Experienced Staff

People are ECBC’s most valuable resource with a mix of government employees and on-site contractors — working together to support the warfighter and the homeland. ECBC has full-time employees located at three different places in the United States: Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Md., Pine Bluff, Ark. and Rock Island, Ill.

ECBC personnel have the knowledge and training to work safely with the most dangerous compounds in the world in order to build or create chemical biological defense solutions. The expertise of its staff — a varied mix of scientists, technicians, engineers, support personnel, government employees, soldiers and contract personnel — offer a wide array of specialties and abilities that allow the Center to cover the full spectrum of CB research, engineering and operational support for the homeland and the warfighter.

The Center employs people with diverse technical backgrounds including 250 field-deployable scientists, engineers, technicians and field operations personnel. In addition, 10 personnel trained in explosive ordnance disposal are part of the team. ECBC’s innovative workforce evolves CBrne defense technologies and capabilities worldwide.

ECBC has matrixed approximately 200 acquisition professionals in support of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense program areas. Employees at Rock Island focus on materiel sustainment while ECBC personnel at Pine Bluff Arsenal support the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency’s disposal mission for non-stockpile munitions.