Army Base Realignment and Closure

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Laboratory Consolidation – Lab 21 Study


BRAC Summary: Establish the Combat Materiel Research Laboratory (CMRL) at Adelphi, Maryland. The Army Materiel Technology Laboratory (AMTL), now in Watertown, Massachusetts, should not be split among Detroit Arsenal, Michigan; Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey; and Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Instead, realign the AMTL to Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG),Maryland. Collocate the Structures Element at NASA-Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. This proposal is a revision to the recommendations of the 1988 Base Realignment and Closure Commission.

The Laboratory Consolidation realignment included functions from the following locations:
  • Army Materials Technology Laboratory, Watertown, MA
  • Harry Diamond Laboratories, Adelphi, MD
  • Ground Vehicle Propulsion Research, Warren, MI
  • Electronic Technology Device Laboratory, Fort Monmouth, NJ
  • Atmospheric Science Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM
  • Army Research Institute, Alexandria, VA
  • Belvoir Research and Development Center, Fort Belvoir, VA
  • Center for Night Vision and Electro‑Optics (Directed Energy and Sensors), Fort Belvoir, VA

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