FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland ~ 11 MARCH 2014

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

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 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!

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. 

Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun!

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

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in second....henkster snags the silver!!

[henkster]

Woo-hoo!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And rounding out the top three....Excellence bags the bronze!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Piece of cake. She has a Mac Mini, so the CPU is about 6” square, so easy to move around. I drew a picture of where everything came out of, so I could put it all back easily. It took me less than 5 minutes to put it all back together. My Mom is down there now.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...did G-Pa have a good Maddi Monday?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...how did the first day of the week go? A Marvelous Monday?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, mountainlion....did you try out your new/reopened post office?

Have you had lots of snow this winter?

[SandRat]

Good evening, Kathy...((HUGS))...Had a Happy Day with Maddi.

[Kathy in Alaska]

How do you have to travel to get there? When do you want to leave?

Hope the weather cooperates for you.

They say some snow every day all week here, but they haven’t been right much this “winter”.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hi Luv....she sounds like she is really ready. d:o)

It’s been a long haul of work, work, work!!!

[luvie]

It sure has and she deserves a well-needed rest!

...as you do, too! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today's sustenance for body and soul.

Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

What a great message!

[DeaconBenjamin]

My grandfather was posted there for training to enter WWI. I have his diary.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, SnuffaBolshevik, and thanks for the updates.

And we thank you for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Connie, for the tributes to our troops. *HUGS*

Hope your Monday went well. Mine started out rocky, but smoothed out and I got some of my Friday stuff caught up.

A good commute now that our time has changed?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, kvanbrunt2....

My guess, don’t trust the charts. d:o)

[yarddog]

This picture was taken in Holland. I am wondering what the device is? Maybe a pile driver? Anyway I have several other pictures of this scene and there are a lot of civilians hanging around watching which strikes me as odd.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Deacon.

What a precious piece of your grandfather you have....a real piece of history.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Moving day...off to Fort Lee!

[HiTech RedNeck]

There’s something good in Maryland after all

(that is, in addition to good ole Hagerstown, and Salamander)