Located in Frederick, MD, in the heart of Frederick County, the third fastest growing county in Maryland, Fort Detrick is home to U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Army Medical research Institute of Infectious Diseases and the National Cancer Institute.
Fort Detrick is the largest employer in Frederick County, Maryland.
Fort Detrick Information
Condition: Operational
Years in Use: 1931–present
Controlled by: United States Army
Current Commander: Col. Christopher Chung
Garrison: Installation Management Command (IMCOM)
Base Occupants: 114th Signal Battalion, 21st Signal Brigade, 302nd Signal Battalion, 53rd Space Operations Squadron/Space Force
Open to the Public: No
Base Location
1520 Freedman Drive
Room 125
Fort Detrick, MD 21702
Base Contact Information
(301) 619-2197
(301) 619-7311
(301) 619-2498
(301) 619-2197
(301) 619-2197