Aberdeen Proving Ground

U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity Human Resources Specialist Linda Bryant enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) in May 1977. The WAC was disbanded in October 1978 and its members integrated with previous More

The Maryland Army National Guard paid homage to the Army Warrant Officer Cohort by celebrating its 99th birthday with songs, cake and other traditions in the Maj. Gen. Warren D. Hodges Armory at Aberdeen Proven More

A Soldier treks through the last section of the Marsjmerket at 5:10 a.m. on Dec. 1. APG Soldiers participated in the Norwegian Ruck March (Marsjmerket) which is a test of strength and endurance inaugurated by t More

Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Cirrincione (left), training non-commissioned officer for the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command; Brig. Gen. Heidi J. Hoyle, the 41st Chief of the More

From Left to Right- Brig. Gen. Andy Munera, Pamela Silcox, Spc. Dale Felker, Lt. Col. Jeffery Wilson and Command Sgt, Maj. Henney Hodgkins participated in the traditional cutting of the cake during the 20th CBR More

Army EOD technicians from the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) defuse unexploded ordnance both on and off post across the nation.

During Panamax 2014, the participants are training to protect the Panama Canal, the strategic transit point for 6 percent of the world's trade and several million tons of cargo each year. (Photo credit: Jeff Sc More

Soldiers from the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.-based 1st Area Medical Laboratory will set up laboratories to support Operation United Assistance, the U.S. response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Army civilians from the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) cleared the way for an aerostat designed to track cruise missiles.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Heidi Beemer trains as the executive commander and crew geologist at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah.

Soldiers from 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) are participating in the 2nd Brigade Combat Team's Global Response Force mission training rotation at Fort Polk, La. (P More

Soldiers from the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) are training for the Global Response Force mission at the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Polk, La., this m More

Spc. Stephen Hair of the 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) makes his way through an "urban orienteering" exercise on Aberdeen Proving Ground during the 2011 20th Support Command (CBRNE) Soldier More

First Sgt. Ronald Wylie speaks to soldiers during the 2011 CBRNE Soldier of the Year competition.

Following a yearlong tour in Afghanistan, a group of highly specialized soldier scientists returned home June 9 to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

Jordanian officers listen as Capt. Robert Bone, the Chemical Response Team commander of the CBRNE Response Team, B / 110th Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort), explains to them about the capabilities of CBRNE More

The Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) provides a persistent Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (AISR) capability to detect, locate, classify, identify More

Lt. Col. James Parrack, chief, Weapons of Mass Destruction Element 4, responds to questions during a July 15 field capabilities demonstration to (from left) Gen. Bob Kehler, commander, U.S. Strategic Command; B More

Team members from Nuclear Disablement Team 3, Maj. Bryan Potts (standing), Capt. Jay Ross (on phone) and Maj. Leif Hansen, plan a live radiation mission during the team’s validation exercise, July 24 – 28, at t More

Industry Representatives visit the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division motor pools at Fort Bliss, Texas, during the Army's first Industry Day in September 2011 to discuss the types of equipment and vehicles the b More

Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald E. Orosz received the Legion of Merit medal from Brig. Gen. Leslie C. Smith in a ceremony Sept. 23 for his work over the past two years as top enlisted leader of the 20th Support Command (CBRNE).

Members of the Audie Murphy Club wear a distinctive medal to their meetings, formal ceremonies and inductions of new members.

Sgt. Lucas Applewhite, a 22nd Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort) EOD technician from Flagstaff, Ariz., carefully gathers samples in a simulated homemade explosives lab during a week-long Homemade Explosives More

World War II veteran Frank Cupp, a former technical escort soldier, talks to current technical escorts 1st Sgt. Rebeca Franco and Master Sgt. Terry Sykes, 22nd Chemical Battalion and Michael Rehmert (second fro More

The 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) is participating in Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian in South Korea, Aug. 17 - 28. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Antwaun J. Parri More

Staff Sgt. Maliek Kearney of the 22nd Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort) explains CBRNE response team equipment to Republic of South Korea Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Defense Command soldiers duri More

Industry representatives visit the Communications Systems Design Center, which tests and evaluates the capabilities, equipment and integration of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical, the Army's tactical More

