The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center is a military laboratory in Natick, Massachusetts, charged by the U.S. Department of Defense with the research and development of food, clothing, shelters, airdrop systems, and other servicemember support items for the U.S. military. It is a component unit of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) and a tenant unit of the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center (NSSC), formerly U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center (SSC).