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This mobile comms unit has people talking

A more mobile and agile communications kit to support units that don't have organic communication capabilities was recently tested at Dugway when a chemical brigade in realistic training was supported by a communications battalion....Read More

Brig. Gen. William Boruff, commanding general of the Mission and Installation Contract Command visited Dugway Proving Ground May 22, 2019. At the remote Army post in the Utah desert, defenses against chemical and biological agents are tested. Here, Brian Fausett, chief of the Chemical Operations Branch, explains how a SMARTMAN fixture (in the chamber beside the general) is used to test respirators and gas masks.

Interview with General William Boruff, Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Questions and Answers

Brigadier General William Boruff is the commanding general of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio ‘ Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He has been commander since July 2017.... Read More
A newly formed flight crew will provide acceptance verification for the Shadow unmanned aircraft system at the Rapid Integration and Acceptance Center (RIAC), a tenant organization at Dugway Proving Ground

Creation of New RIAC Flight Crew Underway

The Rapid Integration and Acceptance Center (RIAC), a tenant organization at Dugway Proving Ground (DPG), is setting its own course for success with the creation of a new contractor flight crew. ‘... Read More
Robbie Knight, Dugway Natural Resource Office Program Manager, assists Dr. Randy Larsen, Professor at Brigham Young University, monitor a female mule deer‘s heart rate while Utah Division of Wildlife Resources biologists prepare to administer vaccinations. Photo by Kalon Throop

Charter study of deer, antelope migration begins

Until recently, there had never been a study of the migration patterns of pronghorn antelope and mule deer on and near Dugway Proving Ground.... Read More
Instrument towers at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah are moved about the test grid with a light truck. Once in place, the tower with its instrumentation is raised. The tan box is for fiber optics, transmitting test data at near real-time for archive, format conversion and monitoring by test operators. U.S. Army photo

Upgraded grid cuts testing time for chem/bio detectors

Eleven years ago, Dugway Proving Ground set out to upgrade the testing of chemical and biological agent detectors, to put them into the hands of Warfighters and support personnel with greater speed. This summer the multimillion dollar test improvement project, funded by a Department of Defense office, will be finalized and turned over to Dugway Proving Ground.... Read More
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U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground is the nation's leading test center for Chemical and Biological Defense, conducting efficient testing and support to enable our nation's defenders, inter-agency partners and our Allies to counter chemical, biological, radiological, and explosives (CBRE) hazards.

Dugway Proving Ground provides unparalleled testing, evaluation, training and technical support while maintaining a world-class workforce, facilities and quality of life for our employees and their families.

Established: 1942
Location: Northwestern Utah
Size: 800,000 acres
Elevation: 4,500 -7,000 feet above sea level
Temperature: -15 to 105 degrees Fahrenheit

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