Center Takes Steps to Promote Inclusion, Wellness
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) identifies its employees as the organization’s number one priority and embraces a people-centric culture. To uphold this standard, Eugene L. Vickers, Sr. was appointed diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer for DEVCOM CBC….
Army Laboratory Aces OPCW Proficiency Test
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) recently achieved an A grade on two proficiency tests administered by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The OPCW is a multinational organization which was established to implement the Chemical…
DEVCOM CBC Sees Leadership Changes
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD — On October 14, 2022, Dr. Eric Moore, former director of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC), was promoted to become DEVCOM’s deputy to the commanding general. For the past 30 years, Moore has been an influential figure in the…
Army Scientists Produce Critical Chemical Through Biomanufacturing
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD — Scientists from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) are partnering with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to continue research on one of the first projects in the Biomanufacturing Modernization Initiative, the biomanufacturing of melanin. Melanin is a substance that…
Future Army Leaders Gain Skills, Confidence in Summer Internships
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD — This summer, like many summers before, cadets from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point came to the Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) as interns to work on real-world chemical biological defense projects under the mentorship of Center scientists. The five…
CBC Co-Hosted NCT USA Conference Enables Future Readiness in CBRNe Defense
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD — The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) co-hosted the Non-Conventional Threat (NCT) USA conference from September 6-8, 2022, at the Chemical Demilitarization Training Facility in Edgewood, Maryland, on Aberdeen Proving Ground (South). The NCT USA conference provided an opportunity for…
Army Engineers Provide Obscurant Expertise to Marine Corps
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD — Engineers at the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) used their expertise in obscurant technologies to assist the U.S. Marine Corps in the mission to test obscurants to see how well they can protect against overhead attack. The Marine Corps…
CBC Inducts Late Deputy Director of Engineering into Hall of Fame
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD — The U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) posthumously inducted William C. Klein into the Center’s Hall of Fame July 14. The CBC Hall of Fame is designed to recognize and preserve the rich history of the organization. “It is a…