Dugway Proving Ground

Dugway Proving Ground
Tooele County, Utah in the United States
Dugway Proving Ground encompasses a vast area of the western Utah desert
Dugway is located in the United States
Dugway
Dugway
Location in the United States
Coordinates40°13′15″N 112°44′39″W / 40.22083°N 112.74417°W / 40.22083; -112.74417
TypeMilitary test center
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Army
Controlled byArmy Test and Evaluation Command
ConditionOperational
WebsiteOfficial website
Site history
Built1942 (1942)
In use1942 – present
EventsDugway sheep incident (1968)
Garrison information
Current
commander
Colonel James P. Harwell

Dugway Proving Ground (DPG) is a United States Army facility established in 1942 to test biological and chemical weapons, located about 85 miles (137 km) southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah and 13 miles (21 km) south of the 2,624-square-mile (6,800 km2) Utah Test and Training Range.