U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center – Korea

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United States Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea (USAMMC-K)
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The United States Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea (USAMMC-K), a subordinate unit of Army Medical Logistics Command (AMLC) at Fort Detrick, Maryland, serves as the Theater Lead Agent for Medical Materiel (TLAMM) in South Korea.

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USAMMC-K's mission is to provide continuous medical logistics support to United States Forces Korea (USFK).

History

The 6th Medical Logistics Depot was constituted as an inactive unit of the Regular Army on 21 December 1928, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. [1]

During World War II, the unit served in the European Theater and was known as the 6th Medical Depot Company.

Following World War II, the unit was inactivated at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey on 18 January 1946 and later reactivated at Fort Jackson, South Carolina on 15 July 1946.

Following reorganization as the 6th Army medical Depot on 1 March 1949, the Depot arrived in Japan on 28 August 1950. It was immediately assigned to the Korean Theater and landed in Pusan, Korea on 11 September 1950. During the Korean War, platoons of the 6th Army Medical Depot were deployed throughout Korea.

Following the war, the Depot was re-designated as the 6th Medical Depot (Army) on 11 April 1954 and in November 1955 was relocated to Ascom City, Korea.

The 6th Medical Depot (Army) was assigned to the Eighth United States Army from 1950 until April 1960, when it was reassigned to the 7th Logistical Command. In May 1963, it was reassigned to the 65th Medical Group under the operational control of the Eighth United States Army Surgeon. The 6th Medical Depot was reassigned from the 65th Medical Group to the Eighth United States Army Medical Command-Korea on 21 June 1971.

The Medical Depot moved to Yongsan Military Reservation Supply Point 51 on 1 June 1973. On 1 January 1978, the Medical Depot was reorganized and redesignated as the 6th Medical Supply, Optical and Maintenance Unit (MEDSOM).

The 6th MEDSOM Battalion relocated its Battalion Headquarters Company, Stock Control Division, and Optical Division on 11 January 1988 to Camp Carroll (Waegwan, Korea). The move of the Distribution Division and the Quality Control Division to Camp Carroll was completed on 8 February 1990.

The 16th Medical Logistics Battalion (Logistics, Forward) was deactivated in October 2008 and was replaced by the US Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea. [2]

Commanders of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea and its precursors

No.NameDates of TenureMilitary Rank
1Edwin McMeen1953 - 1953Lieutenant Colonel
2Edward Martin1954-1954Lieutenant Colonel
3Cedric Parker1968–1969Lieutenant Colonel
4Charles Segars1970-1970Lieutenant Colonel
5Scott Clark1971–1972Lieutenant Colonel
6William Fulton1974–1975Major
7Leon Holland1975–1976Major
8Walter Barnes Jr.1978–1979Lieutenant Colonel
9James Dolbier1979–1980Lieutenant Colonel
10George Waters Jr.1980–1981Lieutenant Colonel
11Edwin Gayagas1982–1984Lieutenant Colonel
12Kenneth Goldman1984–1986Lieutenant Colonel
13William "Larry" Speer1986–1988Lieutenant Colonel
14Thaddious Goodman1988–1990Lieutenant Colonel
15Ted Hussey1990–1992Lieutenant Colonel
16James Olson1992–1994Lieutenant Colonel
17Michael G. Johnson1994–1996Lieutenant Colonel
18Michael Daley1996–1998Lieutenant Colonel
19Thomas Brown1998–2000Lieutenant Colonel
20James Gier2000–2001Lieutenant Colonel
21Brian Kueter2001–2002Major
22Jeffrey Unger2002–2004Lieutenant Colonel
23William Ackerman2004–2006Lieutenant Colonel
24Thomas C. Slade2006–2009Lieutenant Colonel
25Shon-Neil Severns2009-2012Lieutenant Colonel
26Kevin E. Cooper2012-2014Lieutenant Colonel
27Jonathan B. Butler2014-2016Lieutenant Colonel
28Steven A. Meadow2016-2018Lieutenant Colonel
29Marc R. Welde2018-2020Lieutenant Colonel
30Marcus D. Perkins2020- 2022Lieutenant Colonel

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References

  1. Tienne, Erik Yama (7 January 2012). US Army Medical Materiel Center - Korea. Turbspublishing. ISBN   978-613-9-14499-0.
  2. "USAMMC-K adapts, improves medical logistics support posture through 'shared vision'". DVIDS. Retrieved 12 January 2024.