The Autonomous Equipment Decontamination System has been demonstrated at several exercises, including the recent Maneuver Support Protection Integration Experiments (MSPIX) at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri in May 2024 and Chemical Biological Operational Analysis event held at Camp Dawson, West Virginia in August 2023 (shown in image).

DEVCOM CBC Innovates and Integrates through Autonomous Technologies

September 12th, 2024

SOCOM operator using F-FAST in the dark during Arctic Edge 24 inside a permafrost tunnel near Fairbanks, Alaska.

Identifying Pathogens in the Field with F-FAST

September 12th, 2024

Attendees at NCT USA 2024 pose for a group shot on the exhibition floor, where several booths from industry and government were available for discussion and future collaboration. (U.S. Army photo by Ellie White)

DEVCOM CBC Co-Hosts 2024 NCT USA Conference

September 5th, 2024

The family of the late George Collins gather at DEVCOM CBC’s Hall of Fame display following his induction ceremony in May 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Ellie White)

DEVCOM CBC Honors Newest Inductees to Hall of Fame

September 3rd, 2024

Eighth and ninth grade STEM instructors Catilin Meador (left) and Sistina Martin (right) experience day-to-day life as an Army biological researcher during their mentorship at DEVCOM CBC’s Toxicology Lab at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. (U.S. Army photo by Parker Martin)

From Classroom to DEVCOM CBC, Teachers Participate in AEOP RESET

August 23rd, 2024

Army Marks 10-Year Anniversary of Syrian Chemical Agent Destruction

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – August 18, 2024 marks 10 years since an international effort allowed a team of demilitarization experts from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) to safely destroy 1,300 tons of Syrian chemical warfare material at sea. It was late December…

Standing in front of the FDHS system from left to right are DEVCOM CBC Research & Operations Director Dr. Frederick Cox, DTRA Director Rebecca Hersman, CBARR Operations Director Timothy Blades, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, DEVCOM CBC Director Michael Bailey and DEVCOM CBC Engineering Director Dr. James Watson.
DEVCOM CBC Celebrates 10-Year Syrian Chemical Weapons Destruction Anniversary

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD — The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) celebrated the tenth anniversary of its historic destruction of the Syrian declared chemical agent stockpile aboard ship in the international waters of the Mediterranean Sea in a ceremony at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland…

Soldiers Test Drive Autonomous Equipment Decontamination System at MSPIX 24

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD — The best way to find out if a new car is right for you is to take it for a spin. When it comes to a new way to decontaminate military vehicles using mobile robotic technology, the same holds true. Take a seat at the…

A member of the Water Warriors machines down a part for their next generation of prototype utilizing the MOF-801 material acquired from DEVCOM CBC capitalizing off their in-action grant from the Army Educational Outreach Program.
DEVCOM CBC Partners with High School STEM Team to Solve Droughts

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – The U.S. Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) recently finished an educational partnership with a group of high school students from Arizona. CBC scientists supported the students with their research on methods to prevent megadroughts through innovative water harvesting methods. The educational…

DEVCOM CBC – 2023 Year in Review

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – The DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center highlights its accomplishments for 2023 in this edition of The Year in Review. In this document, you will read about our unwavering commitment to CBRNE defense research and engineering solutions supporting the warfighter and our nation. In these pages, you…

Colonel James Polak, DEVCOM CBC Military Deputy, and Major Jason Slone, MS CDID CWMD Integration Officer, take in Coffee with Colleagues and pose questions to the participants. (U.S. Army photo by Parker Martin)
Coffee with Colleagues, Soldiers Provide CBC with Firsthand Feedback

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) hosted their annual Coffee with Colleagues event this past May, where the Center’s experts shared their ongoing projects and scientific findings. The event was intended to give SMEs extra practice in presenting their…

U.S. Army Brigadier General (retired) William King, Chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) CBRN Division, presents Sarah Katoski with her Joseph D. Wienand STEM Excellence Award at the NDIA CBRN Conference & Expo held at the Baltimore Convention Center, Maryland. (U.S. Army photo by Parker Martin)
DEVCOM CBC Microbiologist Wins STEM Achievement Award

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – For the second year in a row, an employee from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) received the Joseph D. Wienand STEM Excellence Award at the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) CBRN Conference & Expo held at the Baltimore…

DEVCOM CBC explosives chemistry expert Joseph Domanico explains to a group of West Point cadets how smoke obscurants are used on the battlefield during a field trip on June 4. (U.S. Army photo by Ellie White.)
West Point Cadets Benefit from Half Century of Explosives Experience

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – Five West Point cadets traveled to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center’s (DEVCOM CBC) Aberdeen Proving Ground research campus in Maryland to learn about pyrotechnics and explosives chemistry from 50-year pyrotechnics and explosives research and development veteran Joseph Domanico on a…

Curtis Kreuziger (left) tests out a 3D printed maintenance tool for the M53A1 protective mask he designed for the MakerSpace challenge alongside Bradley Ruprecht (right), engineering technician and MakerSpace lead. (U.S. Army photo by Ellie White.)
Prototypes Come to Life in MakerSpace Challenge

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) wrapped up its Center-wide MakerSpace Challenge to encourage the use of the lab’s unique capabilities. The four-weeklong competition pitted the CBC workforce’s potential mission-related prototypes against each other, all while leveraging the various…

Officials gathered on June 12, 2024 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. to cut the ribbon and open the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) Biomanufacturing Facility. (From left to right, Dr. James Watson, Director of Engineering, DEVCOM CBC; Dr. Patricia McDaniel, Army Senior Research Scientist for Chemistry, DEVCOM CBC; Dr. Rick Cox, Director of Research and Operations, DEVCOM CBC; BG John Cushing, Commanding General, DEVCOM; Mr. Robert Cassilly, County Executive, Harford County, Maryland; Mr. Michael Bailey, Director, DEVCOM CBC; Mr. Michael Holthe, Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering; Dr. Kelly Basi, Biomanufacturing Branch Chief, DEVCOM CBC; Dr. Peter Emanuel, Deputy Principal Director for the Office of Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Development.) (U.S. Army Photo by Parker Martin.)
DEVCOM CBC Cuts Ribbon on Expanded Biomanufacturing Facility

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD — Pentagon senior leaders and Harford County Executive Robert Cassilly joined U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) leaders in cutting the ribbon on the Center’s newly renovated and expanded Biomanufacturing Pilot Facility at Aberdeen Proving Ground in a ceremony on June…