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USAMMCE MAJOR WINS CY11 PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL LOGISTICIANS LEADERSHIP AND CIVILIAN AWARD

On 6 September, the 70k Consultant to the Surgeon General of the Army announced Major Aron Meadow as one of the winners of the CY11 Professional Medical Logisticians’ Leadership and Civilian Awards (PML2A).

The awards are given to Army Medical Service Corps personnel for demonstrating exceptional skills and accomplishments in leadership, technical competence, professionalism, and patriotism.

Major Meadow has been working in various positions at USAMMCE since 2009 and has demonstrated that he is a top-notch logistician and leader.

Major Meadow said: “I was very surprised when friends and colleagues started sending congratulatory notes my way. It is always nice to be recognized”. He went on to say that his assignment at USAMMCE has been highly developmental and that he is grateful and very lucky to be at USAMMCE to support its great mission.

Major Meadow will receive a Memorandum of Commendation and a coin from the Surgeon General as well as an Army Commendation Medal and an US Army Medical Command G-4 Letter of Appreciation and coin.

USAMMCE O-Day 2012

USAMMCE Soldiers and civilians took a break from their busy schedules to participate in USAMMCE’s Annual Organization Day on 10 August.

Many family members and friends joined in the fun and games. There were activities and games for all ages,

even a bouncy ship for the little ones.

Thanks to the many dedicated volunteers. Everyone had a great time.

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	US Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe (USAMMCE) Change of Command Ceremony On 27 June 2012 at 1400 on Husterhoeh Kaserne in Pirmasens, Germany, Colonel William M. Stubbs handed over the USAMMCE Colors and the USAMMCE mission to his successor, Colonel Thomas C. Slade. “Colonel Stubbs was an outstanding commander and with him in command, I never had to worry about USAMMCE”, said Major General James K. Gilman, Commanding General of the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) and Ft. Detrick, Maryland on Friday afternoon in his speech. He went on to say that with Colonel Slade at the helm, USAMMCE is in equally capable hands, as he knows both commanders very well, Colonel Stubbs from his time at USAMMCE and Colonel Slade actually worked for him at USAMRMC.

Over 200 guests and USAMMCE personnel came out to say farewell to Colonel Stubbs before he moves on to become a full time student at the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

In his speech, Colonel Stubbs thanked his family, friends and employees for everything and vowed to come back to Germany. He said that he will miss his “home town” of Weselberg, Germany and all of his friends and neighbors there, as well as everyone at USAMMCE. At the end of his speech, he quoted the late President John F. Kennedy by saying “Ich bin ein Weselberger” (I am a Weselberger).

The new Commander, Colonel Slade was welcomed with open arms. Although Colonel Slade has never been stationed in Germany, he knows USAMMCE from a customer’s perspective and is very excited to be the new Commander of USAMMCE.

The Soldiers of the 8th Medical Logistics Company, the 212th Combat Support Hospital, the Color Guard from the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, and the German Soldiers of the Paratrooper Battalion 263 joined the USAMMCE Soldiers on the parade field. Music was provided by the USAREUR Army Band.

USAMMCE Safety Stand-down Day 2012

On 12 June, the US Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe conducted a Safety Stand-down day.

The day consisted of a 15 minute environmental briefing, conducted by the

USAMMCE Safety Manager Mr. Wolf Reshef, several hands-on safety stations, and informational displays.

One of the stations was an obstacle course on which the employees could test their reaction while wearing goggles, simulating a 0.8 blood alcohol level.

For the first time ever, a local Pharmacy participated by offering quick blood sugar and blood pressure tests that could alert the employees of potential health risks.

A machine to measure and test for possible back problems was sponsored by a local Fitness Center. Nutritional and safety information was also on display.

Even though this was a mandatory requirement, most of the employees agreed that the displays and the hands-on stations were a welcome addition to the briefings.

USAMMCE Commander receives Medal from District Mayor of Rodalben

On 11 June, the District Mayor of Rodalben Mr. Werner Becker, presented COL William M. Stubbs, the Commander, US Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe with the Graefenstein Medaille and a certificate.
The Graefenstein Medaille is the coin of Rodalben County and was presented as a token of friendship as there has been a long-standing friendship between Rodalben and USAMMCE.

Mr. Becker said that he wanted to do something special for Colonel Stubbs before he departs Germany. Mr. Becker is also a recipient of the US Army Medical Department’s “Friends of the Regiment” award.

	Appointment Ceremony, CSM Majors On 14 May, USAMMCE held an Appointment Ceremony for Sergeant Major William L. Majors to Command Sergeant Major. Next to his family, colleagues, and friends, guests included Command Sergeant Major Robert C. Luciano, Europe Regional Medical Command, Command Sergeant Major Michael I. Gragg, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Command Sergeant Major Clark J. Charpentier, Troop CSM Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Sergeant Major Eric P. Holland, Public Health Command. CSM Luciano mentioned in his speech that he is happy that CSM Major’s oldest son William JR (19) will stay in the “family business”. He is joining the Army as a PFC on 16 May 2012. CSM Majors said that he is very proud of his son.

