Mobile Chem-Bio Detection Lab Now Fielded in All 50 States, Territories

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md.  –  The mobile laboratory used for detecting and identifying chemical and biological hazards has now been delivered to all National Guard Bureau’s weapons of mass destruction – Civil Support Teams (CSTs) in all 50 U.S. states, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Named the Analytical Laboratory System – Modification Work Order, or ALS MWO, this 15-ton “lab on wheels” was celebrated at a ceremony on January 26 at Aberdeen Proving Ground – Edgewood, MD, for achieving full operational capacity, which signifies the completion of its fielding.