The Hearing Program is a part of the Directorate of Occupational and Environmental Medicine of the US Army for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM) at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Area, MD.

To serve as the Army's authority for The Army Hearing Program and as the functional proponent for the DoD Defense Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System - Hearing Conservation.

"To be internationally recognized for excellence in maximizing force readiness, battlefield survivability, mission performance and quality of life for hearing conservation issues."

To reduce the risk of acquired hearing loss through education, mitigation of noise hazards, and policy development.