FORT DETRICK
ARMY
Frederick, MD
United States
FORT DETRICK
ARMY
Frederick, MD
United States
Fort Detrick
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Welcome to the home of the 302nd Signal Battalion and the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command! Fort Detrick supports five cabinet-level agencies - the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Agriculture, Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Health and Human Services - and is the only organization solely focused on research and development to address the military’s unique medical needs. It’s a great place to live and work, with a long history of advancing military medicine. The post employs nearly 10,000 active duty personnel, civili...
Base Details
Type
Army Post
Branch
ARMY
Command
MEDCOM
Status
Active
Est.
January 1, 1943
Acres
1,200
Active Duty
1,800
Civilian
3,000
Population
280,000
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Fort Detrick History
Named AfterMajor Frederick Louis Detrick
Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, was established in 1943 as the center of the United States biological weapons program. After the U.S. renounced biological weapons in 1969, the installation transitioned to biodefense and medical research. Today it is home to the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), the National Cancer Institute at Frederick, and other agencies focused on biodefense, infectious disease, and cancer research. Fort Detrick is a critical national asset for biosecurity and medical countermeasures development.
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