Description: Vintage Antique Photo Snapshot Historic Places Military Railroad Worker US Army Aberdeen Proving Ground MD 1964 MILITARY MARYLAND Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) is a U.S. Army facility located adjacent to Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland, United States. More than 7,500 civilians and 5,000 military personnel work at APG. There are 11 major commands among the tenant units, including: United States Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM)United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)United States Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC)Edgewood ArsenalAdelphi Laboratory CenterThe Army Reserve Information Operations CommandUnified Cross Domain Services Management OfficeHQ, U.S. Army Contracting Command (Army Contracting Command –APG, Adelphi Contracting Division)U.S. Army 93rd Signal Network - Network Enterprise CenterLogistics Readiness CenterU.S. Army Cyber Operation Group – 335th Signal CommandBlossom Point Research FacilityHistory Edgewood Arsenal under construction, 1917 Chemical plant at Edgewood Arsenal, 1917APG is the U.S. Army's oldest active proving ground, established on October 20, 1917, six months after the U.S. entered World War I.[1][2] The planning and construction were overseen by Brigadier General Colden Ruggles, who later served as the Army's Chief of Ordnance.[3] Its location allowed design and testing of ordnance materiel to take place near contemporary industrial and shipping centers. The proving ground was created as a successor to the Sandy Hook Proving Ground, which was too small for some of the larger weapons being tested. At the peak of World War II, APG had billeting space for 2,348 officers and 24,189 enlisted personnel. A notable scientist was James B. Conant, who helped develop Lewisite at Aberdeen, went on to become the President of Harvard, and oversaw the Manhattan Project for OSRD. Prompt critical excursionAberdeen was home to the Army Pulse Radiation Facility Reactor, in 1968. On September 6, 1968, this reactor was the site of a prompt critical excursion during commissioning tests. This accident harmed no personnel but did release enough heat to reach the melting point of the fuel in the core, 1150 °C. This caused damage to the fuel components of the reactor, fusing the four central rings together. This is one of thirty-three prompt critical accidents worldwide, between 1949 and 2000 ***Free Shipping On Each Additional Purchase*** November #3
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Antique: Yes
Type: Photograph
Year of Production: 1960s
Size: 3.5 X 3.5 In.
Image Color: Black & White
Time Period Manufactured: 1960-1969
Vintage: Yes
