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 WikiMilitary History Fandom▎ high· 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 MedicineWikipedia▎ high· 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
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