From the APG Centennial Celebration Association: Community To Break Ground Dec. 9 on APG Memorial in Aberdeen For the last century, the Soldiers and civilians of Aberdeen Proving Ground have dedicated themselves to developing, testing, and fielding innovative equipment designed to increase the effectiveness and safety of the warfighter. Over the course of 100 years, […]
Maryland Department of Transportation to Offer Free Rides on Commuter Bus to Aberdeen Proving Ground
From the Maryland Department of Transportation: The Maryland Department of Transportation’s Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) will offer a free ride week on Commuter Bus #425 between Aberdeen and Baltimore from December 12-16. The MTA launched the new bus service in October as a part of BaltimoreLink, the transformative transit plan that Governor Larry Hogan unveiled […]
Joint Operation Schelm Guardian Puts Chemical Detection to Test at Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center
From the U.S. Army Operational Test Command Public Affairs: The M-Field training area at the Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center (ECBC) here became the fictional city of Schelm from October 10-17. The makeover supported Operation Schelm Guardian, a joint Navy and Air Force Limited User Test of the Common Analytical Laboratory System (CALS), designed for […]
Former Army Official and Contractor Indicted for Bribery Scheme Involving Contracts at Aberdeen Proving Ground
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: A federal grand jury has indicted John Kays, age 42, of Bel Air, Maryland, and Matthew Barrow, age 42, of Toledo, Ohio, on conspiracy and bribery charges related to contracting at the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), in Harford County, Maryland. The indictment […]
Dr. Hubert Yockey of Bel Air, Director of APG Reactor; Manhattan Project Nuclear Physicist, Dies at 99
Hubert Palmer Yockey, 99, died peacefully under hospice care at his home in Bel Air, MD, on January 31, 2016, with his daughter, Cynthia Yockey, at his side. Born in Alexandria, Minnesota, he was the son of the late Frederick Milton and Mae Palmer Yockey. Dr. Yockey was a retired experimental nuclear physicist, who began […]
Wife of Department of Defense Employee Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining More than $750,000 from Contracts with Aberdeen Proving Ground
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis sentenced Sandra Nixon, a/k/a “Lisa Hart,” age 52, of Silver Spring, today to six months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to defraud the United States. Judge Garbis also entered an order requiring Nixon to pay restitution […]
Recovery Operations for APG Aerostat Blimp; Sen. Mikulski Calls for Investigation; Harford C4L/Dagger Appear on MSNBC
The case of the errant aerostat continued this week with recovery operations, a call for an investigation into the incident, and also an appearance by Harford Campaign for Liberty on a nationally-televised news program. On Friday night, during The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC, a screenshot of The Dagger’s preview of the Oct. 27 Harford […]
APG Aerostat Blimp Deflated After Crashing in Pennsylvania; Ascended to 16,000 ft, Followed by Fighter Jets
From NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND Directorate of Public Affairs, Headquarters, North American Aerospace Defense Command: UPDATE FROM North American Aerospace Defense Command The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) surveillance system aerostat is on the ground. It is mostly deflated and located in the vicinity of Moreland Township, Pennsylvania. […]