USAMMDA team gathers for command town hall, awards presentation

Michael Odle, director of the Department of Defense/Veterans Affairs Collaboration Office (DVCO), presents the Defense Meritorious Service Medal to U.S. Army Lt. Col. Sara Harmon on behalf of the Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III, 28th Secretary of Defense, during a town hall and awards presentation ceremony, Fort Detrick, Md., March 15, 2023. Harmon, currently the deputy commander of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, earned the award for "incontestably exceptional service" while assigned to DVCO, according to Odle.

Col. Andy Nuce presents the Employee of the Quarter award to Emily Krohn during a U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity town hall and awards presentation ceremony, Fort Detrick, Md., March 15, 2023. Nuce is the commander and Krohn is an assistant product manager with the Warfighter Health, Performance and Evacuation Project Management Office, both with USAMMDA. USAMMDA leads the Department of Defense's medical product development through contracting, agreements and interdisciplinary and integrated-product teams.

David Wirtz, acting project manager of Warfighter Deployed Medical Systems Project Management Office (WDMS-PMO), U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, speaks to the gathered USAMMDA team during a town hall and awards presentation ceremony at the Fort Detrick auditorium, Fort Detrick, Md., March 15, 2023. During the town hall, USAMMDA leadership spoke about unit priorities and developments, thanked team members for continued mission focus, and presented awards to several current members of USAMMDA. USAMMDA leads the Department of Defense's medical product development through contracting, agreements and interdisciplinary and integrated-product teams.

Members of the Order of Military Medical Merit stand for a group photo during a U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity town hall and awards presentation ceremony at the Fort Detrick auditorium, Fort Detrick, Md., March 15, 2023. According to their website, "the Order recognizes those individuals who have clearly demonstrated the highest standards of integrity and moral character, displayed an outstanding degree of professional competence, served in the Army Medical Department with selflessness, and have made a sustained contribution to the betterment of Army Medicine."