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The U.S. Army Acquisition Corps flag is unfurled during a chartering ceremony for the newly established Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. During the ceremony, Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity from Col. Andy Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new SMD PMO. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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U.S. Army Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick, center, renders a final salute to end the chartering ceremony for the new Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. During the ceremony, Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity from Col. Andy Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new SMD PMO. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paula Lodi, commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, and Col. Andy Nuce, outgoing commander of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, watch the chartering ceremony for the new Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. During the ceremony, Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of USAMMDA from Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new SMD PMO. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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U.S. Army Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick speaks to the assembled crowd during a chartering ceremony for the new Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. During the ceremony, Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity from Col. Andy Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new SMD PMO. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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U.S. Army Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick accepts the official charter from Andrew Clements during a chartering ceremony for the newly established Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. Kreishman-Deitrick is SMD PMO’s program executive and Clements is the deputy program executive officer with PEO Soldier. During the ceremony, Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity from Col. Andy Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new SMD PMO. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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U.S. Army Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick accepts the U.S. Army Acquisition Corps flag from Andrew Clements during a chartering ceremony for the newly established Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. Kreishman-Deitrick is SMD PMO’s program executive and Clements is the deputy program executive officer with PEO Soldier. During the ceremony, Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity from Col. Andy Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new SMD PMO. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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The U.S. Army Acquisition Corps flag is uncased during a chartering ceremony for the newly established Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. During the ceremony, Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity from Col. Andy Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new SMD PMO. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Procter marches center stage during a chartering ceremony for the newly established Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. Procter is SMD PMO’s senior enlisted advisor. During the ceremony, Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity from Col. Andy Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new SMD PMO. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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U.S. Army Col. Andy Nuce, outgoing commander of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, speaks to the assembled crowd during the USAMMDA Change of Command, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. During the ceremony, Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of USAMMDA from Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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The official Charter of the newly established Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office sits on display during the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity Change of Command, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. During the ceremony, Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of USAMMDA from Col. Andy Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paula Lodi, commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, speaks during the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity Change of Command, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. During the ceremony, Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of USAMMDA from Col. Andy Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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A guest holds a ceremony program during the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity Change of Command, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. During the ceremony, Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of USAMMDA from Col. Andy Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paula Lodi, commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, speaks during the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity Change of Command, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. During the ceremony, Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of USAMMDA from Col. Andy Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paula Lodi, commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, speaks during the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity Change of Command, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. During the ceremony, Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of USAMMDA from Col. Andy Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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U.S. Army Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick passes the organizational guidon to Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Procter during the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity Change of Command, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. Kreishman-Deitrick is the first program executive for the new Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier and Procter is her senior enlisted advisor. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paula Lodi passes the organizational guidon to Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick during the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity Change of Command, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. Lodi is the commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command and Kreishman-Deitrick is the first program executive for the new Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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U.S. Army Col. Andy Nuce passes the organizational guidon to Maj. Gen. Paula Lodi during the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity Change of Command, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. Nuce is the outgoing commander of USAMMDA and Lodi is the commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command. During the ceremony, Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of USAMMDA from Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Procter passes the organizational guidon to Col. Andy Nuce during the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity Change of Command, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. Procter is the senior enlisted advisor for the newly chartered Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office. During the ceremony, Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of USAMMDA from Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new SMD PMO within Program Executive Office Soldier. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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The official Charter of the newly established Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office sits on display during the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity Change of Command, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. During the ceremony, Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of USAMMDA from Col. Andy Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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Distinguished guests and ceremony participants stand at attention during the playing of the National Anthem as part of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity Change of Command, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. During the ceremony, Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of USAMMDA from Col. Andy Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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Andrew Clements, U.S. Army Col. Andy Nuce, Maj. Gen. Paula Lodi, and Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick stand at attention during the playing of the National Anthem as part of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity Change of Command, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. Clements is the deputy program executive officer with Program Executive Office Soldier; Nuce is USAMMDA’s outgoing commander; Lodi is the commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command; and Kreishman-Deitrick is the incoming commander of USAMMDA and the first Program Executive for the newly chartered Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office, part of PEO Soldier. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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Andrew Clements, U.S. Army Col. Andy Nuce, Maj. Gen. Paula Lodi, and Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick wait for the beginning of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity Change of Command, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. Clements is the deputy program executive officer with Program Executive Office Soldier; Nuce is USAMMDA’s outgoing commander; Lodi is the commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command; and Kreishman-Deitrick is the incoming commander of USAMMDA and the first Program Executive for the newly chartered Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office, part of PEO Soldier. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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U.S. Army Col. Andy Nuce, outgoing commander of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, speaks to the assembled crowd during an award presentation ceremony before the USAMMDA Change of Command, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. During the ceremony, Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of USAMMDA from Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paula Lodi, commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, presents the Legion of Merit award to Col. Andy Nuce, outgoing commander of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, during an award presentation ceremony before the USAMMDA Change of Command, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. During the ceremony, Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity from Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paula Lodi, commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, and Col. Andy Nuce, outgoing commander of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, stand at attention during an award presentation ceremony before the USAMMDA Change of Command, Fort Detrick, Md., Oct. 28, 2024. During the ceremony, Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick assumed command of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity from Nuce before accepting her charter as the first program executive for the new Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office within Program Executive Office Soldier. USAMMDA, which has been developing and delivering medical solutions for the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense for nearly 40 years, is continuing its organizational transformation directed by the National Defense Authorization Act. While the SMD PMO moves to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
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A unique two-part ceremony yesterday at Fort Detrick, Maryland, marked a significant milestone in the transformation of both U.S Army and U.S. Department of Defense medical development.