More than 300 industry representatives attended the NIE/Agile Process Industry Day, Jan. 11, 2012, at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. Guests toured several labs including the Prototype Integration Facility shown h More

Maj. Chad Lewis was promoted to Lt. Col. Jan. 17 in a ceremony at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The presiding official was Brig. Gen. Leslie Smith, commander 20th Support Command (CBRNE), where Lewis is assigne More

The highly-skilled Nuclear Disablement Teams of the 20th Support Command traveled to Aiken, S.C., to participate in the Able Palmetto exercise at Savannah River Site. During the scenario-based exercise, soldie More

Sgt. Craig Anderson, 1st Area Medical Laboratory, checks specimens on the joint biological agent identification system. The medical laboratory technician from Thomasville, Ga., participated with his unit in tw More

Sgt. Carlos Duncan, does a field tick drag as part of a scenario during a 1st Area Medical Laboratory field training exercise at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. “If it’s an environment sample we use a piece of mat More

Brig. Gen. Leslie Smith, commander, 20th Support Command (CBRNE), provides remarks at the CARA assumption of authority ceremony April 13 at Aberdeen Proving Ground as new director Randall Bartley listens.

Marnie de Jong, an electrical engineer with the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, stands next to the Reusing Existing Natural Energy from Wind and Solar, or RENEWS, which she is helping t More

Christopher Hurley, an electronics engineer with the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, holds a Polymer Conformal Battery while wearing a Soldier Wearable Integrated Power System within a More

The network design is the outcome of the Network Integration Evaluations (NIEs) and Agile Process, the Army's new approach to rapidly developing, acquiring and fielding integrated mission command capabilities. More

Four of seven retiring Army EOD sergeant majors attended a Florida social during EOD week in May. From left they are: Larry Cushing, Ted Talla, John “J.T.” Terrell and Lauren Larson. (Sergeants major not pic More

Synchronized Fielding is the outcome of the Network Integration Evaluations and Agile Process, the Army's new approach to rapidly developing, acquiring and fielding integrated mission command capabilities. The More

The Tepua Hio Hio Polynesian Entertainment group performs a Maori dance with poi balls during the Asian Pacific American Heritage celebration, hosted by the 20th Support Command.

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Kinzie accepts a Certificate of Merit from the Virginia State Troopers, presented by Senior Trooper Mike Hamer.

Prototype Integration Facility and other Army laboratories at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., support the Network Integration Evaluations, Agile Process and Capability Set development. The labs provide assessment More

U.S. Army CERDEC employed a 4G cellular network at its field lab environment to address integration challenges with current network designs.

Navy Capt. Dan Donovan was inducted into the Chemical Corps Order of the Dragon July 20. Finishing up his assignment to the Standing Joint Force Headquarters for Elimination, Donovan will now be working in Navy More

CERDEC demonstrated a proof of concept for a smart grid that could support tactical operations, this summer at its integrated capabilities testbed at Fort Dix, N.J.

The 20th Support Command (CBRNE) Commander, Maj. Gen. Leslie C. Smith (right), watches his new two star flag being unfurled by Command Sgt. Maj. David M. Puig (left) during his promotion ceremony Friday.

Maj. Gen. Robert S. Ferrell, Commander, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command and Senior Mission Command of Aberdeen Proving Ground, opens the inaugural Oktoberfest with the tapping of the ceremonial keg More

Maj. Stewart Hamblen, deputy, Nuclear Disablement Team 3, explains to Maj. Gen. Thomas Vandal, director of Army Operations, Readiness and Mobilization, how a detector called the Sodium Iodide Gamma Ray Scintall More

A member of the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance community at Aberdeen Proving Ground volunteers to be a virtual judge for the eCYBERMISSION program at More

Members of the highly-skilled Nuclear Disablement Teams, a unit of the 20th Support Command (CBRNE), were given the opportunity to work with Department of Energy experts at the Nevada National Security Site in More

Walter W. Hollis looks on after Maj. Gen. Genaro Dellarocco, ATEC commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Allen Fritzsching, ATEC command sergeant major, unveil a plaque bearing his name and photograph during More

Brian Simmons reflects on the stories of his career shared by ATEC Commanding General Maj. Gen. Genaro Dellarocco (not pictured) during an emotional retirement ceremony Dec. 14 at Myer Auditorium on Aberdeen Pr More

Lt. Col. Andrew Miltner, commander, 22nd Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort), presents a tribute to fallen CBRN soldier, 1st Lt. Daniel Johnson, during a memorial ceremony Jan. 17, at the Edgewood Area Chapel.

