Upton named Master Logistician Jun 13, 2008
His most recent assignments include serving as an instructor at the U.S. Army Ordnance Center and School at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. and company commander of the 227th Supply Company (General Support), 101st Sustainment Brigade at Fort Campbell, Ky. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Fort Lee getting bigger numbers, slower timetable Jun 3, 2008
Lee said that the base will still be ready by the required Sept. 15, 2011, deadline to receive soldiers from Fort Eustis, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. and Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Seeing is believing Jun 1, 2008
Among those perusing the booths were Cara Dinocera and Dawn Eimont, both recently hired as interns at Monmouth with the expectation their jobs were soon to move to the 's Aberdeen Proving Ground, a sprawling military campus along the Chesapeake Bay in Harford County. This article is for Paid Print Subscribers ONLY.. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
$16.2 Million: Small Price to Pay for Soldiers' Safety May 31, 2008
In collaboration with CFPS, SSI will provide 25 high-fidelity motorcycle simulators and 625 vehicle simulators to train more than 50,000 drivers and riders at 25 Army installations that currently support the ATSTP full-time including: Aberdeen Proving Ground and Forts Eustis, Lee, Belvoir, Drum, Bragg, Knox, Campbell, Benning, Rucker, Jackson, Gordon, Carson, Riley, Leonard Wood, Hood, Bliss, Sill, Polk, Stewart, Irwin and Lewis, with overseas locations in Alaska, Hawaii and Korea. Cape Fox... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Wooing defense workers to Harford May 30, 2008
Among those perusing the booths were Cara Dinocera and Dawn Eimont, both recently hired as interns at Monmouth with the expectation their jobs were soon to move to the 's Aberdeen Proving Ground, a sprawling military campus along the Chesapeake Bay in Harford County. Historically a training ground for military soldiers, the base is changing to a predominately civilian work force of engineers and researchers. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
County will seek BRAC aid May 23, 2008
BRAC, which stands for the U.S. military's Base Realignment and Closure Commission, will see Aberdeen Proving Ground, in nearby Harford County, become a research center for Army electronic communications. In addition to new military and civilian employees, more than 3,900 private-sector jobs are expected to be generated to serve the base expansion, with the new contractors in place by 2011, officials have said. (Towson Jeffersonian, MD)
Defense contractor picks Aberdeen for $1M project May 15, 2008
Defense contractor plans to move into a new 20,000-square-foot facility at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Edgewood, Harford County officials said Wednesday. The project, including the installation of R4's soldier training equipment, will cost about $1 million to complete. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
O'Malley signs bill helping counties absorb BRAC growth May 14, 2008
The plan, known as BRAC, could bring as many as 60,000 new government and private contracting jobs to the state, the bulk of them heading to Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County and Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County. The bill also sets aside $5 million in the state's 2009 fiscal year budget for local governments to upgrade their infrastructure to prepare for that new development. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Age, mold assail military barracks May 9, 2008
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. Fort Bragg, N.C. Fort Gordon, Ga. (USA Today)
Corporate Office Properties Trust closes $225M loan May 6, 2008
Among the Columbia developers planned projects is continued development at the National Business Park in Anne Arundel County, and a 500,000-square-foot office complex near Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County. The $225 million financing deal allows for a potential increase to $325 million at a future date. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
BRAC pack eyes north Baltimore Charles Village invites transplants to live here Apr 17, 2008
Palmer, a civilian computer expert for the Army at Fort Monmouth, N.J., is awaiting his official transfer to Aberdeen Proving Ground as part of the federal government's Base Realignment and Closure process, or BRAC. Meister is a senior at Lehigh University, majoring in psychology. They were among 500 BRAC-affected families who boarded buses from New Jersey and Virginia to Baltimore on April 11 to size up the city and its 225 neighborhoods. (Baltimore Messenger, MD)
BRAC jobs spur $44.2M sale of Howard office park Apr 14, 2008
As many as 25,000 BRAC-related jobs could move to Fort Meade and Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County. A group of private Howard County investors, dubbed Rivers Center LLC, had owned the properties since 2001. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Edwin Hubble, Scientist Apr 4, 2008
Hubble left the observatory to do war work at the Aberdeen Proving Ground. He was awarded a Medal of Merit then returns to the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories. (Suite101.com)
Anne Arundel Community College Apr 2, 2008
7 million to help the communities around Fort George G. Meade and Aberdeen Proving Ground prepare for an influx of more than 20,000 jobs, U.S. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger touted at a press conference Monday. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
More of this story Mar 20, 2008
Massey, 27, is a chemical specialist and member of the 22nd Chemical Battalion stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground, which is in Maryland and known as one of the top Army research, engineering and training facilities in the world. A month ago, his 14-member highly specialized team was chosen to represent the Army in Operation Burnt Frost, a joint task force comprised of members from all branches of the armed services, the Environmental Protection Agency, a hydrazine response team, firefighters... (Newport Daily News, RI)
