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International Logistics Office (ILO)
WHAT IS USAMMA?
USAMMA is a subordinate command of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), and is the Department of Defense executive agent for medical, chemical, and biological defense research. MRMC was born in 1994 as a merger of the old U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency (USAMMA) and the U.S. Army Health Facility Planning Agency (USAHFPA) into a major subordinate command of U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM). USAMMA is one of 36 tenant organizations on the installation of Fort Detrick, located in the beautifully picturesque mountains of Frederick County, Frederick, Maryland, approximately 60 miles north of Washington, DC.
WHAT ARE USAMMA's RESPONSIBILITIES?
USAMMA is a unique, multifaceted organization responsible for the execution of diverse medical logistics programs. One of these programs is the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) portion of the Security Assistance Program for the sale of Class VIII medical equipment, supplies and services. USAMMA is the principal DOD action agent for the management, administration, and implementation of all US Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) validated FMS Class VIII cases.
WHAT IS THE USAMMA/ILO?
The mission of the International Logistics Office is to plan, manage, administer, and coordinate the U.S. Army Medical Command Class VIII medical equipment, supplies, and services portion of the Security Assistance Program. USAMMA is the case preparer for medical items and is the sole Army contact for the sale of service unique medical materiel. USAMMA's role in security assistance is to support and implement approved programs in consonance with U.S. military strategic plans and objectives. As Command Case Manager, this Agency interfaces with foreign governments, security assistance organizations, and other USG agencies to define security assistance requests.
WHAT DOES THE USAMMA/ILO DO?
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