United States Army Medical Research and Development Command

U.S. Army's developer of medical materiel

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	BG Edward H. Bailey^[1]
Insignia
Shoulder sleeve insignia

Military unit

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

Overview

USAMRDC Headquarters at Fort Detrick, Maryland, supports subordinate commands located throughout the world. 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.^[2] The laboratories 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 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.^[3]

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

^ "McQueen assumes command over Fort Detrick and U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command".
^ "USAMRDC: U.S. Army Medical Research & Development Command". mrdc.health.mil. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
^ "New command focuses on medical logistics".

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

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

Medical Department Activities
(MEDDACs)

Hospitals	Bassett ACH Jones ACH Blanchfield ACH Allgood ACH Evans ACH Wood ACH Ireland ACH Irwin ACH Keller ACH Martin ACH McDonald ACH Moncrief ACH Reynolds ACH Weed ACH Winn ACH
Clinics	Bliss AHC Barquist AHC Bavaria MEDDAC DiLorenzo TRICARE HC Dunham AHC Fairfax FHC Fox AHC Guthrie MEDDAC Heidelberg MEDDAC Kimbrough ACC Kenner AHC Kirk AHC Lyster AHC Munson AHC Rader AHC Woodbridge AHC Camp Zama

Field medical units

Medical Commands	AR-MEDCOM 807th MCDS 3rd MCDS
Medical Groups	55th Med Gp 67th Med Gp
Medical Brigades	1st Med BDE 2nd Med BDE 5th Med BDE 8th Med BDE 30th Med BDE 32nd Med BDE 44th Med BDE 62nd Med BDE 65th Med BDE 176th Med BDE 139th Med BDE 307th Med BDE 330th Med BDE 332nd Med BDE 338th Med BDE 804th Med BDE
Combat Support Hospitals and Field Hospitals	9th Hosp Ctr 10th Field Hospital (United States) 14th CSH 28th CSH 31th CSH 47th CSH 48th CSH 75th CSH 115th Field Hospital 121st CSH 212th CSH 228th CSH 256th CSH 325th CSH 328th CSH 345th CSH 349th CSH 352d CSH 396th CSH 399th CSH 405th CSH 452th CSH 801th CSH 865th CSH
Forward Surgical Teams	1st FST 2nd FST 8th FST 67th FST 102nd FST 126th FST 135th FST 160th FST 240th FST 250th FST 274th FST (ABN) 402nd FST 541th FST (ABN) 555th FST 624th FST 628th FST 629th FST 691st FST 745th FST 758th FST 759th FST (ABN) 772nd FST 848th FST 874th FST 909th FST 911th FST 912th FST 915th FST 932nd FST 933rd FST 934th FST 936th FST 945th FST 946th FST 947th FST 948th FST 1980th FST 1982nd FST

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

Other

Walter Reed Health Care System
Military Vaccine Agency
Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care
U.S. Army Medical Information Technology Center (USAMITC)

Federal research and development agencies of the United States (list)

Independent
agencies

National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)
Smithsonian Institution research centers and programs

Agriculture

Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Economic Research Service (ERS)
United States Forest Service Research and Development (R&D)

Commerce

Defense

Army	Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDCOM) Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center (CCDCSC) CCDC Armaments Center (CCDCAC) Picatinny Arsenal Benét Laboratories Watervliet Arsenal Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) United States Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
Marine Corps	Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity (MCOTEA)
Navy	Office of Naval Research (ONR) Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) Naval Warfare Centers Air (NAWC) Surface (NSWC) Undersea (NUWC) Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance (NCCOSC) Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (NAWS) Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR)
Air Force	Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Air Armament Center (AAC) Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (NWC) Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC)
Space Force	Space Systems Command (SSC)
Other	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)