theater faster. ECBC provides a full range of chemical surety and biological materiel management services and supports homeland security initiatives through training and technical assistance programs. ECBC is also dedicated to ensuring its breakthroughs and expertise is transitioned to other government agencies, private industry, and allies throughout the world. For nearly a century, ECBC has met the nation’s needs in times of war and peace. Today, ECBC continues to serve the military and our homeland defenders, and is evolving with the world’s challenges to remain the definitive source of non-medical CB defense technology. Current Statistics Human Resources: • 1,600-plus employees (includes 300-plus on-site contractors) • 373 Chemical Personnel Reliability Program staff providing hands-on chemical agent expertise • 101 Biological Personnel Reliability Program staff (or in process of qualifying) • Nearly 200 acquisition professionals matrixed to other organizations, primarily JPEO-CBD and CMA Physical Infrastructure: • $1.8 billion in facilities and equipment • More than 200 buildings and nearly 2 million square feet of laboratory, engineering, and chamber space
• 434 chemical surety hoods • 68 BioSafety Level (BSL)-2 and BSL-3 hoods Unique Mission: • Life cycle responsibility for CB defense technology development, from the laboratory to sustainment of fielded items • ECBC is the single small-scale facility for the United States, a designation given to one organization in each Chemical Weapons Convention treaty signatory country • ECBC is the only “all hazard” laboratory in the nation capable of handling items potentially contaminated with chemical, biological, or radiological materiel Contact Information Amanda Dubbs, ECBC PAO Officer Edgewood Chemical Biological Center U.S. Army RDECOM (410) 436-1159 amanda.b.dubbs.civ@mail.mil
TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN. WARFIGHTER FOCUSED.