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U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
The USAMRDC Distinctive Unit Insignia
Active	1994–present
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Medical R&D Command
Garrison/HQ	Fort Detrick, Maryland
Motto(s)	"Protect, Project, Sustain"
Commanders
Current commander	MG Paula Lodi
Insignia
Shoulder sleeve insignia

The United States Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) is the United States Army's medical materiel developer, responsible for medical research, development, and acquisition.

Overview

USAMRDC Headquarters at Fort Detrick, Maryland, supports subordinate commands worldwide. Its medical research laboratories and institutes focus on different areas of science and technology (S&T), such as biomedical research in infectious diseases, combat casualty care, operational medicine, clinical and rehabilitative medicine, chemical and biological defense, combat dentistry, and laser effects. The laboratories are staffed with skilled 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 USAMRDC subordinate commands perform medical materiel advanced development, strategic and operational medical logistics, and contracting, to complete the lifecycle management of medical materiel.

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 USAMRDC protect and sustain the health and safety of the force through deployment and combat. The USAMRDC 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 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). Following a restructuring in 2019, the research, development and acquisition elements of USAMRMC were re-designated to Medical Research and Development Command and transferred to Army Futures Command. USAMRDC is a component of the Defense Health Agency Research and Development, a subordinate organization of the Defense Health Agency.

MRDC’s subordinate commands

At Fort Detrick:

• U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA)
• U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA)
• U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)
• Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)

Elsewhere:

• United States Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL), Fort Novosel, Alabama
• United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
• United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM), Natick, Massachusetts
• United States Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), Fort Sam Houston, Texas
• Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Forest Glen Annex, Forest Glen, Maryland
  • WRAIR's Special Foreign Activities:
    • Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), Bangkok, Thailand
    • United States Army Medical Research Directorate-Africa (USAMRD-A), Nairobi, Kenya
    • United States Army Medical Research Directorate-Georgia (USAMRD-G), Tbilisi, Georgia
    • United States Army Medical Research Directorate-West (USAMRD-W), Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington

Honors and awards

• General Maxwell R. Thurman Award

References

1. Mahajan, Apurva (2024-07-11). "New commander takes post for Fort Detrick, Army Medical R&D". The Frederick News-Post.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. "Maryland's Defense Agency Profile: United States Army Medical Research and Development Command" (PDF). Maryland Department of Commerce. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 17, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
3. "USAMRDC: U.S. Army Medical Research & Development Command". mrdc.health.mil. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
4. "New command focuses on medical logistics".
5. "Defense Health Agency Welcomes New Research and Development Workforce".

• MRMC's 50 Year History Book
• MRMC Handbook: version 5 FEB 2019

External links

• USAMRDC official website

United States Army Medical Command
Category:United States Army
Leadership	Surgeon General of the United States Army Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Army Medical Department	Officers Medical Corps Nurse Corps Dental Corps Veterinary Corps Medical Service Corps Medical Specialist Corps Enlisted Enlisted medical soldiers
Major Subordinate Commands	Regional commands North Atlantic RMC Southeast RMC Great Plains RMC Western RMC Europe RMC Pacific RMC Others AMEDD Center & School U.S. Army Dental Cmd U.S. Army Medical Research & Materiel Cmd U.S. Army Public Health Cmd U.S. Army Warrior Transition Cmd
Installations	Fort Sam Houston Fort Detrick (with Forest Glen Annex)
Medical Centers (MEDCENs)	Stateside Augusta MMC Brooke AMC Tripler AMC Eisenhower AMC Madigan AMC Womack AMC Beaumont AMC Darnall AMC Overseas Landstuhl AMC
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Education	Centers, schools, etc AMEDD Center & School U.S. Army School of Aviation Medicine Borden Institute Museums National Museum of Health and Medicine AMEDD Museum Courses Captains Career Course Walter Reed Tropical Medicine Course Products Textbook of Military Medicine War Surgery in Afghanistan and Iraq
Research Institutes & Centers	Stateside Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research Overseas Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science (AFRIMS) United States Army Medical Research Unit- Europe (USAMRU-E) U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya (USAMRU-K) Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP)
Historical	List of former United States Army medical units United States Army Hospital Corps
Other	Walter Reed Health Care System Military Vaccine Agency Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care U.S. Army Medical Information Technology Center (USAMITC)

• United States Army medical research facilities
• Medical Commands of the United States Army
• Medical and health organizations based in Maryland
• Fort Detrick
• Military units and formations established in 1994