Subordinate Commands
MRDC Subordinate Commands
U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL)
The U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory is a world-class organization of subject matter experts in the fields of operator health and performance in complex systems; the en-route care environment; blunt, blast, and accelerative injury and protection; crew survival in rotary-wing aircraft and combat vehicles; and sensory performance, injury, and protection. USAARL engages in innovative research, development, test and evaluation activities to identify research gaps and inform requirements documents that contribute to future vertical lift, medical, aviation, and defense health capabilities.
6901 Farrel Road
Fort Novosel, AL 36362-0577 Phone: (334) 255-6917
Website: https://usaarl.health.mil
U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR)
USAISR provides combat casualty care medical solutions and products for injured soldiers, from self-aid through definitive care across the full spectrum of military operations; provides state-of-the-art trauma, burn, and critical care to Department of Defense beneficiaries around the world and civilians in our trauma region; and provides Burn Special Medical Augmentation Response Teams.
3698 Chambers Pass, Suite B
JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-7767 Phone: (210) 539-3219
Website: https://usaisr.health.mil
U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA)
USAMMDA, as the designated Program Manager, Combat Medical Systems, develops and fields medical products for the U.S. Armed Forces in conjunction with the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School (the Combat Developer), the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency (the Logistician), and other service input. Products include vaccines, drugs, and medical devices, to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious diseases, combat-related casualties, and CBRNE threats.
1430 Veterans Drive
Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5009 Phone: (301) 619-7643
Website: https://usammda.health.mil
U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA)
USAMRAA is the contracting and assistance agreement element of the USAMRDC and provides support to the Command headquarters and its worldwide network of laboratories and medical logistics organizations.
820 Chandler Street
Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5014 Phone: (301) 619-2183
Website: https://usamraa.health.mil
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD)
USAMRICD discovers and develops medical countermeasures to chemical warfare agents for U.S. military and U.S. citizens; trains and educates personnel in the medical management of chemical casualties; and provides subject matter expertise in developing Defense and National policy and in proper crisis management.
8350 Ricketts Point Road
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5400 Phone: (410) 436-3276
Website: https://usamricd.health.mil
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID)
USAMRIID is the lead medical research laboratory for the U.S. Biological Defense Research Program. The Institute plays a key role as the only laboratory in the Department of Defense equipped to safely study highly hazardous infectious agents requiring maximum containment at biosafety level (BSL)-4.
1425 Porter Street
Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5011 Phone: (301) 619-2285
Website: https://usamriid.health.mil
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM)
USARIEM conducts biomedical research to improve and sustain Warfighter health and performance under all conditions.
Kansas Street, Building 42
Natick, MA 01760-5007 Phone: (508) 233-4811 / (508) 233-5391 (fax)
Website: https://usariem.health.mil
U.S. Army Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (USATATRC)
USATATRC fuses data, humans, and machines into solutions that optimize warfighter performance and casualty care. TATRC serves as a multi-disciplinary nexus for concept, capability and product developers, medics and scientists to improve technology that keeps warfighters in the fight longer, returns them to duty faster, evacuates them more efficiently, expands system capacity, and achieves better outcomes.
Bldg. 1054 Patchel Street
Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702-5012 Phone: 301-619-7927
Website: https://www.tatrc.org/
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)
WRAIR conducts military-relevant infectious disease and brain health research at its Washington, D.C., area and expeditionary laboratories to protect and enhance U.S. Service Member health and performance before, during, and after deployment.
503 Robert Grant Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500 Phone: (301) 319-9471
Website: https://wrair.health.mil
Email: usarmy.detrick.medcom-wrair.mbx.public-affairs@health.mil
Special Foreign Activities
Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS)
AFRIMS is a joint undertaking between the U.S. and Thai militaries with satellite surveillance and research sites across Southeast Asia that develops diagnostics, preventives, and therapeutics against military-relevant infectious diseases.
U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate - Africa (USAMRD-A)
USAMRD-A is based in Nairobi, Kenya, with clinical research centers and field sites across sub-Saharan Africa. Working closely with local institutions, USAMRD-A addresses infectious disease threats and carries out disease surveillance, training, research, and outbreak response.
U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate - Georgia (USAMRD-G)
USAMRD-Georgia was established in 2014 in Tbilisi, Georgia with a mission to build Georgian scientific and medical capacity, monitor disease threats with a particular focus on antibiotic resistance, and use its laboratory facilities to support U.S. and allied forces deployed within U.S. European Command.
U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate - West (USAMRD-W)
USAMRD-West is located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in the state of Washington and leads applied field studies in to identify behavioral health concerns in Service Members as well as guides potential training and intervention efforts to improve psychological health and well-being throughout the Pacific region.
9933A Johnson St.
PO Box 339500 MS-124
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433-9500
Website: https://usamrd-w.health.mil