition-to-hostilities readiness on the Korean Peninsula as part of a field training exercise in August. MORE

Soldiers with the 563rd Medical Logistics Company's forward logistics element load power distribution cables as part of a field training exercise, held Aug. 15-22 in South Korea.

Army recognizes medical logistics leader’s 45-year career as Soldier, civilian
September 1, 2020 — David Williams’ career in the U.S. Army actually began on a football field in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio, in the 1970s. MORE

Dave Williams retirement ceremony at Fort Detrick, Maryland, Aug. 21.

Exercise tests 95th Medical Detachment’s readiness, builds emergency blood donor pool
August 27, 2020 — In terms of medical readiness, the 95th Medical Detachment-Blood Support is literally the lifeblood of U.S. Forces on the Korean Peninsula. MORE

Spc. Riley Jackson administers a blood draw on Lt. Col. Marcus D. Perkins, commander of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea, during a field training exercise, held Aug. 10-14. The 95th Medical Detachment-Blood Support, a component of USAMMC-K, conducted the exercise to drill its prescreening procedures and practice operations for a large-scale blood collection event.

USAMMA hosts Change of Command
August 11, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency hosted a Change of Command ceremony Aug. 7, honoring outgoing commander Col. Timothy Walsh and welcoming incoming commander Col. John “Ryan” Bailey. MORE

Master Sgt. Stacey Varga passes the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency colors to Col. Timothy Walsh during a Change of Command ceremony Aug. 7 at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Walsh relinquished command of USAMMA, a direct reporting unit to Army Medical Logistics Command, to Col. John “Ryan” Bailey. In the foreground are Bailey, left, and AMLC Commander Col. Michael Lalor. The ceremony also served as a Change of Responsibility for Varga and new USAMMA Sgt. Maj. Monnet Bushner.

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea reduces medication costs through ‘brand-to-generic’ initiative
August 10, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea has embraced cost-effective measures to change the way it procures medications and educates patients, reducing costs by more than $3 million over the past year. MORE

A Soldier with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea inventories medical supplies in a warehouse. The Army’s newest 1-star command will project and sustain medical materiel capabilities and data for the Army and joint force. Army Medical Logistics Command, a major subordinate command of Army Materiel Command, reached initial operational capability June 1 and is expected to be fully operational Oct. 1. (Courtesy Asset)

COVID-19 response solidifies medical logistical partnerships, training opportunities
July 20, 2020 — Biomedical equipment specialists from the U.S. Army’s 6th Medical Logistics Management Center partnered with the U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command to meet the growing maintenance requirements of COVID-19. 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. Sherman and eight other Soldiers from the 6th Medical Logistics Management Center at Fort Detrick, Maryland, deployed to USAMMA’s three MMOD’s to supplement the workforce during the COVID-19 response as each depot saw spikes in work order requests.

USAMMC-E says farewell to retiring commander during Change of Command ceremony
July 13, 2020 — Leaders at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe bid farewell to and recognized the 28-year military career of its outgoing commander, Col. Jonathan B. Butler, during a Change of Command ceremony on July 9. MORE

Col. Doug LeVien, right, passes the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe's colors to incoming commander, Col. Shane Roach, during a Change of Command ceremony on July 9. Outgoing commander Col. Jonathan B. Butler is pictured on the right. LeVien, deputy commander of 21st Theater Sustainment Command, served as the representative for Col. Michael Lalor, commander of Army Medical Logistics Command. Lalor presided over the ceremony remotely from Fort Detrick, Maryland.

Medical Logistics Management Internship Program celebrates 103rd graduating class
June 29, 2020 — U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency leaders recognized the 103rd graduating class of the Medical Logistics Management Internship Program (MLMIP) during a ceremony June 24. MORE

Eleven Soldiers were recognized for completing the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency's Medical Logistics Management Internship Program (MLMIP) during a graduation ceremony on June 23 at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The class was the 103rd since the program's inception in 1967.