John Matthew Stover, a former NFL American Football placekicker, who played for the New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts and 13 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, visits the 20th Support Comman More

Troops from the 48th CBRN Brigade monitor chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear equipment to detect any possible hazardous contaminants during a training exercise. Soldiers from the 48th CBRN Brigade H More

Pfc. Horrace Opondo and Pfc. Michelle Knevitt, both preventive medicine specialists from U.S. Army Public Health Command teamed up to demonstrate maneuvers for their instructor, Staff Sgt. Sean Oliver during th More

U.S. Soldiers with the 229th Army Band play for attendees prior to the 20th Support Command change of command ceremony at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., May 29, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Bush/Released)

CBRNE Response Teams from the 22nd Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort) competed in a PMCS, or preventive maintenance checks and services, inspection on the Humvee June 5 and at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. So More

During the "Network and Cyber" week of APG GEMS, students first learned about the complexities of computer networks and the countless steps required for just one email to be sent. In this activity, more than 30 More

Shawn Walsh, Ph.D., (left) Agile Manufacturing Technology team leader at Army Research Laboratory, and Mike Thompson, an ARL contractor technician, unfurl a lightweight ballistic material for integration into b More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Peter D. Utley, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) passes the unit colors to Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald E. Orosz, left, the incoming senior enlisted lea More

U.S. Army Spc. Kareem Williams, a generator mechanic assigned to the 20th CBRNE Command, checks the fluid levels while performing preventative maintenance checks on a generator during Ulchi Freedom Guardian 201 More

A test driver maneuvers through a test conducted at U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC), demonstrating skills included in the test center’s vehicle familiarization and test course training program. Expertise g More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Studstrup, 20th CBRNE ordnance technician, receives assistance with putting on the EOD bomb suit from his team member, Cpl. Christopher Mattox, Jan. 3, 2014, at Aberdeen Proving G More

Key Resolve is an annual defensive command post exercise that keeps the U.S.-South Korea Alliance forces ready to maintain security on the Korean Peninsula and stability in the Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Army p More

Col. Charlie Wells, PM DCGS-A, briefed TCIL Industry Day attendees Jan. 30 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. TCIL Industry Day attendees learned about capabilities being sought by the Army for inclusion in DCGS-A More

Soldiers from the 55th EOD Company respond to unexploded military munitions in the national capital region and the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

The 20th CBRNE Command, the U.S. Department of Defense's only command that combats chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive hazards, marked its 10th anniversary Oct. 16, 2014. (U.S. Army photo More

A digital monitor prints out its report for an Army Reserve soldier of the 7221st Medical Support Unit, Newark, Del., Feb. 9, 2014, after measuring how he processes oxygen for 15 minutes at rest. Combined with More

Jill Smith, CERDEC director, gives Col. Ronald Jacobs a framed poster with photos from his career at his retirement ceremony March 14 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

Spc. Samuel Crockett will receive the Silver Star Medal on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at Fort Benning, Ga. for his heroism during a Taliban attack while deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Free More

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 231st Chemical Company, Maryland Army National Guard, hurry from a UH-60 Black Hawk piloted by the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, during training at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., Apr More

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Pierre Tedtaotao, a drill instructor with the United States Naval Academy, motivates a member of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Baltimore’s delayed entry program during RS Baltim More

Staff Sgt. Andy Weiss, 79th Ordnance Disposal Battalion, instructs students on how to plan a disposal operation during a U.S. Army Central Explosives Training Center course May 22 through June 8 in Tajikistan. More

Teams conduct demolition operations during a joint force training exercise June 3 through 6 at San Clemente Island, Calif. The 20th CBRNE soldiers worked in conjunction with Navy personnel from Explosive Ordnan More

Lt. Col. Benjamin Lipari (right), the U.S. Army Central Command explosive ordnance disposal chief, attends the first International Mine Action Standard EOD level-one course in Tajikistan in June 2014. U.S. Army More

Soldiers from the 22nd Chemical Battalion train on Fort Polk, La. In 2014, the 20th CBRNE Command began training with U.S. Army combat units at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., and at the Joi More

U.S. Army units from the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) and the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team are training on Fort Irwin, Calif., during Exercise Atropian Phoenix.

