| Yuma Proving Ground | |
|---|---|
Part of  US Army Test and Evaluation Command | |
| La Paz County and Yuma County, Arizona Near Yuma, Arizona | |
 Yuma Proving Ground logo | |
| Coordinates | 33°01′04″N 114°15′11″W / 33.0178°N 114.253°W
  YPG |
| Type | Military proving ground |
| Site information | |
| Owner |  United States |
| Controlled by |  United States Army |
| Website | https://www.yuma.army.mil |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1950 – present |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | COL John Nelson [1] |
| Occupants |
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Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) is a United States Army series of environmentally specific test centers with its Yuma Test Center (YTC) being one of the largest military installations in the world. It is subordinate to the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command.
YPG's headquarters is located at its YTC in southwestern La Paz County and western Yuma County in southwest Arizona, United States, approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of the city of Yuma.[2]
Of the four extreme natural environments recognized as critical in the testing of military equipment, three fall under the management authority of YPG. Realistic natural environment testing ensures that American military equipment performs as advertised, wherever deployed around the world. YPG manages military equipment and munitions testing at three locations: The Arctic Regions Test Center at Fort Greely, Alaska;[3] the Tropic Regions Test Center operating in Panama, Honduras, Suriname, and Hawaii;[4] and at YTC.[1] The common link between these test centers is "environmental testing," which makes the proving ground the Army's environmental test expert.
- ^ a b c YPG, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (official homepage), yuma.army.mil, last accessed 27 July 2019
- ^ Yuma Proving Ground census blocks, Census Tract 206, La Paz County and Census Tract 105, Yuma County, Arizona United States Census Bureau
- ^ ARTC U.S. Army Arctic Regions Test Center, atec.army.mil, last accessed 18 September 2024
- ^ Tropic Regions Test Center; International Test and Evaluation Association; by Lance VanderZyl Director, Tropic Regions Test Center, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Arizona; dated 2008, last accessed 27 July 2019