MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITY BASE (MRTFB)
Abstract
Project provides the technical capability for testing Department of Defense (DoD) Chemical and Biological (CB) defense materiel, equipment, and systems from concept through production at Dugway Proving Ground (DPG), a Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB). Funding reflects compliance with National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2003 (Public Law 107-314 - December 2002), Sec 232, requiring Major Range and Test Facility Bases to be fully funded and that DoD test customers be charged for direct costs only. DPG, a MRTFB, is the reliance center for all DoD CB defense testing and provides the United States' only combined range, chamber, toxic chemical lab, and bio-safety level three test facility. Total institutional test operating costs are to be provided by the Service component IAW DoD 3200.11. DPG uses state-of-the-art chemical and life sciences test facilities and test chambers to perform CB defense testing of protective gear, decontamination systems, detectors, and equipment while totally containing chemical agents and biological pathogens. DPG also provides a fully instrumented outdoor range capability for testing with simulants that can be correlated to the laboratory testing with live agents. Projects programmed for testing at DPG include: Joint Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance System (JNBCRS); Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD); Joint Biological Point Detection System (JBPDS); Joint Biological Stand-off Detection System (JBSDS); Joint Biological Agent Identification and Detection System (JBAIDS); Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS); Whole System Live Agent Test (WSLAT); Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST) Additional Sources Qualification 2 (JASQ 2); JSLIST Block II Glove Upgrade - Flame Resistant; JSLIST Performance Enhancement (JPE); JSLIST Combat Vehicle Crewman Coverage (JC3); Joint Protective Aircrew Ensemble (JPACE); Monitoring and Survey Sets, Kits, and Outfits (MSSKO); Joint Contaminated Surface Detector (JCSD); Joint Chemical, Biological and Radiological Agent Water Monitor (JCBRAWM); Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Environment Personal Hydration System (NEPHS); Analytical Lab System (ALS); Joint Expeditionary Collective Protection (JECP); Chemical Biological Protective Shelter (CBPS); Joint Service Aircrew Mask (JSAM); Joint Service Family of Decontamination Systems (JSFDS); Joint Materiel Decontamination System (JMDS); Human Remains Decontamination System (HRDS); Joint Warning and Reporting Network (JWARN); Joint Effects Model (JEM); and Joint Operational Effects Federation (JOEF).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- DW6_0605384BP_6_0400_PB_2011
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