After 64 years of medical logistics support to the healthcare mission in Korea and throughout the Pacific Rim, on October 16, 2008, the Department of the Army inactivated the 16th Medical Logistics Battalion and activated the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea (USAMMC-K) in an effort to realign the Institutional Army healthcare mission in Korea.

USAMMC-K provides direct medical materiel support to theater medical forces, ensures and assists tactical units are integrated into the end-to-end medical supply chain and assists the Combatant Commands in Health Logistics Support planning.

USAMMC-K provides continuous medical logistics support to sustain the readiness of United States Forces Korea throughout the full range of military operations.

The USAMMC-K team includes approximately 150 personnel, including U.S. and Republic of Korea military, local Korean civilians and Department of the Army civilians.

USAMMC-K NEWS

Quick-thinking medical logistics team saves sensitive supplies in Korea
July 14, 2021 — Teams from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea and the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency executed an emergency evacuation of temperature-sensitive medical products in late June, preserving critical life-saving blood and vaccines. MORE

Soldiers and civilian personnel from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea assist in transporting important medical supplies from an Army prepositioned stocks site in Korea after a walk-in freezer broke June 24. (Staff Sgt. Anthony Peterson)

South Korea military base receives Pfizer vaccines from DLA for DoD adolescents
May 20, 2021 — The first shipment of minus 80-degrees Celsius Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from Defense Logistics Agency Distribution arrived at U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea at Camp Carroll in Waegwan, South Korea, May 17 for Defense Department dependents on the peninsula. MORE

U.S. Army Medical Materiel Command-Korea employees receipt and confirm cold-chain integrity of Pfizer vaccines arriving at Camp Carroll, South Korea, May 17, 2021. The vaccines were shipped May 14, 2021, from Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, as part of the Defense Department mission to vaccinate overseas DOD adolescents. (Photo courtesy of USAMMC-K)

USAMMC-K signs friendship agreement, strengthens ties with Korean communities
April 29, 2021 — The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea is building its relationship with the local Korean communities where it operates. MORE

Lt. Col. Marcus D. Perkins, left, commander of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea, is pictured with Yong-hwan Kwak, governor of Goryeong County, South Korea. The two organizations signed a friendship agreement on April 14 to strengthen ties between the two organizations and countries. (Hyo Chu Kim)

Army works to modernize medical equipment for Soldiers on Korean Peninsula
April 19, 2021 — U.S. Army medical logisticians are working to ensure Soldiers on the Korean Peninsula have the latest and most effective medical devices available. MORE

Pallets of medical equipment are prepared for distribution in support of Eighth Army medical units. (Courtesy)

USAMMC-K embraces Lean Six Sigma, works toward increased efficiencies
April 14, 2021 — Staff members at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea are doing their part to increase administrative efficiency and eliminate waste by embracing the Army’s Lean Six Sigma program. MORE

A total of 20 Korean nationals working at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea recently completed training in the Lean Sigma Six program, each earning their “Green Belt” certifications. The program aims to reduce waste and increase efficiency, saving time and money for the U.S. military. (Hye Chin Paek)

Exercise affirms Army’s ability to maintain operational readiness of medical assets on Korean Peninsula
March 30, 2021 — During a transition to hostilities on the Korean Peninsula, the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea would take charge of the Army’s forward-positioned medical stocks in support of Eighth Army units. MORE

Pvts. Trezia Davenport and Alan Gonzalez, assigned to the 563rd Medical Logistics Company, assemble a tactical combat medical care resupply set in support of U.S. Forces Korea during an exercise at the Army’s prepositioned stocks site in South Korea. (Staff Sgt. Anthony Peterson)

95th Medical Detachment provides critical blood support on Korean Peninsula
March 22, 2021 — When the military needs life-saving blood for U.S. and allied forces on the Korean Peninsula, the 95th Medical Detachment-Blood Support answers the call. MORE

Spcs. Ariel Arroyo and Douglas Napier, with the 95th Medical Detachment-Blood Support, perform quality control on deglycerolized blood products at Camp Humphreys, South Korea. (Photo Credit: Sgt. Tao McCarthy)

563rd Medical Logistics Company commander a finalist for prestigious MacArthur award
February 26, 2021 — As the commander of the 563rd Medical Logistics Company, U.S. Army Capt. Kirk Proctor makes his Soldiers his priority. MORE

Capt. Kirk Proctor (left) receives a certificate of achievement from Lt. Gen. Bill Burleson, Eighth Army commanding general, during a ceremony held at Eighth Army headquarters on Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Nov. 23. Proctor was selected as one of the Eighth Army nominees for the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award. (Photo Credit: Cpl. Ko, Bae-young)

USAMMC-K adapts, improves medical logistics support posture through ‘shared vision’
February 24, 2021 — Leaders at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea are sharpening their focus on medical materiel readiness to support a potential large-scale combat operation on the Korean Peninsula. MORE

Soldiers assigned in support of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea perform maintenance on a medical device. (Courtesy U.S. Army)

95th Medical Detachment working to expand blood product support for Korean Peninsula
January 29, 2021 — The U.S. Army’s largest forward-deployed blood support unit is increasing its capabilities to further support Soldiers and joint forces on the Korean Peninsula. MORE

The first units of cold storage apheresis platelets, collected through a training conducted by the 95th Medical Detachment-Blood Support in December, are pictured.

about us

MISSION

USAMMC-K plans, synchronizes, and provides medical logistics to sustain theater CL VIII readiness in support of United States Forces Korea.

VISION
The preeminent medical logistics sustainer providing CL VIII readiness to United States Forces Korea.

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