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Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center

January 01, 1970

42°17′18″N 71°21′40″W / 42.28833°N 71.36111°W / 42.28833; -71.36111

United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center
CountryUnited States
BranchArmy
TypeResearch and development
Part ofUnited States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
Garrison/HQNatick, Massachusetts
WebsiteCCDC Soldier Center official website
United States Army Natick Soldier Systems Center
CountryUnited States
BranchArmy
TypeResearch and development
Garrison/HQNatick, Massachusetts
WebsiteNatick Soldier Systems Center official website
Commanders
Senior CommanderBrig. Gen. James Bienlien [1]

The Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center (CCDC SC), formerly the United States Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, is a military research complex and installation in Natick, Massachusetts, charged by the U.S. Department of Defense with the research and development (including fielding and sustainment) of food, clothing, shelters, airdrop systems, and other servicemember support items for the U.S. military.[2][3] It is a component unit of the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command and is a tenant unit of the United States Army Natick Soldier Systems Center (SSC).[4] The installation includes facilities from all the military services, not just the Army, and is so configured to allow cross-service cooperation and collaboration both within the facility and with the many academic, industrial and governmental institutions in the Greater Boston Area.

The CCDC is subordinate to United States Army Futures Command (AFC) headquartered in Austin, Texas, which was activated in July 2018. Futures Command was formerly U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

The SSC is sometimes called the Natick Army Labs, although this designation more properly refers to one of its tenant units, the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center.

The installation edit

The SSC occupies 78 acres (320,000 m2) at its main Natick campus and has an additional 46 acres (190,000 m2) in neighboring communities. The main campus is located to the northwest of Natick center and abuts upon Lake Cochituate.

Employee/tenant numbers total 1,957 (159 military personnel, 1,048 civilians and 750 contractors).

The SSC public relations office reports that the installation’s FY2006 funding totaled approximately $1 billion and that the facilities infuse more than $135 million annually into the local economy through installation salaries, utilities and local contracts.

The installation commander is a U.S. Army Brigadier General, currently BG Vincent Malone, who also serves as the Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command.

Mission edit

The SSC includes facilities designed to research and test both materials (textiles, combat rations), advanced technologies and human performance (human research volunteers) under simulated environmental extremes (altitude, heat, cold, wind, etc.). The requirement for improved combat rations has led to groundbreaking developments in the field of food irradiation and freeze-drying techniques. Improved body armor, new military parachuting technology, and enhanced military garments designed for a variety of environments are all ongoing efforts.

History edit

Construction of the Quartermaster Research Facility at Natick, authorized by Congress in October 1949, began in November 1952. A year later, the QRF was redesignated as the Quartermaster Research and Development Center and four years later as the Quartermaster Research and Engineering Command.

July 1961 saw the activation of the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine at Natick and a year later the QREC was placed under the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC). In November 1962, the QREC was redesignated as Natick Laboratories and the following year the Food and Container Institute moved to Natick. July 1967 saw the Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility relocate to Natick.

Natick Laboratories became a subordinate element to the Troop Support Command in July 1973 and was redesignated two years later as the U.S. Army Natick Development Center and reassigned to the AMC. The NDC was redesignated the U.S. Army Natick Research and Development Command in January 1976 and assigned to the U.S. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command. (The same month, AMC was redesignated the U.S. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command (DARCOM).)

In September 1980, the NRDC was redesignated as the U.S. Army Natick Research & Development Laboratories and three years later as the U.S. Army Natick Research and Development Center, a subordinate element of the U.S. Army Troop Support Command in St. Louis, Missouri. (DARCOM and TSC merged in July 1992 forging the U.S. Army Aviation & Troop Command, St. Louis, Mo.)

In 1982, Natick Labs surrendered control of 3,100 acres in the Massachusetts towns of Hudson, Maynard, Stow and Sudbury to Fort Devens to become a field training facility. The land had been an ordnance supply depot during World War II. After being an Environmental Protection Agency "superfund" cleanup site in the 1990s it became the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge.

