Aberdeen Proving Ground Fires Contained; 1,000 Acres of Military Site Believed to Be Affected
The range fires that broke out at Aberdeen Proving Ground are contained, Army officials said Monday, after the blazes affected an estimated 1,000 acres of land and prompted air pollution warnings across the Baltimore region. Army officials believe the outbreak of brush fires at the military installation began Saturday after a change in wind direction, […]
Uncontrolled Range Fires at Aberdeen Proving Ground Fill Surrounding Area with Smoke
Aberdeen Proving Ground Fire and Emergency Services in Maryland fought uncontrolled fires Sunday as a strong smell of smoke and smoggy conditions set in across the Route 40 corridor. The proving ground’s fire and emergency services posted on Facebook at 3:30 p.m. that the National Guard was assisting them in fighting “range fires” — fires burning […]
Plane Crash Near Aberdeen Proving Ground Kills Army General
An Army general died when his small private plane crashed near Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland on Tuesday, according to the service. Maj. Gen. Anthony Potts, who recently oversaw the Army’s Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical, or PEO C3T, died when the single-engine Piper PA-28 Cherokee airplane he was piloting crashed in […]
