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DEFENDER 24 tests medical prepositioned stock readiness
June 11, 2024 — From the front lines to the supply lines, the Army is testing its ability to rapidly and dynamically project power around the globe in support of large-scale combat operations. MORE

Soldiers assigned to the 75th Field Hospital under the 810th Hospital Center located in Baumholder, Germany practice their surgical capabilities May 15, 2024, during DEFENDER 24, a large-scale exercise in Europe that focuses on the strategic deployment of continental, U.S.-based forces, employment of Army Prepositioned Stocks, and interoperability with Allies and partners at exercise locations across 13 European countries. (Ellen Crown)

AMLC hosts HTM workshop, presents prestigious Dean Ohlsen awards
June 10, 2024 — Two Soldiers and a U.S. Army Civilian joined the prestigious ranks of Dean R. Ohlsen Award of Excellence recipients during a ceremony May 21. MORE

Master Sgt. Peung Kim and Chief Warrant Officer 3 David Turner are pictured after receiving the 2024 Dean R. Ohlsen Award of Excellence during a ceremony May 21 at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The annual award is given to a warrant officer, enlisted Soldier and Army Civilian. Not pictured is the civilian winner, Thuy Dao. (C.J. Lovelace)

Spouse of USAMMA commander recognized for volunteer work at Fort Detrick
May 21, 2024 — When Kimberly Cooper learned she would be returning to Fort Detrick with her husband’s latest assignment, she was excited to pick up where she left off. MORE

Kimberly Cooper, wife of U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency Commander Col. Gary Cooper, was named one of Fort Detrick’s three Volunteers of the Year in a ceremony April 18. Cooper is pictured with Brig. Gen. Edward Bailey, left, commanding general of U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command and Fort Detrick, and Command Sgt. Maj. Kyle Brunell. (U.S. Army photo by Samuel Mensah/USAMRDC)

USAMMC-K hosts summit to synchronize theater MEDLOG efforts
May 13, 2024 — The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea recently served as host of a two-day summit to help synchronize medical logistics and readiness efforts across the Korean Peninsula. MORE

Attendees of a Medical Logistics Summit at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea April 29-30 pose for a group photo at the conclusion of the event. The two-day summit helps synchronize MEDLOG and readiness efforts across the Korean Peninsula. (Courtesy)

USAMMA cuts ribbon on new medical maintenance facility at Tobyhanna Army Depot
May 13, 2024 — Three pairs of shiny golden scissors quickly sliced through a bright red ribbon, recognizing the completion of a multi-million-dollar modernization project at Tobyhanna Army Depot. MORE

Leaders from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command and Tobyhanna Army Depot cut a ribbon May 2 to celebrate a modernization project for USAMMA’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division at the installation in Pennsylvania. Pictured, from left, are Jorge Magana-Cortez, director of USAMMA’s Medical Maintenance Management Directorate; William Wall, MMOD-PA interim director; and Robert A. Lantka II, deputy to the commander, Tobyhanna Army Depot. (Photo Credit: C.J. Lovelace)

First impressions matter: AMLC launches comprehensive onboarding program
May 1, 2024 — A group of Army Civilians filed into the command conference room at U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command. MORE

Col. Marc Welde, center, commander of U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, talks with new AMLC team members at the command’s first new employee welcome brief on April 24.

USAMMC-E Soldier honors mother’s memory in service
May 1, 2024 — U.S. Army Maj. Brenda S. Sumner joined the military as a tribute to her late mother, following her unexpected death in 1999. MORE

Maj. Brenda S. Sumner is pictured in 2018 while serving as aide-de-camp to the 44th Army Surgeon General, now-retired Lt. Gen. Nadja West. Sumner is currently serving as deputy commander for operations and the senior female Soldier at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe.

Army medical logistics transformation focuses on readiness
April 18, 2024 — Transformational change was the focus of a three-day exercise that brought together more than 100 stakeholders from throughout the Army. MORE

Col. Marc Welde, commander of U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, closes out a three-day MEDLOG in Campaigning, or MiC, initial proof-of-concept event at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. MiC is an effort aimed at streamlining medical materiel... (Katie Ellis-Warfield)

USAMMC-K provides MEDLOG support during Freedom Shield 2024
April 1, 2024 — Sustainers at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea exercised their role as the theater lead agent for medical materiel for U.S. Forces Korea during Freedom Shield 2024. MORE

A Republic of Korea Soldier and U.S. Soldier work in the shipping area of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea, March 8. The two Soldiers took part in training activities as part of Freedom Shield 2024, an annual joint exercise held March 4-14, to enhance alliances and ensure defense fortification abilities on the Korean Peninsula. (Courtesy)

Army medical logistics integration takes center stage at AUSA Global Force
April 1, 2024 — If you are looking for an example of “transformation in contact,” you won’t find a better one than Army medical logistics, Maj. Gen. Robert Edmonson II told audience members at AUSA’s Global Force Symposium March 27. MORE

Col. Marc Welde, commander of U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, briefs the MEDLOG in Campaigning concept during a Warrior’s Corner presentation at AUSA Global Force Symposium, March 27, in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. (Courtesy)