Over the past year, the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Military Infectious Diseases Research Program has – like so many other research programs – assumed the doubled responsibilities of fighting COVID-19 while still managing its existing program areas. As one of the DOD’s key tools in combating infectious diseases that impact the Warfighter, the mission for MIDRP has, in many ways, never been more vital.
After nearly two decades in the military, Lt. Col. Kyndra Jackson is finally taking a break. Sitting in her living room, perched behind her laptop on the other end of a ZOOM call, she talks frankly about her service career, her upcoming retirement, and where exactly she’ll go from here. The entire time, a picture of her family hangs over her left shoulder, acting as an audience of sorts – quietly watching, listening. It’s a reminder...
Sitting at the head of the table in the conference room just outside his office, Brig. Gen. Michael Talley reflects on his two-year assignment as Commanding General of both the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command and Fort Detrick with the same brand of outsized optimism which has become, in many ways, his trademark of sorts. Not only has his stint at USAMRDC allowed him to take another step in growing and defining his own...
On June 22, the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command hosted a Change of Command ceremony at Fort Detrick, Maryland, during which the responsibility of USAMRDC and Fort Detrick was transferred from Maj. Gen. Michael J. Talley to Brig. Gen. Anthony L. McQueen. The event was officiated by Gen. John M. Murray, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Futures Command.
Representatives from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity held their annual Contracting Officer Representative and Grants Officer Representative Summit from May 5-6. The annual event – held this year in a fully virtual setting due to complications from the enduring novel coronavirus pandemic – allowed USAMRAA personnel to meet with key contracting officials from across...