During the first part of the event, U.S. Army Col. Andy Nuce relinquished command of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity to Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick. During the second, Andrew T. Clements, deputy program executive officer for Program Executive Office Soldier, established the newly chartered Soldier Medical Devices Project Management Office, which will be led by Kreishman-Deitrick.
As the SMD PMO transitions to PEO Soldier, the rest of USAMMDA’s Project Management Offices are being provisionally rechartered as Program Executive Office - Operational Medicine under the Defense Health Agency.
Transforming Army and DoD medical development has been years in the making and involved stakeholders from across the military medical development enterprise, according to Nuce. Speaking to the assembled VIPs, friends, family, and USAMMDA personnel in the Fort Detrick auditorium, he lauded the accomplishments of the entire team during a period of dynamic change.
“What I am most proud of is our collective efforts in support of research, development and acquisition reform, and the reorganization and transformation of our medical acquisition enterprise,” said Nuce. “By continuing to address joint development needs and materiel requirements for the Army, we’ve set the enterprise on an azimuth for the future as our command transforms.”
During Nuce’s tenure, which began in June 2022, USAMMDA’s transformation came together, with the reorganization of the organization’s PMOs and realignment of the activity’s priorities to better meet treatment capability needs in the Department of Defense.
“Now and into the future, our enterprise will lead the way for advanced development of medical force requirements across the joint services,” said Nuce, who is next scheduled to assume duties as the Director of Medical Logistics with DHA. “We will have the added benefit of an Army partner that can help influence Soldier protection requirements.”
In preparation for the transition, Nuce combined USAMMDA’s Warfighter Deployed Medical Systems and Warfighter Health Protection and Evacuation PMOs with the Force Sustainment Directorate in 2023 to form the Medical Field Systems PMO. The integration of these three teams into one formed the foundation for future innovation and growth of what is now the Soldier Medical Devices PMO within PEO Soldier.
Kreishman-Deitrick returns to USAMMDA having most recently served as deputy commander, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Prior to that assignment, she was USAMMDA’s deputy commander. Looking toward the horizon, Kreishman-Deitrick will guide the SMD PMO as it continues to integrate as a vital function within the wider PEO Soldier mission.
“I’m incredibly excited for the work we’ll do together,” she told the SMD team. “We have such an amazing opportunity to shape and influence how the Army and DoD deliver medical capabilities to the Warfighter, and I know we’ll all become better product developers in the process.”
Military medical development is intricate, complex, time intensive, and vital to meeting the needs of U.S. Warfighters. USAMMDA’s legacy stretches back nearly 40 years, and was the Army’s answer to equipping Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines who were preparing for Cold War threats.
During the past 20 years, which saw the advent of the U.S. War on Terror, diffusion of military and guerilla threats extending beyond the Iron Curtain, and near-peer military competitors straddling the Indo-Pacific and Arctic regions of the globe, the medical development mission of the U.S. Army has evolved to meet the challenges of future conflicts. As with all complex enterprises, transformation to address contemporary challenges and prepare for future ones is imperative to both mission focus and operational relevance.
According to Nuce, the transformation of USAMMDA can be best understood as the end of one era and the beginning of another, marked by the birth of two new, separate organizations with the same Army heritage. While PEO OPMED will focus on medical development for the entire Department of Defense, Soldier Medical Devices remains within the Army—developing and fielding service specific integrated medical devices that meet the requirements of 2040 and beyond.
Kreishman-Deitrick said the newly chartered organization will be focused on integrating new medical devices across the increasingly complex, connected, and technology-driven Army.
“I can’t wait to learn with you and from you as we build this new Medical Project Management Office and work with our vast network of partners and stakeholders,” she said. “Together, we’re going to demonstrate all the ways that medical capabilities really encapsulate the PEO’s motto: Every Ounce Matters. Every Bullet Counts.”
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