Soldiers from the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives), train at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., during Exercise Atropian Phoenix. The week-long exerc More

The Fort Drum, N.Y.-based 725th EOD Company is supporting the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Polk, La.

Soldiers from the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) formed a CBRNE Battalion Task Force for the training rotation at Fort Polk with the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Br More

Shortly after the secretary of the Army made Cyber a branch in September 2014, a Cyber Voluntary Transfer Incentive Program was announced in Military Personnel message 14-298, asking for applications from activ More

The 71st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group maintains an around-the-clock Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive emergency response capability across nine installations and 20 states in the we More

Together with U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps and National Guard troops, personnel from the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, U.S. Capitol Police, Washington Police, Baltim More

Staff Sgt. David Nakasone from the 162nd EOD Company receives a cutlass for being the 1st Infantry Division Noncommissioned Officer of the Year during the Big Red One Reunion in Orange County, Calif. (Photo cre More

Soldiers from 20th CBRNE Command train with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team during Exercise Atropian Phoenix.

Staff Sgt. Keith Thomas from the 52nd EOD Group participates in a land navigation test during the 20th CBRNE Command Best Warrior Competition on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., July 22.

An energy savings performance contract at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, added a cooling tower to support two 750-ton chillers to operate 24x7x365 in a surety laboratory. The chiller is one element of the p More

Army Under Secretary Brad Carson (left) meets 20th CBRNE Commanding General Brig. Gen. JB Burton at Aberdeen Proving Ground's Edgewood Area July 29. (Photo credit: Capt. Mathew Wharton, 20th CBRNE Command)

Soldiers from the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) are participating in an exercise that has brought together U.S. Army combat units from around the nation this month.

The 22nd Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort), 48th Chemical Brigade, 20th CBRNE Command displays a bomb suit at the capabilities demonstration on Aberdeen Proving Ground's Edgewood Area, Aug. 6, 2014.

U.S. Army Capt. Jonathan Glasscock (right) demonstrates the “move ahead” hand and arm signal during a casualty evacuation class at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Aug. 8, 2014. Glasscock is an OCS platoon trainer More

Capt. Rene Kallis and Capt. Martin Noorsalu, both members of the Estonian Air Force and previous Estonian exchange officers in the Maryland National Guard's 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, were presented with th More

The 20th CBRNE Command has included chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive training into rotations for combat units preparing for unified land operations.

The 110th Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort) held an air training exercise with the 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion on Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Pfc. Nathan Currie from the 756th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company rescued a woman from a submerged vehicle in Holbrook Pond on Fort Stewart, Ga. (Photo credit: Sgt. 1st Class Stephanie Widemond, 188th Infan More

U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from the 752nd EOD Company conduct Combat Water Survival Training on Fort Hood, Texas.

Retired Lt. Col. Charles Slimowicz, now a resident of Bel Air, Md., is proud that he served fellow with Soldiers in Vietnam. Known as Chas to his friends, Slimowicz was commissioned in 1965 after attending the More

Richard Z. Miles, Southwest Asia liaison officer for Program Executive Office Command Control Communications-Tactical, briefs Governors Brian Sandoval, Nevada, Jay Nixon, Missouri and Bill Haslam, Tennessee Sep More

The 71st EOD Group conducted mission command training with the 2nd Infantry Division Nov. 1-6 as a part of its alignment with forces in the Asia Pacific region. (Photo credit: Pak Chin-u, 2nd Infantry Division More

Soldiers from 20th CBRNE Command represent their different specialties during the command's 10th anniversary ball Oct. 17 in White Marsh, Md.