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    Young elementary students rotate through hands-on STEM activities that encourage creativity and curiosity.

    Future Innovators: ERDC camps wrap up another summer of STEM

    Another summer of fun-filled and enriching U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) youth camps has ended, sending local students back to school with new knowledge and a deeper appreciation for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
  • Employees take turns at practicing extinguishing a fire in a virtual reality.

    Sparking innovation: ERDC explores fire safety through VR simulation

    VICKSBURG, Miss.— Recently, employees at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) participated in a unique training where they learned the proper way to extinguish a fire – but not in the way that you might think.
  • Lt. Col. Joshua Haynes holds the USACE flag during the Change of Command Ceremony, solidifying his role as ERDC's 13th Commander.

    ERDC welcomes 13th Commander, Lt. Col. Joshua Haynes

    ERDC welcomed Lt. Col. Joshua Haynes as its 13th commander during the Change of Command Ceremony on July 15, in the ERDC Headquarters Building. Haynes replaces outgoing Commander Col. Dr. Christian Patterson, who leaves ERDC after six years of service, three of which he served as commander.
  • Col. Patterson applauds ERDC professionals for their commitment to excellence during a special ceremony recognizing ERDC for its first Army Superior Unit Award.

    ERDC earns its first Army Superior Unit Award

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) received recognition for its exemplary support to the nation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency received its first Army Superior Unit Award streamer during a special ceremony held at ERDC Headquarters.
  • Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing Make History, Landing the LC-130 Hercules on Fresh Water Ice for the First Time

    ERDC and the 109th Airlift Wing team up for aviation first

    ERDC's Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) has performed decades of research and fieldwork establishing that 55 inches of ice is the thickness required to land an LC-130 (a ski-equipped version of the C-130) for both saltwater ice and freshwater ice. Researchers have long thought that a landing on freshwater ice could be done on much less thick of ice.
  • U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 7th Engineer Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, transports Italian VBM Freccia at a wet gap crossing during exercise Saber Guardian 25 in Frecatei, Romania, June 12, 2025. ERDC researchers worked closely with Soldiers in Romania as part of an experiment focused on improving tactics, techniques and procedures for Warfighters conducting wet gap crossings.

    ERDC and NATO experiment advances engineer survivability

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), along with the NATO Military Engineering Working Group’s Camouflage, Concealment, Deception, and Obscuration Team of Experts, recently conducted an experiment in support of “surviving the gap” during wet gap crossing exercises in Frecatei, Romania.