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USAMMA holds detachment change of command ceremony
February 25, 2025 — The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency held a Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment change of command ceremony Feb. 21, recognizing outgoing commander, Capt. Andrew Whittenbarger, and welcoming the unit’s new commander, Capt. Paul Abucher. MORE

Col. Joselito “Joe” Lim, commander of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, passes the colors to Capt. Paul Abucher, signifying his trust in him to lead as USAMMA’s new Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment commander during a change of command ceremony Feb. 21 at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The ceremony also recognized outgoing commander Capt. Andrew Whittenbarger.

USAMMC-K conducts sling load training with 2nd CAB
February 24, 2025 — Soldiers at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea conducted a joint sling load training Feb. 13 with the 2nd Combat Aviation Battalion to allow both units to enhance proficiency in this essential task. MORE

Soldiers at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea take part in joint sling load training Feb. 13 with the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade at Camp Carroll, Republic of Korea. The Army Sling Load Program provides the skills to rig and securely attach various loads to a helicopter, ensuring rapid transport of supplies, equipment and vehicles.

Air Force veteran brings expertise to Army, takes lead of MEDLOG data science team
February 7, 2025 — With a grandfather who worked on planes in the Army Air Corps during World War II, Aaron Widner already had a pedigree of service in the maintenance field. Add in his extensive IT and data analytics experience during his own 25-year Air Force career, and it’s a perfect recipe for one of U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command’s newest data scientists. MORE

USAMMC-E NCO earns prestigious Expert Field Medical Badge
February 5, 2025 — Perseverance pays off. It may have taken a few tries, but Sgt. Benjamin Jackson, a biomedical equipment specialist at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe, can now proudly wear the Army’s Expert Field Medical Badge. MORE

Sgt. Benjamin Jackson, a biomedical equipment specialist at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe, is pictured with his parents Dec. 20, 2024, at Fort Moore, Georgia, following a pinning ceremony as he received the Expert Field Medical Badge, a prestigious recognition for Army medical personnel.

USAMMA team showcases medical maintenance at DOD-wide symposium
December 30, 2024 — Medical maintainers from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency were among the exhibitors at the 2024 DOD Maintenance Symposium, held in Dec. 10-13 in Salt Lake City. MORE

Leaders at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency pose with Maj. Gen. Michael B. Lalor, center right, commanding general of U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, during the 2024 DOD Maintenance Symposium, held Dec. 10-13 in Salt Lake City. Pictured with Lalor, from left, are USAMMA Commander Col. Joselito “Joe” Lim, Staff Sgt. Nora Martinez, Sgt. Nick McKinley, Jorge Magana, director of USAMMA’s Medical Maintenance Management Directorate, and Jose Vasquez, director of USAMMA’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division at nearby Hill Air Force Base, Utah. USAMMA is a direct reporting unit to Army Medical Logistics Command, where Lalor served as the organization’s first commander from 2019 to 2021.

AMLC LAP personnel provide over-the-shoulder training, support
December 26, 2024 — When Soldiers in the field need some additional training and support on different medical devices and systems, the Logistics Assistance Program at U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command will be there to help. MORE

Vladimir Sequera, right, a systems technical representative with U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command’s Logistics Assistance Program, provides medical maintenance assistance and training to a Soldier during a site visit to Vicenza, Italy. The LAP, a worldwide program under AMLC’s Integrated Logistics Support Center, serves as a direct link between medical units and the AMLC enterprise, providing over-the-shoulder training and assistance to identify and address readiness issues in the field.

Army Surgeon General focuses on transformative integration during MEDLOG visit
December 26, 2024 — The 46th U.S. Army Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, met with key medical logistics leaders Dec. 16 to discuss the service’s capacity to sustain operational health care during large scale combat operations, or LSCO. MORE

U.S. Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre poses with U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command Commander Col. Marc R. Welde and AMLC leaders Dec. 16 at Fort Detrick, Maryland. (Photo Credit: Ellen Crown)

Safety Stand-Down prioritizes risk reduction and response
December 2, 2024 — Bleeding out is a very real danger following a traumatic injury, no matter if that injury occurs on a battlefield, ballfield or simply at home or work. MORE

A U.S. Soldier practices packing a deep wound.

MEDLOG forum focuses on contested logistics
November 26, 2024 — “What if today were C-Day?” This was the question Col. Marc Welde asked the group of logistics leaders gathered for a Commander’s Forum, hosted Nov. 18-21 at U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command headquarters at Fort Detrick. MORE

Col. Marc Welde, center, commander of U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, provides opening comments on the first day of AMLC’s four-day Commander’s Forum, held Nov. 18-21 at Fort Detrick, Maryland. (Photo Credit: Ellen Crown)

AMLC joins fellow medical organizations with plaque at national Army Museum
November 14, 2024 — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command now stands alongside its partner medical organizations at the National Museum of the United States Army. MORE

U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command leaders pose for a photo following the dedication of AMLC’s new unit plaque at the National Museum of the U.S. Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Pictured, from left, are retired Col. Jon Kissane; Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Sprunger; Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, Army surgeon general and commanding general of Army Medical Command; AMLC Commander Col. Marc Welde; retired Lt. Gen. Patricia McQuistion, former deputy commanding general of Army Materiel Command; and AMLC Command Sgt. Maj. Gabriel Wright. (Photo Credit: Otis Toussaint)