US Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory

The U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL) was established in 1962 to accomplish research in support of Army aviation and airborne activities, and to provide a central aeromedical research and reference library. Today’s Mission is to preserve and enhance the health, safety, combat effectiveness, and survivability of the U.S. Army Aviator and the Soldier by the following: Reduce health hazards and improve human performance in Army aviation platforms, tactical combat vehicles, and weapons systems; Evaluate and mitigate health hazards of noise, acceleration, impact, visual demands, and stress and fatigue of systems operators; Enhance aviation and combat life support equipment through improved design and performance requirements; Assist in the development of entry and retention criteria for specialized high performance military occupations; Evaluate medical devices for use aboard military medical evacuation aircraft.
The USAARL is one of six research laboratories within the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC).  The laboratory conducts research in acoustics, vision, crew workload, stress and fatigue, and life support systems.

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