FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland ~ 27 OCT 2020

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

Aberdeen Proving Ground was established in 1917 as an answer to an immediate need for national defense. As a result of entering World War I in April 1917, the Army urgently required a new site for testing war munitions. The Army needed a larger, less populated space than what was then available at Fort Hancock, New Jersey. The search eventually landed on an area along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay near the city of Aberdeen, Maryland.

Aberdeen Proving Ground is recognized as one of the world’s most important research, development, testing and evaluation facilities for military weapons and equipment, and supports teams of military and civilian scientists, research engineers, technicians and administrators.

APG is the Defense Department’s Center for Excellence for C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, and Reconnaissance); Chemical and Biological Defense; Research and Development; Test and Evaluation; Public Health; and Personnel Security Investigation.

A $1 billion research and development resource, and a key player in the nation’s homeland defense and international counter-terrorism efforts, APG is an economic and technology resource for the region. With more than 18,000 civilians and Soldiers at the Army’s oldest proving ground, APG remains Harford County’s largest employers and one of the largest in the state of Maryland.

Other parts of APG not attached to the main installation include the Churchville Test Area in Harford County, and the Carroll Island and Graces Quarters in Baltimore County, Maryland. The Churchville Test Area is a test track with hills that provide steep natural grades and tight turns to stress engines, drivetrains, and suspensions for army vehicles, including M1 Abrams tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles, and Humvees.

Learn More About Aberdeen Proving Ground HERE!!

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[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[PROCON]

WOO-HOO, it's Road Trip time again, thanks Lauren!

[mountainlion]

OH man, what a job, breaking things and blowing up stuff.

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you left that other site!

FIRST!!

[laurenmarlowe]

WOO HOO PROCON!

SECOND!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy mountainlion!

THIRD!!

[genetic homophobe]

Did a lot of work there in the late 80s. Local bar was the Eagle’s Nest. Good times

[cyclotic]

The big white dirigible in the picture is no more. In one of the most embarrassing episodes ever the early warning system being tested with tethered dirigibles stuffed full of all kinds of expensive classified equipment the rope broke. The dirigible floated away dragging about a mile of steel cable behind it.

The power at our house blipped off. We were lucky, the cable took down power lines and damaged cars and houses in a path of destruction until it was shot down by Pennsylvania state troopers.

As I recall, no one even knew it was missing until someone called the base to tell them.

[cschroe]

My second cousin worked there for decades developing and testing rocket propellants. He was a chemistry genius.

[left that other site]

AND I just got in from work, and simultaneously watching Amy Barret’s Swearing in. It’s just starting now I think.

[laurenmarlowe]

A great day for sure!

[Bookshelf]

Many years ago I pulled into APGround, got quarters in a casual barracks, laid out my matress, started to snooze and was instantly levitated with the most Ungodly noise I’d ever heard. They had fired off the atomic cannon somewhere nearby.

[PROCON]

[grey_whiskers]

Do they still have the ordnance museum with the rows and rows of foreign and domestic tanks? I still remember seeing a WW 2 German Ferdinand there with a few futile ice-cream-scoop size gouges in its 8” frontal armor...

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Road Trip: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland ~

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[ml/nj]

I once did some work there.

They wouldn’t let me bring in a four-function calculator because it had a memory (which could store one value)!

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[The Mayor]

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October 27

Choosing Hope

Bible in a Year:

• Jeremiah 12–14
• 2 Timothy 1

But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord.

Micah 7:7

I am one of millions of people worldwide who suffer from SAD (seasonal affective disorder), a type of depression common in places with limited sunlight due to short winter days. When I begin to fear winter’s frozen curse will never end, I’m eager for any evidence that longer days and warmer temperatures are coming.

The first signs of spring—flowers successfully braving their way through the lingering snow—also powerfully remind me of the way God’s hope can break through even our darkest seasons. The prophet Micah confessed this even while enduring a heart-rending “winter” as the Israelites turned away from God. As Micah assessed the bleak situation, he lamented that “not one upright person” seemed to remain (Micah 7:2).

Yet, even though the situation appeared dire, the prophet refused to give up hope. He trusted that God was at work (v. 7)—even if, amid the devastation, he couldn’t yet see the evidence.

In our dark and sometimes seemingly endless “winters,” when spring doesn’t appear to be breaking through, we face the same struggle as Micah. Will we give into despair? Or will we “watch in hope for the Lord”? (v. 7).

Our hope in God is never wasted (Romans 5:5). He’s bringing a time with no more “winter”: a time with no more mourning or pain (Revelation 21:4). Until then, may we rest in Him, confessing, “My hope is in you” (Psalm 39:7).

By:  Lisa M. Samra Reflect & Pray

Where do you find hope in dark times? In what “winter” season has God given you the hope you needed?

Heavenly Father, during difficult seasons of life, it’s easy for me to be discouraged; in those hard times, help me place my hope in You. And in every season of my life, help me share with others the peace found in life with You.

[Biggirl]

A quick HI and back to “The Voice!”

[mylife]

An aerostat!