The 6th Medical Logistics Management Center (6MLMC), a direct reporting unit of U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, with administrative control and training readiness authority to the Medical Research and Development Command at Fort Detrick, Maryland, and serves as the Army's only deployable medical materiel management center worldwide.
Mission When directed, 6th Medical Logistics Management Center (MLMC) deploys to provide centralized medical materiel lifecycle management to designated forces in order to sustain worldwide Geographical Combatant Command (GCC) contingency operations and Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA).
Lineage and honors information Lineage Constituted 23 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 6th Convalescent Hospital Activated 25 May 1943 at Camp Ellis, Illinois Inactivated 4 November 1945 at the New York Port of Embarkation Redesignated 29 November 1954 as the 6th Convalescent Center and allotted to the Regular Army Activated 17 January 1955 in Germany Inactivated 20 September 1958 in Germany Activated 29 November 1965 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas Inactivated 30 October 1971 in Vietnam Redesignated 16 November 1994 as the 6th Theater Medical Materiel Management Center (TMMMC) and activated at Fort Detrick, Maryland Redesignated 16 October 2000 as the 6th Medical Logistics Management Center (MLMC) and activated at Fort Detrick, Maryland 6th Medical Center Honors, campaign participation credit World War II: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe Vietnam: Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I Global War on Terror: Campaigns to be Determined Decorations Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for EUROPEAN THEATER Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1966-1967 Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1969-1970 Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) (Forward Team/Detachment) for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom 1 JAN 2003 - 31 JAN 2004
Commanders 6th Convalescent Center, Baumholder Kasserne, Federal Republic of Germany The Commander of the 98th General Hospital also served as the commander of the 6th Convalescent Center, which was co-located
No. Name Dates of tenure Rank 1Albert H. Robinson 17 January 1955 - June 1956Colonel2Rollin L. BauchspiesOctober 1957 - 20 September 1958Colonel
6th Convalescent Center, Republic of VietnamAnnual Army Medical Service Activities Reports, 6th Medical Center (Convalescent) 1966-1971, Record Group 472, Entry A1 1659, Box 186, National Archives II at College Park, Maryland
No. Name Dates of tenure Rank 1 Sigmunder E. Dalberg 1965-1967 Lieutenant Colonel 2 Anton L. Hitzelberger 1967 Lieutenant Colonel 3 Bruce T. Bowers 1967-1968 Lieutenant Colonel 4 James B. Lindahl 1968-18 July 1969 Lieutenant Colonel 5 James A. Shafer 19 July 1969 – 18 July 1970 Colonel 6 Joseph E. Kmiecik 19 July 1970 – 10 January 1971Colonel 7 John S. Schaub 11 January 1971 – 14 July 1971 Major 8 Robert M. Fike 15 July 1971 – 30 October 1971 Lieutenant Colonel
6th Medical Logistics Management Center
No. Name Dates of tenure Rank 1 Hank Cintron 1994–1997 Lieutenant colonel 2 Roger W. Olsen 1997–1999 Lieutenant colonel 3 Vikki Stocker 1999–2001 Lieutenant colonel 4 William R. Fry 2001–2004 Colonel 5 Ralph H. Sees 2004–2006 Colonel 6 William E. Ackerman 2006–2007 Lieutenant colonel 7 Michael S. McDonald 2007–2009 Colonel 8 Michael P. Ryan 2009-2011 Colonel 9 Michael J. Talley 2011-2013 Colonel 10Anthony R. Nesbitt2013–2015Colonel 11Derek C. Cooper2015–2017Colonel 12David L. Sloniker2017-MAY 2019Colonel 13 Ross A. Davidson May 2019 – May 2021 Colonel 14 Victor A. Suarez May 2021 – June 2023 Colonel15 Jason W. Hughes June 2023 - Present Colonel
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