AMLC Articles
While at AMLC, I've covered a variety of events and stories, to include writing feature and news stories published in AMLC's monthly newsletter (MedLog Monthly) and on Army.mil.
USAMMA holds change of command ceremony
FORT DETRICK, Md. – The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency held a change of command ceremony Aug. 9, celebrating its outgoing leader, Col. Gary Cooper, and welcoming its new commander, Col. Joselito “Joe” Lim.
Col. Marc Welde, commander of U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, presided over the ceremony, which featured the traditional passing of the unit colors before a large crowd inside Fort Detrick’s auditorium.
Col. Marc Welde, right, commander of U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, passes the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency colors to incoming USAMMA Commander Col. Joselito “Joe” Lim during a change of command ceremony Aug. 9 at Fort Detrick, Maryland. USAMMA is one of three direct reporting units to AMLC, the Army’s Life Cycle Management Command for medical materiel. U.S. Army photo by Clifford Lovelace
USAMMA Soldier graduates Drill Sergeant Academy
FORT DETRICK, Md. – Lots of yelling.
That was Staff Sgt. Vontrella Jeffries’ first memory of drill sergeants when she arrived at basic training 13 years ago.
“That’s always your first interaction. You get off that bus and they’re there to transform you from a civilian to a Soldier,” Jeffries said.
Staff Sgt. Vontrella Jeffries' official photo. At USAMMA, Jeffries worked within the Force Projection Directorate, supporting operational medical logistics and the sustainment of medical prepositioned stocks around the globe. Photo: Courtesy Asset