Northwest could benefit from BRAC process Feb 29, 2008
As the county continues preparing for the military's Base Realignment and Closure process, which will bring thousands of federal employees to the Baltimore area, most of the focus has been on the areas closest to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County and Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County ... George Mercer, public affairs officer for Aberdeen Proving Ground, said many of the new employees will live in Baltimore County as well as throughout the region. (Owings Mills Times, MD)
Probe sought in Marine vehicle delays Feb 26, 2008
A Category I mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle, is driven on a test course during a media demonstration at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland in this Aug. 24, 2007 file photo. Probe sought in Marine vehicle delays. (Anchorage Daily News)
The Four Horsemen wrote the book, but never cashed in, on '21' Feb 20, 2008
They met in the early 1950s as Army enlistees at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. McDermott and Baldwin had done graduate work in mathematics at Columbia University. (Boston Globe)
Tedco commits $375,000 for BRAC impact Feb 16, 2008
8,000 jobs at Aberdeen Proving Ground resulting from federal and contractor organizations. 2,500 jobs at National Naval Medical Center resulting from the relocation of certain units. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
High School Wrestling: Past experiences mold Carlisle leaders Feb 15, 2008
The training is set at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Md. He comes back for every match, Patrick Towery said. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
COPT posts year-end profits Feb 15, 2008
Among them was the developer's $10 million purchase of 56 acres of land at the north gate of the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County. COPT plans to build an 800,000-square-foot business park at the site geared toward the federal Base Realignment and Closure plan. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Photo by: Tom MacCallum/Daily Journal Bogan Roary has framed his World War II military awards and certificate from crossing the equator on the way to military action in the Pacific Ocean. Feb 7, 2008
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. and Savannah Ordnance Depot, Ill. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Leaders discuss Fort Lee growth Jan 31, 2008
As part of that process, the Ordnance Center and School will be moving to Fort Lee from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. and Redstone Arsenal, Ala. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Deal with it Jan 30, 2008
The Base Realignment and Closure process, known as BRAC, will have the biggest impact at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County and Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County. The two bases are expected to account for more than 10,000 new jobs between them by 2011, when the federal government has said BRAC needs to be in place. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Poll: BRAC plan gets high marks Jan 20, 2008
That is three times the number who foresee negative consequences from the influx of people around the state's military bases, primarily Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fort Meade. Related links. (SunSpot.net)
How to Stop Terrorism? In High School Jan 12, 2008
There are high-tech companies in the area, and the Defense Department's Aberdeen Proving Ground is nearby. "When we recognized that these industries were coming to support research at Aberdeen, we realized the opportunity for our students," he said. (ABC News)
Legislators call for restoring BRAC funding Dec 22, 2007
Under the Base Realignment and Closure Act, commonly known as BRAC and passed in 2005, Maryland is expected to receive an influx of thousands of new jobs starting in 2009, largely at Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County and Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County. Contracts are already being awarded for construction at Aberdeen Proving Ground. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Duane Charles Balts Dec 21, 2007
He had basic training at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and was then shipped overseas from Fort Lauten, Wash. He was assigned to the 24th Infantry, Division 21st Regiment, Occupational Forces in Japan. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Hopkins project delayed, over budget Dec 21, 2007
Johns Hopkins' project is also competing with new multimillion-dollar construction projects related to the military's Base Realignment and Closure process taking place in Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County and Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County. All the construction activity in the region makes materials and labor in higher demand and more expensive. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
N.J. urging Congress to halt transfer of base jobs to Md. Dec 11, 2007
One of Maryland's largest military base expansions is slated to come under congressional scrutiny this week, as civilian employees at Fort Monmouth press their fight to spare the 90-year-old base in New Jersey and keep its high-tech defense jobs from moving to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County. The House Armed Services Committee has scheduled a hearing tomorrow to review the 2005 congressional decision to close 22 military installations nationwide, including Fort Monmouth, while... (SunSpot.net)
LaFayette solider hit by vehicle, hospitalized Dec 7, 2007
Nelms had just finished basic training in Aberdeen Proving Ground in Baltimore. He was scheduled to report back to the Army on Jan. 2 in Schofield, Hawaii. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Changes planned at Foxhall Dec 5, 2007
Home Properties bought the complex partly because of the population boost expected in the northeast county due to expansion of Aberdeen Proving Ground under the Base Realignment and Closure process, known as BRAC, according to Stark. Perry Hall is an area "we want to invest further in," Martelli said. (Towson Jeffersonian, MD)
Granny Hackers Make History Dec 5, 2007
