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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ready People to Hand off Ready 'Stuff'
May 9, 2018 — Can you imagine moving a whole hospital from one continent to the next with little or no notice?

Army Surgeon General's Contingency Programs Provide Rapid Medical Readiness
May 9, 2018 — Today's Army faces complex, worldwide threats that set the conditions for varied missions in numerous environments -- all under continuing budget reform. Being able to medically support Soldiers anywhere in the world at any given time demands a commitment to readiness -- all the time. Readiness determines the Army's ability to fight and win our Nation's wars; it is the capability of forces to conduct the full range of military operations to defeat all enemies regardless of the threats they pose.

USAMMA Medical Logistics Officer Named Master Logistician
May 4, 2018 — Maj. Torrance Beck, the Military Deputy of the Modernization Project Management Office at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, achieved the designation of "Demonstrated Master Logistician" March 15, through the Demonstrated Logistician Program offered by the International Society of Logistics (SOLE).