FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland ~ 28 August 2018

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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

 

 

[radu]

I didn’t know rabies vaccine was only good for 24 hours. How on earth do vets make money when they probably have to throw some away each day? Doesn’t make sense.

I kinda figured they’d run when they saw her. They know you and trust you to a point but others are a threat in their little feral minds. With all the ferals I’ve tamed over the years, I could love on them and cuddle them for a while before Hubby was able to get near them.
I hope you can get lucky enough to get them into the carrier tomorrow.

It WILL be nice when it cools down a little. It does get old staying inside in the A/C so much. But that’s part of living in the south, isn’t it? LOL!

[luvie]

It is part of living in the south. How on earth did we EVER survive without AC? Or was it because we didn’t know any better. LOL!

After today I’m not sure even I can pick up Grey or Junior. They were NOT impressed. LOL! One of the blacks swats at anything that gets close...man or beast...and the other one barely lets me pet him/her when eating. Oh, well.

[jocon307]

“Fire in the Hole” has a nice ring, too.

It does, dear, it does!

[radu]

I’ve lived in several places in the past with no A/C and wasn’t sure I WOULD survive. LOL! It wasn’t fun, that I can tell ya!

Think back to the days before electricity and fans. That had to be really rough! UGH!

Heck, I wonder how people can survive in the northern states during winter when it’s below zero and there are feet of snow on the ground. That wusses me out more than heat. LOL!!!

No telling how it will go tomorrow with the kittens. Seeing a stranger two days in a row might be a bit much for them to take. Good luck!

[jocon307]

“I have to agree.”

It’s just perfect in some way.

[luvie]

I hope I never find out about that living during a winter that’s below zero.

Actually, I already have. In Germany. But I was in my 20s and wasn’t as cold-natured as I am now. LOL!

[txradioguy]

They are certainly starting to go swimmingly.

Leaving Ft. Knox for what will probably be my last duty station before I retire at Ft. Carson.

Actually looking forward to having the word “retired” after my name.

And I promise I’ll start hanging around with my amazing friends here in the Canteen more than I have been lately.

[radu]

We’ve been below zero here before, and it happened a couple of times when I lived in NC. But they were very short-term drops. Up north, it can stay that way a while. BRRRRRRRR!!!

A tropical island where the temps are comfy year-round would be nice, wouldn’t it? LOL

[radu]

Wow! Already saying the word “retirement”, are ya? LOL

Nice that you’ve reached the point it’s in your thoughts because it’s getting close. You’ve served long and well.

It’ll be nice seeing you around more once your time is more free. They’ve certainly kept you busy.

[luvie]

It would be perfect. I’ll tell you where perfect is, temp-wise. That’s The San Francisco area. Our son lived there for about 3 years, the weather was to die for. The people? Well.....they were great if you didn’t talk to them. And in parts of SF, they were pushing shopping carts.

But if it wasn’t so expensive to live there, it’d do it. In one of the small satellite towns.

[radu]

Ugh, perfect temps or not, no way I could live in that area. Never had a desire to live in CA at all .... the ground has a tendency to move. LOL! We had a little trembler here when I was a teen and it was a most unpleasant sensation.

It really is nice to have four seasons. About the time you get tired of one, it changes. :-)

[radu]

Oh, and WOOHOO! You got the 50!

[Kathy in Alaska]

The Mayor!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

MrEdd!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Pro!!

[NappyOne]

Spent 10 weeks there in ‘75 for my 54E AIT. I was already highly interested in WWII. The PzKw V (Panther) and PzKw VI (Tiger I) were unexpected delights. I had no idea they would be there.

Enjoy it y’all.

The NappyOne

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, ML...((HUGS))...hope you and Penny has a good hiking day on Monday.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, mountainlion…..those big guns are really cool.

Any rain or is California still in your air space?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, IndispensableDestiny, and thanks for the additional information about our road tip.

[Kathy in Alaska]

It does have a ring to it. d:o)