Bartik answered a recruitment ad for women "computers" in a classified project at the Aberdeen Proving Ground operations at the University of Pennsylvania. "I wanted to do something exciting and adventuresome," she told ABCNEWS.com. (ABC News)
Developer pitching small space, short lease near APG Nov 26, 2007
Manekin LLC broker Matthew J. Haas said he hopes the option will appeal to defense contractors' scouting teams that need to establish a small presence in the Baltimore region before searching for larger, more permanent space near Aberdeen Proving Ground. "We're either going to look like geniuses or they're going to say, 'What were you thinking?' But we thought we would create an amenity for companies that are coming down to APG," Haas said. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Need for school fueled Nov 21, 2007
Nicole Katsikides, BRAC coordinator at Aberdeen Proving Ground, confirmed Mathes' report that about 30 percent of federal employees and private contractors who plan to relocate to the area favor a residence in the county. "Of the people we talked to on their way out (of a relocation fair held in October near Fort Monmouth, N.J.), about 30 percent said they would live in Delaware and 30 percent said Baltimore County," Katsikides said in an e-mail. (Towson Jeffersonian, MD)
Corridor nabs leasing deal Oct 30, 2007
While at Opus East, Lilja served as project manager for a planned 2 million-square-foot business park at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County known as the Government and Technology Enterprise. The project was one of the first for the Baltimore region under what the U.S. Army calls enhanced use leasing, which lets private developers build on government-owned land. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Army releases final PEIS study into possible growth Oct 30, 2007
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The Department of the Army announced Thursday the availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) that evaluates the potential environmental and socioeconomic effects associated with alternatives for growing and realigning the Army. (Leesville Daily Leader, LA)
National Guard begins ‘active first’ program for Missouri enlistments Oct 25, 2007
After completing basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., Weaver will head to advanced individual training at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. While there, he will train to be a diesel mechanic. (Waynesille Daily Guide, MO)
Williams honored for 50 years service Oct 20, 2007
The tests landed Williams a position with the Army as a GS-2 clerk-typist at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. It was 1957 and the job paid 2,400 a year, which was enough to pay for living expenses and to save for a year of college, she said. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Couple's trip turns tragic Oct 20, 2007
The search teams included Natural Resource police, the Cecil Country Fire and Rescue Department, the Cecil Country dive team, the Kent Country Fire and Rescue Department, military police from the Army's Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County and local police departments. Andrews gave Natural Resources police his GPS system, which they used to retrace his route of Oct. 11, Turner said. (Towson Jeffersonian, MD)
Brooke Army Medical Center outsources HR to D.C. contractor Oct 17, 2007
The company also provides personnel administration and human resource systems operation support for the U.S. Army Garrison, Aberdeen Proving Ground. Steve Hagan, SI International's senior vice president of outsourcing, says the company's expertise at Aberdeen helped it win the new work at BAMC.. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Watching history is his specialty Oct 16, 2007
By the time BRAC goes into full effect in 2011, bringing transportation groups from Fort Eustis in Newport News and Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, Anders said that even more history will be added to Fort Lee. My job will possibly expand, he said. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
US Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Named 2007 Army Laboratory of the Year Oct 10, 2007
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md ... ECBC is a US Army Research and Development Command laboratory located at the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. (PR Newswire)
Already Paid in Full - Senior Spotlight Oct 6, 2007
His first military orders sent him to the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. From there he was assigned to the Fifth Armored Division, newly formed in 1941, and was given 15 days to report to Camp Cooke, (now the Vanderbilt Air Force Base). (Orange Bulletin, CT)
Army's top talent faces off at Fort Lee Oct 3, 2007
Samuel Yoo, a pianist with the 389th Army Band, "AMC's Own," out of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. Yoo said that in the civilian world, competing as a pianist and a musician is difficult, so he joined the military as a pianist. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Plan calls for more armor on new combat vehicles Oct 2, 2007
The military tested the armor at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland by firing explosives at it. EFPs fire a slug of metal at high speeds that penetrate armor and spray pieces of shrapnel that can kill or injure the troops inside the vehicle. (USA Today)
Officials in Md. worry as Army signs deals Oct 1, 2007
Aberdeen Proving Ground A Minnesota-based development firm will build a $300 million technology park with office and laboratory space, a hotel and conference center ... Millions of square feet for offices, laboratories, shops and restaurants are in the works on bases in the Baltimore area, at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County and at Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County ... Begun years before the Pentagon announced its sweeping plan for base realignment and closures, known as BRAC, it has... (SunSpot.net)
TODAY’S POP CULTURE PROMOTES TOMORROW’S ECONOMY Sep 21, 2007
