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    A materiel test facility at Dugway.
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  • A materiel test facility at Dugway.
  • Dugway provides many housing opportunities for families of all sizes.
  • The Ditto area in the West Desert Test Center is home to the optics department, chemical lab, data sciences and many other Dugway services.
  • The high desert environment of Dugway boasts striking sunsets, diverse flora and fauna, and four beautiful and contrasting seasons.
  • The life sciences branch at Dugway.
  • Though no longer standing, Japanese Village at Dugway was an important chapter in the history of World War II.
  • Dugway's airspace is home to many military air crafts from UAV's to full-scale fighters.
  • This undated, unexplained photo is likely from the 1950s, and shows participants in a biological test. In 1969, the U.S. and most of the world‘s countries agreed to halt biological weapons development and outdoor testing. Today, the U.S. only tests defenses against biological or chemical weapons.
  • A photo to make Jeep lovers salivate. A Soldier is proud of his four-wheeled-wonder on Dugway Proving Ground, that took him this far. Note his pith helmet: standard issue for troops in non-combat desert areas during World War II.
  • The chem lab of Jan. 13, 1944 was quite different from today‘s Combined Chemical Test Facility. In 1944, the mission was defensive and offensive. Today, for decades, the chemical mission is strictly defensive at Dugway Proving Ground.
  • Even a post as remote as Dugway Proving Ground in the 1940s got a visit from a famous Hollywood star. Ann Sothern entertains the troops with song, though she was also a fine actress. Ann‘s last movie was in 1987, for which she was nominated for an Oscar. She died in 2001 in Ketchum, Idaho.
  • Soldiers in formation next to a B-25 Mitchell bomber, believed to be for the retirement of a master sergeant. Most of the nation‘s B-25s were used in the Pacific, where it got low above jungles for bombing and strafing. Wonder what it was doing at Dugway?
  • Dugway's main gate, as it appeared in the 1950s and for many years after. It's still manned faithfully today, and appears much the same.
  • A 1940s Army bus gets a little tender care in the narrows on the west slope of the Stansbury Mountains. A concrete trough of drinking water, apparently from a spring, is seen at the left edge. Today, this road is Highway 199 over Johnson's Pass.
  • We got a pass to Tooele! That was a big relief from 1940s Dugway Proving Ground, no doubt. The scene is at Main and Vine Streets. Wonder how many people remember when Tooele looked like this?
  • Dugway was a trendy place in the late 1950s or early 1960s, as seen by this view of what became the Community Club. The fireplace and glass doors of what is now the banquet room are easily recognizable. Love that split-circle table!
  • Transfer of hangar.
  • The new hangar is the nation‘s first built specifically to meet the requirements‘ of American‘s larger tactical Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles. The hangar‘s construction was a joint effort of Army, Air Force and the State of Utah.
  • Dedication of Hangar No. 2 at Michael Army Airfield, Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, on July 16, 2014.
  • The Ditto area in the West Desert Test Center is home to the optics department, chemical lab, data sciences and many other Dugway services.
  • Some photos show people posing with an 'Alien'. The mannequin (alienquin?) was borrowed from Dugway‘s Community Club as a humorous prop. Demand to have your photo taken beside it was high.
  • Hangar 1 (right) was built 1943-44, making it one of the oldest structures on Dugway Proving Ground. The active flight offices and unused air tower at left were built in the early 1950s. Someday, a new air tower may be built but no decision has been made.
  • David Rhyne, manager for Michael Army Airfield, is understandably pleased that the 1940s hangar is being refurbished. Its cavernous bay will offer plenty of room to house and work on aircraft.
  • Hangar No. 1 in 1950, with what appears to be a B25 bomber and P51 Mustang fighters parked before it.
  • In 2004, NASA‘s Genesis probe landed on Dugway Proving Ground with samples of solar wind it collected. The hangar became a media center and staging facility for this international event.
  • An unused office behind the bay wall at the south end of the hangar. Installation Management Command plans to refurbish Hangar No. 1‘s offices in 2015. These offices were probably last refurbished in the 1960s or 1970s.
  • The newly installed foam fire suppression system on the wall of Hangar No. 1. Foam will spray from the nozzle at upper right; warning shrieks will sound from the loudspeaker at lower left.
  • A herd of mustangs trots across the Cedar Mountains north of Ditto, as the Blackhawk helicopter passes. Because the U.S. Bureau of Land Management uses helicopters to round up them up when herds grow too large, they flee from the rotors' sound.
  • Named for Brig Gen. Rollo Ditto (1886-1947), the Ditto Area is about 12 miles west of Dugway Proving Ground‘s entrance. Ditto is the site of West Desert Test Center, its administrative offices and some testing facilities. At right: Michael Army Airfield with an 11,000-foot runway and a 9,000-foot taxiway.
  • German Village, right, was built 1943-44 as a replica of typical German worker housing, to test incendiary devices. Until a decade ago its numerous rooms saw much use for conventional training. Today, it‘s unstable and entry is denied. The concrete structure is a test mount for the Advanced Gun System, a 155mm, rapid-firing gun designed for the Navy‘s recently launched Zumwalt-class of stealth destroyer. The gun was tested here because it‘s easier to retrieve projectiles for study from land.
  • The Utah National Guard provided two Blackhawk helicopters for the flyover, so pilots could get in required air time, and photographers from West Desert Test Center and Public Affairs could update their aerial photos. And yes, Dugway Proving Ground is this vast: nearly 800,000 acres of remote desert without encroachment.
  • Helicopter flight over U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, June 26, 2014.
  • Construction of the $32 million annex to the Lothar Salomon Life Sciences Test Facility continues. The annex will provide additional Biosafety Level 2 and 3 labs for the testing of defenses against biological weapons, such as detectors, decontamination systems, protective clothing, air and water filters and respirators. Completion is expected in fall 2015.
  • Big D Construction of Salt Lake City is prime contractor to construct the Life Sciences Test Facility. A worker stands amid a burst of sparks as he cuts steel wall posts. Construction began August 2013. Hats off to these workers, who drive a long commute and work all day in searing heat or bitter cold.
  • Inside, dozens of bolts hang from the ceiling that will support the massive and sophisticated ventilation system. When completed, the building will be sealed and have negative pressure, to draw all atmosphere to central points for filtering, before return outdoors.
  • The 41,200-square foot annex will add about 15 more labs, administrative areas, a few offices and an 85-seat auditorium for briefings and training. The black upright posts in the foreground indicate the site of the women's restroom and change room.
  • It looks cluttered and small now, but the 85-seat auditorium will be in this area. Currently, workers walk about 250 yards, in snow or rain, to a separate building for large meetings. The new auditorium will be convenient, for workers, customers or guests.
  • This chamber is completed, but undergoing verification and validation testing. It is believed to be the largest chamber of its kind, used to test biological agent detectors in their entirety, as they are fielded. Currently, biological detectors are tested by removing the detection components from the detector and placing the detector in a chamber about a meter square. Then, live biological agents are introduced into the chamber, to see if the detector sounds the alarm.
  • Whole System Live Agent Test (WSLAT) chamber being prepared for validation and verification testing at U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground, Utah.
  • This large, walk-in chamber will allow the entire system to be tested, without removing the detection components.
  • The WSLAT is being tested for accuracy, function, safety and reliability in what are called Verification and Validation testing. Part of this testing is conducted by outside agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. They come here to test it.
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