In mid-February the Department of Defense released disclosures about the use of chemical testing at various military sites across the U.S. including Fort Ritchie in a report titled, “Defoliation Investigation during 1954 and 1955.”
In the 2006 report prepared by the DOD, it revealed that 577 chemicals were screened at the mountaintop site between April 1956 and September 1957 so the Army could find the best forms of vegetation killers. Between 1963 and 1964, tactical agents and herbicides were also tested at Fort Ritchie, where the government sprayed various species of trees.
According to the DOD report, tactical agents and herbicides were created to be used in combat operations, dating back to World War II. Agent Orange, used during the Vietnam conflict is the most well-known of the tactical herbicides.
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