FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland ~ 12 OCT 2010

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), the Army's oldest active proving ground, is one of the world's foremost research, development, testing, and training facilities for military weapons and equipment. It is bounded by the Susquehanna and Gunpowder Rivers, the Chesapeake Bay, and the AMTRAK Railroad.

The Installation occupies more than 72,500 acres in Harford County. Notable for its convergence of talents and abilities, APG encompasses more than 60 different tenant activities representing every facet of technology.

Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) was established on the shores of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland’s Harford County in 1917 to provide the nation a site where Army materiel could be developed and tested.  At the same time, the Edgewood Arsenal was established nearby to provide a site for the development, production, and testing of chemical warfare materiel.  The two installations were officially joined as Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1971.

The Army had taken over 69,000 acres of land and water two months earlier. Sandy Hook, NJ and the Army’s proof and acceptance testing ground for ammunition and cannon since 1874 was being closed and the Chesapeake Bay site was selected as the best suited to carry the mission of testing field artillery. From this beginning, APG has grown and evolved into one of the most diversified military installations in the United States.

Aberdeen Proving Ground is home to 9 major commands and supports 70 tenants, 20 satellite and 17 private activities.  The installation provides facilities to perform research, development, testing and evaluation of Army materiel. Facilities include laboratories for research investigations, state-of-the-art ranges, engineering test courses for wheeled and tracked vehicles and a wide variety of research.

  The installation also supports a wide variety of training, including mechanical maintenance, health promotion and preventive medicine, chemical and biological defense, and chemical casualty care, chemical demilitarization.  APG also is host National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve operations and training.

APG’s facilities include nearly 15 million square feet of building space in more than 2,000 buildings (including offices, administrative and training facilities, and warehouses, barracks and family housing). There are more than 40 miles of track, nearly 200 firing positions, 8 medical research laboratories, 10 chemical laboratories, 2 physics laboratories, 5 human engineering laboratories, a materials research laboratory as well as Phillips Army Airfield and Weide Army Aviation Support Facility.

Learn More About Aberdeen Proving Ground HERE!

The United States Army Ordnance Museum at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, has one of the world's leading collections of military ordnance, ranging from small arms to 240 large armored vehicles, tanks and artillery pieces, some of the last survivors of their type.

The United States Army Ordnance Museum was established in 1919 to exhibit and preserve captured enemy materiel, and also certain United States ordnance materiel which had been shipped to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., for testing purposes. This exhibit served as a reservoir of information for the systematic study of various types of equipment which is always an important part of the program in the design of new weapons.

Visit The United States Ordnance Museum HERE!

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We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

[Arrowhead1952]

I didn’t hang around much yesterday even, since I have to leave the house at 0500.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone. Good morning to our AWESOME military, our allies, and their families

Thank you, Lauren, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

Well, this is right in my backyard, so I can take ground transpo today.

~ Today....Partly cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 81F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.

~ Tonight... Partly cloudy skies. Low around 50F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.

All righty....I'm back in the office today. Going to make my rounds then tackle the things I need to do to catch up. I'll have the pager on and will get back to you as soon as I can.

Time to make my rounds. But, you stay right where you are. Don't touch that dial. And, remember – I’ll be watching!

Come in y'all.

Sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS

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FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above Honoring those who have served before.

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, Tomkow6.

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach.

How's it going?

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Beachy!

*HUGS*

How's it going with you this morning?

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning and ((HUGS)) EG. All is well. Hate being back in the office but it pays the bills.

Howz things with you? And, Chuck? And Bo?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, CMN ((HUGS))

It’s going well so far. Kinda of quiet since I’m usually one of the first here. Trying to hurry cause people will be showing up soon.

How about you? Pain manageable?

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning beachy and (((HUGS))) to you.

Looks like we are headed for the 90s again.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dear ((HUGS))

You’re going into the 90s and we’re heading for the 60s.

Were you off yesterday?

[E.G.C.]

Well, today is Patch Tuesday for Windows. Several updates due for download.

Also, the guys from the phone compnay will be down later this mroning to install the new set top for Chuck's bedroom.

Sis from the city installed the new TV. (It's a Sony HDTV) She ran into a little bit of a problem however and we had to get someone from the phone company down to help.

I took Bo out to the lake yesterday. We had a great timne out there.

[Arrowhead1952]

Well, I would like cooler weather here, but take what we get. We did get a shower during the night.

Yes, I am off every Monday. We have a Tue - Fri workweek with 4 / 10 hour days. Friday was my hoilday.

[ConorMacNessa]

Doing okay, thanks. The pain is manageable but it has gotten worse over the last two days. I guess I'm looking at surgery in the near future.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[SevenofNine]

Breaking news cargo plane crash in Kabul Guess what Tomkow they have full of burkas and vodka in it

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Have a good day, Mac, with minimum knee pain for the day. Go safely to the train at quitting time. *HUGS*

[beachn4fun]

Hiya Ma ((HUGS))

Just passing through to snag the 200

[beachn4fun]

Hiya Ma ((HUGS))

Just passing through to snag the 200

[beachn4fun]

Hiya Ma ((HUGS))

Just passing through to snag the 200

[beachn4fun]

Hiya Ma ((HUGS))

Just passing through to snag the 200

[beachn4fun]

Hiya Ma ((HUGS))

Just passing through to snag the 200

[beachn4fun]

Hiya Ma ((HUGS))

Just passing through to snag the 200