Maj. Gen. David C. Hill, deputy chief of engineers and deputy commanding general of the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), toured the Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, New Hampshire, Feb. 27-28, 2021. CRREL Research General Engineer Kate Trubac and Hill stand inside one of the laboratory’s cold boxes, a temperature-controlled room used for testing and monitoring the effects of cold on different materials and devices. Trubac shows a tool designed to test vehicle batteries and their functionality in extreme cold cli


Maj. Gen. David C. Hill, deputy chief of engineers and deputy commanding general of the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), toured the Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, New Hampshire, Feb. 27-28, 2021. CRREL Research General Engineer Kate Trubac and Hill stand inside one of the laboratory’s cold boxes, a temperature-controlled room used for testing and monitoring the effects of cold on different materials and devices. Trubac shows a tool designed to test vehicle batteries and their functionality in extreme cold climates, ensuring that they are operational for vehicles used in extreme environments. The purpose of Hill’s visit was to gain a better understanding of CRREL’s function and capacity to support the USACE mission of delivering vital public and military engineering services, partnering in peace and war to strengthen our nation’s security, energizing the economy and reducing risks from disasters.


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