US Army Medical Materiel Center – Korea

The US Army Medical Materiel Center – Korea (USAMMC-K) is the U.S. Army's medical logistics organization for the Korean Theater of Operations, headquartered at Camp Carroll in Waegwan, Chilgok County, South Korea. It is the Korean branch of the Army Medical Logistics Command and operates under the operational control of the 65th Medical Brigade. Its mission is to provide medical materiel, blood support, and related logistics to U.S. and allied forces on the Korean Peninsula. The unit's lineage traces to the 6th Medical Supply Depot, conceived on December 25, 1928, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, though it remained inactive until it was activated on May 25, 1942, for service in the European Theater during World War II. After the war it returned to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, was inactivated on January 18, 1946, and was reactivated on July 15 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. With the outbreak of the Korean War, it arrived in Japan on August 28, 1950, and was deployed to the Korean Peninsula through Busan on September 11, 1950. After the armistice, the unit moved in November 1955 to the ASCOM City area in Bupyeong, Incheon. When ASCOM City was closed following the return of Camp Market, the unit relocated on June 1, 1973, to the 51st Supply Point in Yongsan, Seoul. On January 1, 1978, it was reorganized as the 6th Medical Support Optical Maintenance Unit (MEDSOM). On January 11, 1988, it moved to Camp Carroll in Waegwan, Chilgok County. On October 16, 2008, the 563rd Medical Logistics Company arrived in Korea and was attached to the 168th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, supporting medical materiel in Korea. On June 1, 2019, the unit was transferred to the Army Medical Logistics Command, and on September 9, 2019, it assumed operational control of the 95th Medical Detachment (Blood Support). The center is a specialized military logistics organization rather than a commercial brand, but it functions as a named institutional entity within the U.S. Army's medical logistics structure. Its subordinate units include the 563rd Medical Logistics Company and the 95th Medical Detachment (Blood Support).

The US Army Medical Materiel Center – Korea (USAMMC-K) traces its lineage to the 6th Medical Supply Depot, which was conceived on December 25, 1928, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, but remained an inactive, unactivated unit. It was not until May 25, 1942, that the unit was activated and deployed to the European Theater during World War II. After the war, it returned to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, and was inactivated on January 18, 1946. It was reactivated on July 15, 1946, at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. With the outbreak of the Korean War, the unit arrived in the Japanese archipelago on August 28, 1950, and was deployed to the Korean Peninsula through Busan Port on September 11, 1950. Following the armistice, in November 1955, it moved to ASCOM City, which had been established in Bupyeong, Incheon. When ASCOM City was closed following the return of Camp Market, the unit relocated on June 1, 1973, to the 51st Supply Point, a military reserve site in Yongsan, Seoul. On January 1, 1978, it was reorganized as the 6th Medical Support Optical Maintenance Unit (MEDSOM). On January 11, 1988, it moved to Camp Carroll in Waegwan, Chilgok County. On October 16, 2008, the 563rd Medical Logistics Company arrived in Korea and was attached to the 168th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, supporting medical materiel in Korea. On June 1, 2019, the unit was transferred to the Army Medical Logistics Command. On September 9, 2019, it assumed operational control of the 95th Medical Detachment (Blood Support). The unit's lineage includes several redesignations: on December 21, 1928, as the 6th Medical Supply Depot; on August 24, 1943, as the 6th Medical Depot Company; on March 1, 1949, as the 6th Army Medical Depot; on April 1, 1954, as the 6th Medical Depot; on January 1, 1978, as the 6th Medical Unit; on September 16, 1993, as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 16th Medical Battalion; and on October 16, 2009, as the United States Army Medical Materiel Center – Korea. The unit has been assigned to various commands, including the Eighth Army in the 1950s, the 7th Logistics Command in May 1963, the 65th Medical Group in the 1960s, the Medical Command-Korea (MEDCOM-K) on June 21, 1971, and the 18th Medical Command on August 16, 1984. It was attached to the 65th Medical Brigade (OPCON) on October 16, 2008, and later reported directly to the Medical Materiel Logistics Command on September 17, 2019.

• Conceived as the 6th Medical Supply Depot at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, but remained inactive.

• Activated and deployed to the European Theater during World War II.

• Inactivated at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.

• Reactivated at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

• Arrived in Japan during the Korean War.

• Deployed to the Korean Peninsula through Busan Port.

• Moved to ASCOM City in Bupyeong, Incheon.

• Relocated to the 51st Supply Point in Yongsan, Seoul.

• Reorganized as the 6th Medical Support Optical Maintenance Unit (MEDSOM).

• Moved to Camp Carroll in Waegwan, Chilgok County.

• 563rd Medical Logistics Company arrived in Korea.

• Transferred to the Army Medical Logistics Command.

• Assumed operational control of the 95th Medical Detachment (Blood Support).

Forward medical logistics unit of the U.S. Army in South Korea

Product categories. Medical materiel supply · Blood support · Medical logistics support

1. 1US Army Medical Materiel Center – Koreawikidata.org
2. 2주한 미국 육군 의무군수처ko.wikipedia.org
3. 3USAMMC-K Official Websiteamlc.army.mil