Fort Detrick

About Fort Detrick

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...