“It may have taken nearly 35 years, but the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity welcomed its first-ever Non-commissioned Officer to the organization this past December. Upon his arrival, Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel P. McGarrah made history for the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, USAMMDA’s higher headquarters, by becoming the first enlisted Soldier assigned to USAMMDA. Stationed at the organization’s headquarters at Fort Detrick, Maryland, McGarrah now serves as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the USAMMDA commander, Army Col. Gina E. Adam.”
“McGarrah feels honored to have been chosen as the first NCO to serve at USAMMDA, especially in light of the command’s mission to develop and deliver quality medical capabilities to protect, treat and sustain the health of Service Members throughout the world.”
“’I think it’s a great mission,’ he said, ‘and I can see why USAMMDA would need an NCO here, after all of these years, to help facilitate some of the changes taking place with the Defense Health Agency and the USAMRDC — and all of the things that are happening in our world right now. I believe an NCO might be able to see certain situations from a different perspective, because many of our Officers are engaged with so many other things going on throughout the Army…’” Read the full article here.
Source: USAMMDA Welcomes First NCO to the Organization – By Jeffrey Soares, April 16, 2020. US Army.