In October 1992, the NRDC was redesignated the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, still a subordinate element of the ATC. A U.S. Army Soldier Systems Command (SSC) was activated at Natick in November 1994. Elements subsequently established at the SSC included the Sustainment & Readiness Directorate (February 1995) and Product Manager-Soldier Support (October 1995); elements subsequently relocated to Natick included the Clothing and Services Office (October 1996; from Ft. Lee, Virginia) and Product Manager-Force Provider (June 1997). The Sustainment & Readiness Directorate became the Integrated Material Management Center in October 1997. SSC merged with the Chemical Biological Defense Command to become the Soldier and Biological Chemical Command in October 1998. At this time the installation was renamed the United States Army Soldier Systems Center. At some time prior to January 2017 the installation was renamed Soldier Systems Center Natick.[5]

Tenant units and facilities edit

The SSC hosts several tenant units and facilities at its Natick installation:

Products and systems edit

Natick Labs has developed or is developing the following items or systems:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ John Harlow (11 May 2020) Brig. Gen. James Bienlien
  2. ^ a b "NSRDEC, now the CCDC Soldier Center, has a new name and a bright future" at army.mil
  3. ^ CCDC Soldier Center official website
  4. ^ U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center official website
  5. ^ Video on Soldier Systems Center Natick official Facebook site
  6. ^ a b c Roy Rivenburg (Aug 25, 2002). "The Army's Mad Lab". Los Angeles Times. from the original on 2010-12-06.
  7. ^ . United States Army Soldier Systems Center. Archived from the original on 2009-09-19. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
  • Earls, Alan R., (2005) U.S. Army Natick Laboratories: The Science Behind the Soldier (Series: Images of America), Arcadia Publishing.

This article contains information that originally came from US Government publications and websites and is in the public domain.

External links edit

  • Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MA-52, "Natick Research & Development Laboratories, U.S. Army Natick Research, Development & Engineering Center, Natick, Middlesex County, MA", 38 data pages
  • HAER No. MA-52-A, "Natick Research & Development Laboratories, Climatic Chambers Building", 25 photos, 28 data pages, 3 photo caption pages

