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The Aberdeen Proving Ground, also known as APG, is an Army post located on 72,500 acres in Harford County, Maryland. The installation touches the Chesapeake Bay, as well as the Susquehanna and Gunpowder rivers. Created and opened in 1917, APG is the Army's oldest active proving ground. It is composed of two major areas the nothern Aberdeen area and southern Edgewood Area that were combined in 1971. The Edgewood area was previously known as the Edgewood Aresenal. APG was originally used as a center to test military equipment, and the installation's location was chosen due to its closeness to industrial areas. Training for ordnance, or military artillery, started in 1918. Because of that train...
The Aberdeen Proving Ground, also known as APG, is an Army post located on 72,500 acres in Harford County, Maryland. The installation touches the Chesapeake Bay, as well as the Susquehanna and Gunpowder rivers. Created and opened in 1917, APG is the Army's oldest active proving ground. It is composed of two major areas the nothern Aberdeen area and southern Edgewood Area that were combined in 1971. The Edgewood area was previously known as the Edgewood Aresenal. APG was originally used as a center to test military equipment, and the installation's location was chosen due to its closeness to industrial areas. Training for ordnance, or military artillery, started in 1918. Because of that training and research, APG is known as the "Home of Ordnance." It is currently used as an Army research, training and testing location. All tanks and wheeled vehicles from the past 50 years have been tested at APG, and chemical warfare research is performed at the proving ground. The proving ground employs more than 7,500 civilians and 5,000 military personnel. It is Harford County's largest employer and also one of the state's largest employers. APG is also home to the U.S. Army Ordnance Museum, with an outdoor exhibit featuring equipment and vehicles from different 20th century military conflicts.
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Md. sheds 6,200 jobs in April, Labor Department says
Maryland employers slashed 6,200 jobs in April, cutting short a string of gains, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday, as the state began feeling the pinch of federal budget sequestration and cutbacks in consumer spending. But the government's...
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MARC to add weekend service to Washington
Maryland's MARC commuter trains, which have always operated Monday through Friday, will begin offering weekend service between Baltimore and Washington on the Penn Line in coming months. The expansion — put on hold in 2008 when the recession hit...
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APG employee to serve six months for stealing from youth academy
A Middle River woman was sentenced last week to six months in jail for defrauding the federal government through the Freestate ChalleNGe Academy at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Lynn Carol Williams, 56, sentenced May 6 by U.S. District Judge Richard D....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Aberdeen, Rod J. Rosenstein, Judges
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Roads, bridges, transit projects announced with gas tax hike
The Baltimore SunThe gas tax increase Gov. Martin O'Malley signed into law Thursday will pay for weekend MARC service between Baltimore and D.C., roads and bridges throughout the state and construction on the Red and Purple lines to begin as soon as 2015. The first...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Baltimore County, Frederick County (Maryland), Queen Anne (Prince George's, Maryland), Harford County
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APG testing could cause noise, vibrations off-post
The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground plans to conduct a firing program beginning on or about Monday, May 20, and ending on or about Friday, May 24. This firing program is likely to generate...Tags: Physiology, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Defense
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Jean-Pierre G. Meyer, Hopkins professor
Jean-Pierre G. Meyer, former professor and chairman of the Johns Hopkins University mathematics department whose escape from Nazi-occupied France became the subject of a children's book, died April 24 of heart failure at his Guilford residence. He was 83....
Tags: French Literature, Brown University, Literature, New York City, Johns Hopkins University
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Commander of Navy unit with two divers who drowned at APG relieved of duty
The commander of the Navy unit that included two sailors who drowned at Aberdeen Proving Ground in February has been relieved of his duties, the Navy said Wednesday. The Navy said Cmdr. Michael Runkle, who led the Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, was...Tags: Court Preliminary, Trials
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Celebrate Mom in Havre de Grace lots of different ways [Commentary]
Happy Mother's Day, dear readers, If you are a mom or a grandmother, you hopefully will celebrate Sunday surrounded by loved ones. Mother's Day is the single most popular day to dine out – how about a Havre de Grace restaurant – or make long...Tags: Robert J. Lopez, Music, Bars and Clubs, Holidays, Religion and Belief
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Pentagon reports sharp rise in sex assaults in military
The Pentagon estimated Tuesday that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted last year, 36 percent more than a year earlier, in a trend so severe that senior officials warned it could threaten recruiting and retention of military personnel....
Tags: Rape, White House, U.S. Military, Politics, Sex Crimes
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Demolition of first house in Route 22 project in Aberdeen under way – sort of
A contractor began to take down a house slated for demolition as part of a highway upgrade project in Aberdeen Tuesday and then abruptly stopped when the crew found some hidden asbestos. The home, at the corner of Route 22 and Graceford Drive, is one...Tags: Aberdeen, Environmental Issues
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Friday night fire damages vacant Aberdeen dwelling
Fire extensively damaged a vacant house on Aberdeen's east side late Friday night, investigators said. The cause of the fire in the two-story, single family house in the first block of East Bel Air Avenue remains under investigation, according to the...Tags: Aberdeen, Havre de Grace, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Fires, Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland)
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Author Jeff Shaara speaks at Jarrettsville library
The Harford County Public Library Foundation hosted a crowd of nearly 200 guests on Friday, April 19 for its annual A Night Out @ the Library fundraiser. Attendees enjoyed lite fare, cocktails and the opportunity to hear and meet renowned military history...Tags: The New York Times, Libraries, Wars and Interventions, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated
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