Unfortunately, CSM Major’s other two children Ann (16), and Michael (15) couldn’t attend the ceremony as they had to take some tests for school.

CSM Majors spent two years at USAMMCE before moving on to his next assignment as the CSM for the 115th MDFIELD in Ft. Polk, LA.

USAMMCE will miss the Majors family and wishes them the best for the future.

	USAMMCE Job Shadow Day 2012 On 27 April, 19 children of USAMMCE Soldiers and Civilians participated in Job Shadow day here. The USAMMCE Deputy Commander for Support, Dr. Thomas J. Navo III, and Sergeant Grady Clark welcomed the children and told them a little bit about USAMMCE’s daily business. Before they were taken on a tour of the different sections, the children were treated to some refreshments and each child received a gift, sponsored by the US Army Retention Office in Kaiserslautern. For the fun part of the day, the children got to see where their parents work, some of them for the first time. Anthony Clark, age 12, son of Sergeant Clark said that he was excited to be here, because he had never been to his dad’s work, his brother Alex, 11 and his sister Elizabeth 8, agreed. Anelys Pabon, age 8, daughter of Specialist Pabon helped her dad set up the refreshments and said that she too was excited to visit her dad’s job. Specialist Pabon works as an optical fabrication specialist in the USAMMCE Optical Laboratory.

While touring USAMMCE, the children were able to try out some dental drills and label some boxes, but all agreed, that the highlight of the day was the tour of the warehouse, where they actually got to ride on a stock selector under the watchful eyes of Sergeant Clark, who works in the warehouse, and their parents.

Nine year old Jonas Numbers, son of Mr. John Numbers said that he even got to “pick” some items off the shelf while riding on the stock selector.

At the end of the morning, the USAMMCE Commander, Colonel William M. Stubbs handed each child a Commander’s Certificate of Appreciation. They will also receive a photo CD with photos of their morning at USAMMCE.

USAMMCE Couples receive Presidential Volunteer Service Awards

In a ceremony on 20 April in Kaiserslautern, Germany, two USAMMCE couples received Presidential Volunteer Service Awards.


The Presidential Volunteer Service Award recognizes Americans, who through their commitment and volunteer service improve their communities and inspire others to volunteer as well.

The awards are giving for volunteer service over the course of 12 months and consist of Bronze (50-74 hours), Silver (75-99 hours), Gold (100 hours or more), and Lifetime (4000 hours or more over a lifetime).

Dr. Thomas J. Navo III and his wife Cheryl received Gold awards for over 1,000 hours of volunteering in SGT Grady Clark and his wife Jody also received Gold awards for giving over 500 hours to the community.

Each received a lapel pin and a certificate.

Any individual, family or group can receive recognition for their community service, starting as young as age 5.

	Talented USAMMCE Couple wins at Topper Awards Dr. Tomas J. Navo III and his wife Cheryl, both USAMMCE employees, took home 4 awards from the Topper awards banquet held on 21 April in Heidelberg Germany, for their involvement in Community theater. The tournament of plays “Topper” awards is the regional equivalent to the Tony awards and is an annual European competition among all U.S. Forces theater programs. The judges spent 6 weeks in Europe watching all productions entered into the competition. Only plays presented between the end of February and the beginning of April are considered for judging.

For this year’s competition 20 plays were judged (9 musicals, 4 dramas, and 7 comedies).

Dr. Navo won “Best Actor “in the comedy “GreaterTuna”. “Although I was nominated, I never expected to win, because there are a lot of talented actors out there”, said Dr. Navo.

His wife Cheryl won awards for “Best Hair and Wig Design” for the comedy “Greater Tuna”, “Best Scene Painting” for the drama “Frozen”, and “Best Costume Design” for the musical “Suessical”.

Cheryl was also nominated for “Best Costume Design” for the comedy “Greater Tuna”.

Foreign Officers Visit USAMMCE

On 19 April 2012, 15 foreign officers visited USAMMCE as part of the Air Force sponsored Partnership for Peace workshop. The officers received the USAMMCE command brief, a tour of the facilities, and some information about our Medical Supply Chain processes. They can use this information to develop their own Medical Supply Chain and to make their processes more efficient.

The group included officers from Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine, and Romania.

	USAMMCE HHD Conducts Change of Responsibility Ceremony On 17 April 2012, the US Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe (USAMMCE), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment conducted a Change of Responsibility Ceremony. Soldiers, Officers, family members, friends, and co-workers came out and watched as the NCO sword was passed from Staff Sergeant Jose Martinez, to Sergeant First Class Robert White. Although the NCO sword is no longer part of an NCO’s equipment, it is still used in ceremonies to symbolize the transfer of responsibility for the Unit’s Soldiers to new hands. It reminds the Soldiers that the new Detachment Sergeant is responsible for order and discipline in the unit and it reminds him of his responsibility to care for his troops. In his farewell speech, Staff Sergeant Martinez said that it saddens him to leave the unit, where he found many friends and mentors, both American and German over the four years he was assigned to USAMMCE. Staff Sergeant Martinez moves on to his new assignment at Brook Army Medical Center to work as an Optical Laboratory Specialist. .

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