Starting Monday, Aberdeen Proving Ground will continue a long-standing American tradition this year with an Armed Forces Week celebration (May 14-19) and a concentrated Armed Forces Day celebration this Wednesday, May 16. |
APG to observe Armed Forces Day on May 16Aberdeen Proving Ground will host an Armed Forces Day Celebration on the grounds of the APG Museum on Wednesday, May 16, as part of Armed Forces Week, May 14-19. |
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June 2nd : 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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Sundays : 7 a.m. - noon (ends December 23rd) (or sell out)
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The U.S. ArmyCommunication-Electronics Command officially welcomed its 20th commander, Maj. Gen. Robert S. Ferrell, Feb. 9 in a ceremony on the campus of the C4ISR Center of Excellence at Aberdeen Proving Ground.
The Maryland State Highway Administration will hold a public meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Aberdeen to give area residents and businesses an overview of what to expect from the next phase of the Routes 40/715 construction project.
As President Barack Obama proposed a new round of military base closures and reorganization, Maryland's political and business forces already are working to protect installations here and position the state to benefit from any future moves.
The general officer who became the face of BRAC at Aberdeen Proving Ground and around Harford County over the past two and a half years relinquished command of theU.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command during a change of responsibility ceremony on post Friday morning.
There's potential for more growth at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Harford County officials say. Whether that growth could come from another round of BRAC in 2013 or 2015 is still to be determined, however.
Back in the early 1990s, when Kent Menser was the commander of Fort Meade and the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were still part of an unforeseeable future, there wasn't much heavy-duty security at the military base.
Defense officials cut the ribbon Thursday on a $67 million facility to house the military's news and information operations at Fort Meade.
Aberdeen Proving Ground police were alerted to a suspicious person possibly carrying a rifle Wednesday morning, although further investigation revealed the person was not armed and was legitimately working on the federal installation.
The event was called "Beyond BRAC: Shining the Light on Innovation & Opportunity in the CSSC Region," and not surprisingly it was a business function that sought to highlight the economic opportunities brought about as a result of the expansion at Aberdeen Proving through the Base Closure and...