January 01, 1970
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military research complex and installation in Natick Massachusetts charged by the U S Department of Defense with the research and development including fielding and sustainment of food clothing shelters airdrop systems and other servicemember support items for the U S military 2 3 It is a component unit of the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command and is a tenant unit of the United States Army Natick Soldier Systems Center SSC 4 The installation includes facilities from all the military services not just the Army and is so configured to allow cross service cooperation and collaboration both within the facility and with the many academic industrial and governmental institutions in the Greater Boston Area The CCDC is subordinate to United States Army Futures Command AFC headquartered in Austin Texas which was activated in July 2018 Futures Command was formerly U S Army Research Development and Engineering Command RDECOM at Aberdeen Proving Ground The SSC is sometimes called the Natick Army Labs although this designation more properly refers to one of its tenant units the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center Contents 1 The installation 2 Mission 3 History 4 Tenant units and facilities 5 Products and systems 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksThe installation editThe SSC occupies 78 acres 320 000 m2 at its main Natick campus and has an additional 46 acres 190 000 m2 in neighboring communities The main campus is located to the northwest of Natick center and abuts upon Lake Cochituate Employee tenant numbers total 1 957 159 military personnel 1 048 civilians and 750 contractors The SSC public relations office reports that the installation s FY2006 funding totaled approximately 1 billion and that the facilities infuse more than 135 million annually into the local economy through installation salaries utilities and local contracts The installation commander is a U S Army Brigadier General currently BG Vincent Malone who also serves as the Deputy Commanding General of the U S Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Mission editThe SSC includes facilities designed to research and test both materials textiles combat rations advanced technologies and human performance human research volunteers under simulated environmental extremes altitude heat cold wind etc The requirement for improved combat rations has led to groundbreaking developments in the field of food irradiation and freeze drying techniques Improved body armor new military parachuting technology and enhanced military garments designed for a variety of environments are all ongoing efforts History editConstruction of the Quartermaster Research Facility at Natick authorized by Congress in October 1949 began in November 1952 A year later the QRF was redesignated as the Quartermaster Research and Development Center and four years later as the Quartermaster Research and Engineering Command July 1961 saw the activation of the U S Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine at Natick and a year later the QREC was placed under the U S Army Materiel Command AMC In November 1962 the QREC was redesignated as Natick Laboratories and the following year the Food and Container Institute moved to Natick July 1967 saw the Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility relocate to Natick Natick Laboratories became a subordinate element to the Troop Support Command in July 1973 and was redesignated two years later as the U S Army Natick Development Center and reassigned to the AMC The NDC was redesignated the U S Army Natick Research and Development Command in January 1976 and assigned to the U S Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command The same month AMC was redesignated the U S Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command DARCOM In September 1980 the NRDC was redesignated as the U S Army Natick Research amp Development Laboratories and three years later as the U S Army Natick Research and Development Center a subordinate element of the U S Army Troop Support Command in St Louis Missouri DARCOM and TSC merged in July 1992 forging the U S Army Aviation amp Troop Command St Louis Mo In 1982 Natick Labs surrendered control of 3 100 acres in the Massachusetts towns of Hudson Maynard Stow and Sudbury to Fort Devens to become a field training facility The land had been an ordnance supply depot during World War II After being an Environmental Protection Agency superfund cleanup site in the 1990s it became the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge In October 1992 the NRDC was redesignated the U S Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center still a subordinate element of the ATC A U S Army Soldier Systems Command SSC was activated at Natick in November 1994 Elements subsequently established at the SSC included the Sustainment amp Readiness Directorate February 1995 and Product Manager Soldier Support October 1995 elements subsequently relocated to Natick included the Clothing and Services Office October 1996 from Ft Lee Virginia and Product Manager Force Provider June 1997 The Sustainment amp Readiness Directorate became the Integrated Material Management Center in October 1997 SSC merged with the Chemical Biological Defense Command to become the Soldier and Biological Chemical Command in October 1998 At this time the installation was renamed the United States Army Soldier Systems Center At some time prior to January 2017 the installation was renamed Soldier Systems Center Natick 5 Tenant units and facilities editThe SSC hosts several tenant units and facilities at its Natick installation The United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center CCDC SC 2 formerly known as United States Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center NSRDEC or as the U S Army Natick Soldier Center NSC or as The Natick Army Labs an element of the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command CCDC formerly U S Army Research Development and Engineering Command RDECOM at Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland The United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine USARIEM a subordinate lab of the U S Army Medical Research and Material Command USAMRMC headquartered at Fort Detrick MD USA The United States Army Installation Management Command IMCOM The United States Army Integrated Logistics and Support Center ILSC The United States Coast Guard Clothing Design and Technical Office CDTO The United States Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility The Program Executive Office PEO Soldier The United States Army Product Manager Force Sustainment Systems PM FSS The United States Army RDECOM Acquisition Center Natick the Natick Contracting Division of RDECOM AC Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland An office of the General Services Administration GSA An office of the Hanscom Federal Credit Union An office of the United States Health Services Command An office of the Defense Automated Printing Service An office of the United States Army Audit Agency The Doriot Climatic Chamber Complex Combat Rations Production and Packaging Facility 3 D Anthropometrics Laboratory Camouflage Evaluation Facility Rain Court Hydro Environmental Chamber Shade Room Fiber Plant Thermal and Flame Laboratory Military Operations in Urban Environment MOUT Lab FacilityProducts and systems editNatick Labs has developed or is developing the following items or systems Meal Ready to Eat Unitized Group Ration Irradiated food 6 The instant chapel 6 Bulletproof clothing 6 MOLLE Load carriage Equipment Land Warrior Future Soldier Future Force Warrior Collective Protection Shelters Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops Interceptor Body Armor Quarpel a water repellent water and stain resistant textile treatment 7 See also editFuture Integrated Soldier Technology Armed Forces Recipe Service maintained by Natick Labs until 2009 Close quarters combat Close combat Small unit tactics List of military installations in MassachusettsReferences edit John Harlow 11 May 2020 Brig Gen James Bienlien a b NSRDEC now the CCDC Soldier Center has a new name and a bright future at army mil CCDC Soldier Center official website U S Army Natick Soldier Systems Center official website Video on Soldier Systems Center Natick official Facebook site a b c Roy Rivenburg Aug 25 2002 The Army s Mad Lab Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on 2010 12 06 Technology transfer highlights through the years at the Natick Soldier Center United States Army Soldier Systems Center Archived from the original on 2009 09 19 Retrieved 2009 09 08 Earls Alan R 2005 U S Army Natick Laboratories The Science Behind the Soldier Series Images of America Arcadia Publishing This article contains information that originally came from US Government publications and websites and is in the public domain External links editProgram Executive Office PEO Soldier Official SSC Website Official Garrison Website Historic American Engineering Record HAER No MA 52 Natick Research amp Development Laboratories U S Army Natick Research Development amp Engineering Center Natick Middlesex County MA 38 data pages HAER No MA 52 A Natick Research amp Development Laboratories Climatic Chambers Building 25 photos 28 data pages 3 photo caption pages Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center amp oldid 1220814064, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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