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New Command Focuses on Medical Logistics
June 25, 2019 — 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. The command was developed following the... MORE

Overhauling medical maintenance
January 16, 2019 — When the Army sends Soldiers into harm's way, it promises that if those Soldiers fall sick or get injured, the Army will do everything possible to save and restore their lives. In recent years, military leaders have honored this assurance by placing the most sophisticated health care equipment and providers as close to the front lines as possible. MORE

Army Adds Medical Materiel to European Prepositioned Stocks
November 29, 2018 — Army prepositioned stocks (APS) 2 in Europe -- the Army's newest APS site -- is now equipped with life-saving medical equipment and supplies in support of theater readiness. MORE

Army Medical Logistics Course Hosts 'USAMMA Day'
November 8, 2018 — Bringing together the newest with the most experienced medical logisticians in the Army, experts from U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency visited the Army Medical Department Center and School, U.S. Army Health Readiness Center of Excellence, to enhance training for officers joining the medical logistics community. MORE

Army Medical Device Cyber Team Balances Benefits and Risks of Technology
October 22, 2018 — Access to advanced medical care directly supports the readiness of the Army's Warfighters by ensuring troops are fit and healthy on and off the battlefield. MORE

USAMMA Hosts Change of Command Ceremony
August 13, 2018 — The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, a subordinate agency of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, hosted a Change of Command ceremony at Fort Detrick, Maryland, Aug. 10, where Col. Lynn Marm relinquished command to Col. Timothy Walsh. MORE

Army Tests Readiness of Medical Prepositioned Stocks
August 9, 2018 — Putting readiness to the test, members of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency exercised their ability to rapidly issue Army Prepositioned Stock (APS) medical materiel in both Korea and South West Asia, May - July 2018. MORE

Soldiers test Army's newest transport telemedicine technology
July 18, 2018 — Army Medicine is developing a technology to improve patient triage and communication during medical evacuations -- and looking for units willing to test the system. MORE

University Course Helps 'Build the Bench' of Future Government Leaders
June 26, 2018 — The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency is leveraging a 10-week university-based program called "Hacking 4 Defense" that not only gives students a chance to tackle some of the government's biggest problems, but also serves as a way to build interest in future military or civil service. MORE

Army Medical Maintenance Depots Enable Unit-level Readiness
May 21, 2018 — Soldiers gather around a piece of equipment that looks like a front-loading washing machine -- only it's Army green and looks rugged enough to survive an explosion. MORE