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AMLC’s revamped recycling program cuts tons of metal, electronic waste headed to landfill
March 28, 2024 — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command has revamped its headquarters recycling programs to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in local landfills. MORE

Chris Borrell, facilities operations specialist for U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, tosses a box of old cables and other office supplies into a bin to be recycled March 25 at AMLC headquarters at Fort Detrick, Maryland. (C.J. Lovelace)

Retiring Army Civilian shares experience, expertise of 40-year career through mentorship
March 4, 2024 — As a senior U.S. Air Force NCO, Bill Sovitsky was a medical maintenance subject-matter expert and enjoyed teaching, training and mentoring younger Airmen. MORE

Bill Sovitsky, a 20-year U.S. Air Force veteran, is pictured in 2014 at Stead Field, home to a Nevada Army National Guard MEDEVAC unit. One of Sovitsky’s federal civilian roles over his total 40 years of combined service included equipment testing for the Air Force and Army. He will retire from Army Medical Logistics Command at the end of March. (Courtesy)

Army Medical Logistics Command celebrates Enlisted Medical Corps’ 137th birthday
March 4, 2024 — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command joined the Army Medical Department in celebrating the Enlisted Medical Corps’ 137th birthday on March 1. MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Gabriel Wright, center, senior enlisted adviser of U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, addresses the participants of an early-morning PT session and fitness challenge in observance of the Army Medical Department's Enlisted Medical Corps birthday March 1 at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The friendly competition included several relay team events across 137 meters, symbolizing the 137th anniversary, on Blue & Gray Field. While competing, evaluators asked participants questions about the AMEDD Enlisted Corps history. (Katie Ellis-Warfield)

Army Medical Logistics Command officer inducted into O2M3
March 1, 2024 — Lt. Col. Ibrahim Kabbah joined prestigious company Feb. 29, as he was inducted into the Order of Military Medical Merit during an Army Medical Logistics Command awards ceremony at Fort Detrick. MORE

Col. Marc Welde, right, commander of U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, places the Order of Military Medical Merit medallion over the head of Lt. Col. Ibrahim Kabbah, symbolizing his induction into the prestigious organization, during an AMLC awards ceremony Feb. 29 at Fort Detrick, Maryland.

USAMMC-E modernization efforts improve efficiency, visibility of medical materiel
March 1, 2024 — The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe is modernizing its distribution operations through new technologies, exploring ways to improve efficiency, while saving time and money. MORE

Jeanette Hoeh, a supply technician at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe, scans a box of medical supplies using a new scale system being piloted to streamline warehousing and distribution operations. The new “dimensioner” system incorporates a high-tech scale with optical features that can capture images and calculate the exact dimensions and weight of items being inventoried or readied for shipment.

KATUSA program provides manpower boost to Army units, serves as reminder of alliance
January 31, 2024 — Shortly after the outbreak of the Korean War, U.S. military leaders forged an agreement with Korean allies that continues to benefit both countries to this day. MORE

A Korean Soldier, serving under the Korean Augmentation to the United States Army, or KATUSA, program, briefs senior leaders on his work in the temperature-sensitive medical product section during a visit to the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea. USAMMC-K is one of numerous locations around the peninsula where KATUSA Soldiers serve alongside their U.S. counterparts, training and serving as a reminder of the alliance and partnership between the two nations.

New request procedures for sustainment-level medical maintenance
January 29, 2024 — When U.S. Army units need sustainment-level maintenance support for their medical equipment, the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency is there to help. MORE

A biomedical equipment technician works on a medical device at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (C.J. Lovelace)

Army medical maintenance facility offers vast professional development opportunity
January 5, 2024 — On a sprawling base in northern Utah, there’s a large warehouse and medical maintenance shop that U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nora Martinez has grown to love. MORE

Daniel Nightingale, a contract biomedical equipment technician and Army Reserve sergeant, works inside the shop at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Medical Maintenance Operations Division at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Nov. 14, 2023. (C.J. Lovelace)

AMLC NCO wins quarterly award, recognized for work as unit prevention leader
December 19, 2023 — Readiness is a primary responsibility for every Soldier, both mentally and physically. Part of that requirement is remaining drug free. MORE

Michelle Laska, left, drug test coordinator for the Army Substance Abuse Program, or ASAP, at Fort Detrick and Forest Glen Annex, presents Staff Sgt. Chantele Kemp with the Fort Detrick UPL Challenge award for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022-23. The UPL, or unit prevention leader, serves as a liaison for each Army unit to ASAP's drug screening program. (C.J. Lovelace)

Army Medical Logistics Command event emphasizes importance of ‘safety culture’
December 13, 2023 — Like other U.S. Army units, Army Medical Logistics Command is continuing to build a culture of safety throughout the command’s global footprint that puts the wellbeing of its workforce first. MORE

Safety Manager Ralph Davis leads U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command’s safety stand-down event Dec. 7, 2023, at Fort Detrick, Maryland.