Dugway Proving Grounds, Military Base

Army Green Berets from the 1st Special Forces Group conducted two weeks of hands-on experimentation with Project Origin unmanned systems at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. Including Special Operations Forces into technology assessments provides more in-depth understanding of what is needed to mature unmanned systems for the Army’s Operating Force. (U.S. Army photo by VIDS Corp)

U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground is located approximately 80 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dugway Proving Ground's primary mission is testing U.S. and Allied chemical and biological defense systems and performing nuclear, biological and chemical survivability testing of defense materiel using CB agents and stimulants.

With over 50 years of experience, the proving ground uses its state-of-the-art laboratories and chambers to conduct the testing under environmentally controlled conditions.

Dugway Proving Ground Information

Condition: Operational
Years in Use: 1942 – present
Controlled by: Army Test and Evaluation Command
Current Commander: Colonel James P. Harwell
Garrison: U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), West Desert Test Center (WDTC)
Base Occupants: U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), West Desert Test Center (WDTC), U.S. Army Reserve and U.S. National Guard
Open to the Public: No