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Medical Logistics drills on sustainment as DEFENDER-20 preparations continue
February 10, 2020 — U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency leaders participated in a Sustainment Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) Drill on Jan. 16 to prepare for the kick off of DEFENDER-Europe 20, the area's largest military exercise in 25 years. The sustainment-focused drill allowed participating units, including foreign partners, to work through the operational plan to expose "weak links" and create a "shared understanding" of what each unit would be doing. MORE

'Right Arm Night' event at Fort Detrick 'builds a team of teams'
February 6, 2020 — An old Army tradition of fellowship and camaraderie, dozens of Soldiers and civilian employees across several Fort Detrick units attended the gathering at the Community Activities Center on post Jan. 24. MORE

Army bugler's love of music plays on after career with West Point Band
February 3, 2020 — Despite most recently working as a budget analyst, Clay Beard has always preferred notes over numbers. "I'm a musician. That's how I self-identify," Beard said. "I know my job is basically accounting, but I don't think of myself as an accountant. I'm a musician with a day gig." MORE

Soldier Use Army Values to Mentor Young Football Players
January 30, 2020 — Football coach Gary Freeman Jr. was running late for practice one day and showed up wearing his Army uniform. That's when Freeman said it truly sank in for his players that he not only serves his community as a volunteer coach, but also his country as a Soldier. MORE

On-site Assessment Helps Army Hone Medical Logistics Training Program
January 21, 2020 — Trainers from the BSO at Fort Detrick embarked on a two-week trip to Camp As Sayliyah, where they administered on-site training and received valuable student feedback on the Theater Enterprise Wide Logistics System (TEWLS) program. MORE

USAMMC-K Recognized for Safety Program
January 21, 2020 — USAMMC-K was one of three Eighth Army units that were recently awarded Fiscal Year 2019 Exceptional Organization Safety Awards. The center received the battalion-level award. MORE

Army to Host Medical Maintenance Exercise, Asks for Soldier Input
January 14, 2020 — Specific work groups will focus on challenges in product support analysis, medical maintenance functions, and medical maintenance management. MORE

Army Medical Logistics and FDA Discuss 3D Printing
January 6, 2020 — AMLC hosted a workshop with U.S. Food and Drug Administration leaders Dec. 9, to foster discussions around current policies, concept regulations and potential stumbling blocks with advanced manufacturing (e.g., 3D-printing) of medical device repair parts... MORE

Exercise Tests Army Medical Logistics Ability to Support Wartime Mission
January 2, 2020 — Soldiers from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency participated in the 403rd Army Field Support Brigade medical exercise organized by the Eighth Army, which was completed Nov. 23, 2019 MORE

Why the Army Sees Value in Optical Fabrication
January 2, 2020 — Optical fabrication labs at U.S. Army Medical Materiel Centers in Korea and Europe produce over 100,000 sets of single-vision and multi-focal prescription lenses for a variety of frames in the past fiscal year. That total includes standard issue and frame-of-choice glasses, inserts for gas masks and eye protection, and flight goggles for pilots. MORE