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Aberdeen Proving Ground

American  

noun

  1. a federal reservation and U.S. Army training center in NE Maryland, S of Aberdeen and on W Chesapeake Bay, that is the site of a military testing ground.


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Hamilton and Cunningham worked together for about six months at Fort McCoy before Cunningham left the base in January 2020 to become temporary police chief at another base, the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2022

At the command's protocol office, the person who answered a phone in late January referred all queries to the Aberdeen Proving Ground offices in Maryland.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2022

In 2015, a high-tech U.S. military blimp intended to detect a missile attack caused havoc when it pulled free of its mooring at Aberdeen Proving Ground near Baltimore and floated into Pennsylvania.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 20, 2022

Elsie Shutt learned to code during her college summers while working for the military at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, an Army facility in Maryland.

From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2019

Colonel Wesley, the commanding officer of the Aberdeen Proving Ground, welcomed Carnes and Dr. Bird warmly.

From The Great Drought by S. P. (Sterner St. Paul) Meek

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