United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
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The United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command is the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

's medical materiel
Materiel
Materiel is a term used in English to refer to the equipment and supplies in military and commercial supply chain management....

 developer, with responsibility for medical research, development, and acquisition and medical logistics management. The USAMRMC's expertise in these critical areas helps establish and maintain the capabilities the U.S. Army needs to fight and win on the battlefield.

Overview

USAMRMC Headquarters at Fort Detrick
Fort Detrick
Fort Detrick is a U.S. Army Medical Command installation located in Frederick, Maryland, USA. Historically, Fort Detrick was the center for the United States' biological weapons program ....

, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

, supports 11 subordinate commands located throughout the world. Six USAMRMC medical research laboratories and institutes perform the core science and technology (S&T) research to develop medical solutions. These laboratories specialize in various areas of biomedical research, including infectious diseases, combat casualty care, operational medicine, clinical and rehabilitative medicine, chemical and biological defense, combat dentistry, and laser effects, and are staffed with highly qualified scientists and support personnel.

A large extramural research program and numerous cooperative research and development (R&D) agreements provide additional S&T capabilities by the leading R&D organizations in the civilian sector.

Five USAMRMC subordinate commands perform medical materiel advanced development, strategic and operational medical logistics, and contracting, to complete the lifecycle management of medical materiel.

The Command is staffed with highly qualified scientists, program managers, logisticians, contracting experts, and support personnel. The critical expertise in these areas ensures we have the medical capabilities the Army needs to fight and win on the battlefield. Overall, about 6,000 military, civilian, and contractor personnel are assigned to support the Headquarters and subordinate units. Officers, enlisted Soldiers, and civilians-many of whom are among the most respected and knowledgeable specialists in their fields-provide subject matter expertise in medical, scientific, and technical areas throughout the Command.

Medical information and products developed by the USAMRMC protect and sustain the health and safety of the force through deployment and combat. The USAMRMC motto, "Protect, Project, Sustain," emphasizes the Command's priorities in support of the warfighter.

History

In March 1994, a merger of Medical Research and Development Command, the United States Army Medical Materiel Agency
United States Army Medical Materiel Agency
The United States Army Medical Materiel Agency , a subordinate unit of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command at Fort Detrick, Maryland, serves as the U.S...

 and the Health Facilities Planning Agency resulted in creation of the Medical Research, Development, Acquisition and Logistics Command (MRDALC), subordinate to the then provisional MEDCOM. The MRDALC was soon renamed the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC).

MRMC’s subordinate commands

At Fort Detrick:
  • U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency
    United States Army Medical Materiel Agency
    The United States Army Medical Materiel Agency , a subordinate unit of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command at Fort Detrick, Maryland, serves as the U.S...

     (USAMMA)
  • U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity
    United States Army Medical Materiel Development Activity
    The United States Army Medical Materiel Development Activity , a subordinate unit of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command at Fort Detrick, Maryland, serves as the U.S. Army’s executive agent for the development of new drugs, vaccines, and medical devices for servicemembers.USAMMDA...

     (USAMMDA)
  • U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA)
  • U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
    United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
    The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases is the U.S Army’s main institution and facility for defensive research into countermeasures against biological warfare. It is located on Fort Detrick, Maryland and is a subordinate lab of the U. S...

     (USAMRIID)
  • Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)


Elsewhere:
  • United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
    United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
    The United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense is a military research institute located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA, and is used by the United States Army for the development, testing, and evaluation of therapy and material to prevent and treat casualties of...

     (USAMRICD), Aberdeen Proving Ground
    Aberdeen Proving Ground
    Aberdeen Proving Ground is a United States Army facility located near Aberdeen, Maryland, . Part of the facility is a census-designated place , which had a population of 3,116 at the 2000 census.- History :...

    , Maryland
    Maryland
    Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
    United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
    The United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine is the U.S Army’s main institution and facility for military environmental medicine and exercise physiology research. It is located at Natick, MA within the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center installation, but is a subordinate lab...

     (USARIEM), Natick, Massachusetts
    Massachusetts
    The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
    Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
    This article is about the U.S. Army medical research institute . Otherwise, see Walter Reed .The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research is the largest biomedical research facility administered by the U.S. Department of Defense...

     (WRAIR), Forest Glen Annex
    Forest Glen Annex
    The Forest Glen Annex is a U.S. Army installation in the Forest Glen neighborhood of Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. It is situated between Brookville Road and Linden Lane...

    , Forest Glen
    Forest Glen, Maryland
    Forest Glen is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The community hosts a U.S. Army installation, the Forest Glen Annex.-Geography:...

    , Maryland
    • WRAIR's Special Foreign Activities:
      • Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), Bangkok
        Bangkok
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        , Thailand
        Thailand
        Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

      • United States Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya
        United States Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya
        The United States Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya is a "Special Foreign Activity" of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. The unit operates under a cooperative agreement with the Kenya Medical Research Institute...

         (USAMRU-K), Nairobi
        Nairobi
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        , Kenya
        Kenya
        Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

  • US Army Medical Materiel Center - Europe (USAMMCE), Husterhoeh Kaserne
    Husterhoeh Kaserne
    Husterhoeh Kaserne was a military facility in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Kaserne is a German loanword that means "barracks." It was a United States military base 1945–1994. Since then it is a German base, most of which has closed...

    , Germany
    Germany
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  • US Army Medical Materiel Center - Korea (USAMMC-K), Camp Carroll
    Camp Carroll
    Camp Carroll was a United States Marine Corps artillery base during the Vietnam War. It was located at , 8 km southwest of the town of Cam Lo. Camp Carroll was also at the centroid of a large arc of the strategic Highway 9 corridor south of the DMZ, which made it a key facility.-History:The...

    , South Korea
    South Korea
    The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

  • National Museum of Health and Medicine
    National Museum of Health and Medicine
    The National Museum of Health and Medicine is a museum in Silver Spring, Maryland, near Washington, D.C., USA. An element of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, the NMHM is a member of the National Health Sciences Consortium....

    , Forest Glen Annex
    Forest Glen Annex
    The Forest Glen Annex is a U.S. Army installation in the Forest Glen neighborhood of Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. It is situated between Brookville Road and Linden Lane...

    , Forest Glen
    Forest Glen, Maryland
    Forest Glen is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The community hosts a U.S. Army installation, the Forest Glen Annex.-Geography:...

    , Maryland

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