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CRL

Aliases

Army Climatic Research LaboratoryCRLClimatic Research LaboratoryEnvironmental Protection Research DivisionEnvironmental Protection Research Division (EPRD) — successor designationQuartermaster's Environmental Protection Research DivisionUSARIEM (successor organization)

Disambiguation

CRL (Climatic Research Laboratory) was a US Army facility established in 1943 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. It was relocated to Natick in 1954 and renamed the Environmental Protection Research Division (EPRD). In 1961, EPRD merged with the Armored Medical Research Laboratory to form the modern U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM), which operates today.

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Organization

military-branchUSfounded: 1943

Enrichment

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  • Climatic Research Laboratory | Military Wiki
    Military History Fandomhigh· 2026-05-14
    • CRL established 1943 in Lawrence, MA
    • Tested clothing, textiles, equipment under simulated climatic conditions
    • Maintained 'Jungle Room' for thermal testing on human volunteers
    • Field trials at Dolly Copp Test Site, Mount Washington, NH
    • Relocated to Natick in 1954, renamed EPRD
  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
    Wikipediahigh· 2026-05-14
    • CRL lineage traced to 1943 in Lawrence, MA
    • EPRD formed in 1954 as CRL relocated to Natick
    • USARIEM activated 1961 from merger of EPRD and AMRL
    • Natick, Massachusetts location
    • Focus on military environmental medicine and exercise physiology
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CRL

Description (EN)

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Descrição (PT-BR)

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Enrichment (EN)

Disambiguation: CRL (Climatic Research Laboratory) was a US Army facility established in 1943 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. It was relocated to Natick in 1954 and renamed the Environmental Protection Research Division (EPRD). In 1961, EPRD merged with the Armored Medical Research Laboratory to form the modern U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM), which operates today.

The Climatic Research Laboratory (CRL) was a U.S. Army military research facility established in 1943 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, dedicated to testing clothing, textiles, equipment, and insulating materials under simulated worldwide climatic conditions (desert, jungle, tundra, mountain). The laboratory conducted thermal physiological testing on human volunteers and field trials at remote sites including Mount Washington, New Hampshire. In 1954, CRL was relocated to Natick, Massachusetts and reorganized as the Environmental Protection Research Division (EPRD) under the Quartermaster Research and Engineering Command. In 1961, EPRD merged with the Armored Medical Research Laboratory to establish the present-day U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM). No UAP or UFO involvement is documented in available sources.

Enriquecimento (PT-BR)

Desambiguação: CRL (Climatic Research Laboratory) was a US Army facility established in 1943 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. It was relocated to Natick in 1954 and renamed the Environmental Protection Research Division (EPRD). In 1961, EPRD merged with the Armored Medical Research Laboratory to form the modern U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM), which operates today.

O Laboratório de Pesquisa Climática (CRL) foi uma instalação de pesquisa militar do Exército dos EUA estabelecida em 1943 em Lawrence, Massachusetts, dedicada a testar roupas, têxteis, equipamentos e materiais isolantes sob condições climáticas mundiais simuladas (deserto, selva, tundra, montanha). O laboratório realizou testes fisiológicos térmicos em voluntários humanos e ensaios de campo em locais remotos, incluindo o Monte Washington, New Hampshire. Em 1954, o CRL foi transferido para Natick, Massachusetts e reorganizado como a Divisão de Pesquisa de Proteção Ambiental (EPRD) sob o Comando de Pesquisa e Engenharia do Quartelmeister. Em 1961, a EPRD se fundiu com o Armored Medical Research Laboratory para estabelecer o presente U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM). Nenhum envolvimento com UAP ou OVNI está documentado nas fontes disponíveis.

External Sources

  • Climatic Research Laboratory | Military Wiki · Military History Fandom · reliability: high — CRL established 1943 in Lawrence, MA; Tested clothing, textiles, equipment under simulated climatic conditions; Maintained 'Jungle Room' for thermal testing on human volunteers; Field trials at Dolly Copp Test Site, Mount Washington, NH; Relocated to Natick in 1954, renamed EPRD
  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine · Wikipedia · reliability: high — CRL lineage traced to 1943 in Lawrence, MA; EPRD formed in 1954 as CRL relocated to Natick; USARIEM activated 1961 from merger of EPRD and AMRL; Natick, Massachusetts location; Focus on military environmental medicine and exercise physiology
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