The Fort Meade Alliance, an Anne Arundel County-based business group, issued a report on Sept. 13 decrying shortages of mathematicians, scientists and engineers in Maryland at the same time that demand for such workers is growing with the expansion of operations at Fort Meade, Aberdeen Proving Ground and other defense facilities in the state. The changes are expected to create at least 45,000 new civilian jobs in Maryland, both within the Defense Department and with defense contractors. (Dundalk Eagle, MD)
Hawaii soldier was 8 days from return Sep 13, 2007
Maravillosa was assigned to the Army Reserve's 203rd Military Intelligence Battalion at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. She graduated from Leilehua in 1998. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Maryland Officials Want Army Aid for BRAC Road Upgrades Sep 11, 2007
The Army is negotiating the lease of land at Fort Meade and Aberdeen Proving Ground to private developers. Because the land is federally owned, the developers would not pay property taxes and impact fees that could offset the cost of transportation upgrades. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Lawmakers push armor Sep 4, 2007
Just months ago a day after Biden wrote Gates to find out how the Bull armored vehicle fared during testing at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland the Army general then overseeing research and development at the base denied ever hearing of the vehicle. "Are you familiar with it at all?" a USA TODAY reporter asked Maj. (USA Today -- News)
Military Struggling to Meet MRAP Demand Aug 26, 2007
Gen. Michael Brogan at a demo day for the media to test-drive three MRAP models at Aberdeen Proving Ground, a military test site. The MRAPs look and feel like Humvees on steroids, with tires as big as those used on trucks in demolition derbies. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Army's $8 million anti-drug contract touches Prescott Valley Aug 8, 2007
DRS Technologies (NYSE:DRS) announced the contract Tuesday after inking a deal with the Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command's Acquisition Center at U.S. Army Garrison Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Night Vision Systems will provide the National Guard's Counterdrug Program with hundreds of Rugged Miniature Thermal Imagers from DRS's MX-2A product line. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Construction delayed on Opus East project at APG Aug 7, 2007
has halted development of a planned 2-million-square-foot business park at the foot of the Aberdeen Proving Ground due to disagreements between it and the. Opus East CEO James Lee said his Bethesda-based company is working out some contract details with the Army Corps and could begin construction this fall. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Project delayed at APG Aug 7, 2007
has halted development of a planned 2-million-square-foot business park at the foot of the Aberdeen Proving Ground due to disagreements between it and the ... Under what is known as an enhanced use lease, the Army struck a deal in October 2006 giving Opus East the right to develop an office park on about 200 acres of land the Aberdeen Proving Ground no longer uses. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
N.C. firm plans Harford office park Aug 6, 2007
COPT plans to build an 800,000-square-foot office complex near Aberdeen Proving Ground. This article is for Paid Print Subscribers ONLY.. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Austin Durrer Aug 1, 2007
Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County is also preparing to absorb new jobs. "With the Army's decision, it will cap the amount of people going to the Engineering Proving Ground, which has no Metro accessibility," Durrer said. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Stryker Brigade environmental study released Jul 21, 2007
Written comments and suggestions may be sent to Public Affairs Office, U. S. Army Environmental Command, Building E4460, 5179 Hoadley Road, Attention: IMAE-PA, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5401. E-mail comments can be sent to PublicComments@aec. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Defense Department Seeks MRAP Improvements Jul 21, 2007
Testers at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. have been working around the clock since January to evaluate prototype vehicles to ensure they provide needed protection and are able to stand up to combat conditions, said Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Speakes, the Armys deputy chief for programs and resources and a member of the Defense Departments MRAP task force. (DOD DefenseLINK)
Plans to reassign Fort Monmouth employees on hold Jul 20, 2007
July 20, 2007, 6:53 AM EDT FORT MONMOUTH, N.J. (AP) _ Officials halted plans to reassign about 50 employees to Aberdeen Proving Ground, a union leader said. A bus trip that was planned to the Maryland base for Friday also was placed on hold because no funds were available to pay for it. (Newsday -- State)
Memorial service held for nurse with NJ ties who died in Iraq Jul 19, 2007
-- Family, friends and soldiers went to Aberdeen Proving Ground Wednesday to remember Capt. Maria Ines Ortiz for the woman that she was. They went to grieve for the first Army nurse killed by hostile fire since the Vietnam War. (Newsday -- State)
Vintage helicopter is latest addition to Army Heritage Trail Jul 16, 2007
He explained how the vintage aircraft received a fresh coat of paint at the Aberdeen proving ground prior to arriving at AHEC on May 18. In keeping with historical accuracy, volunteers used standard issue stencils from the Vietnam era to paint the markings on the Huey. (NEPA News, PA)
American deaths Jul 15, 2007
Kirk US Army Health Clinic, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. In Afghanistan. (Boston Globe)
MILITARY DEATHS / OTHER DEATHS Jul 15, 2007
She was assigned to the Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. Angel R. Ramirez, 28, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; lance corporal, Marine Corps. (Los Angeles Times)
DoD Identifies Army Casualty Jul 13, 2007
She was assigned to the Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. For more information related to this release, the media may contact the Aberdeen Proving Ground public affairs office at (410) 278-1147. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
