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Commander Of Navy Dive Unit Removed After Aberdeen Proving Ground Drownings

The commander of a Virginia-based Navy dive unit has been reassigned after two divers drowned at an Army test pond near Baltimore, the Navy said Wednesday.

2013/05/08

2 Navy Leaders Face Charges In Drowning Deaths Of 2 Divers

Two senior Navy diving leaders face criminal manslaughter charges in the deaths of two divers at the Aberdeen Proving Ground “Super Pond.” The divers drowned in a training exercise just weeks after another diving death at Aberdeen.

2013/05/01

Autopsy: 2 Navy Divers Drowned At Md. Test Pond

Autopsies of two Navy divers who died in a test pond at Aberdeen Proving Ground in February have concluded they accidentally drowned, the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Monday.

2013/04/08

Army Reports Progress Probing Aberdeen Pond Death

An Army safety agency said Wednesday it has finished its field investigation into the Jan. 30 death of a civilian who was doing underwater maintenance of a weapons-testing pond at Aberdeen Proving Ground near Baltimore.

2013/03/13

Army Warns Of Big Booms Near Aberdeen

The Army is warning neighbors of Aberdeen Proving Ground they might hear some big booms during the next 10 days.

2013/03/11

Pentagon Sends Letter To Gov. O’Malley On Impact Of Budget Cuts

The Pentagon has sent Gov. Martin O’Malley a letter on the impact of automatic federal budget cuts.

2013/03/01

APG Open Water Test Pond Shut Down Indefinitely In Wake Of 3 Deaths

In wake of two accidents that claimed the lives of two Navy divers and one civilian, the Aberdeen Test Center Underwater Explosion Test Facility has been closed indefinitely for all military and civilian dive operations.

2013/03/01

Officials: Navy Divers Aware Of Previous Death

Officials say two Navy divers who died at a military testing center in Maryland this week were made aware of a previous death at the site just weeks earlier.

2013/03/01

Giant Military Blimps Coming To Md.

The Army is bringing two giant blimps to Aberdeen Proving Ground.

2013/02/07

Diver Dies At Aberdeen Proving Ground

Officials at the Aberdeen Proving Ground say an engineering technician died while performing maintenance at an underwater test facility at the Army site.

2013/02/01

Body Recovered At Aberdeen Proving Ground Pond

Aberdeen Proving Ground officials continue to investigate the discovery of a body at the Army facility’s ordnance pond.

2013/01/31

Ex-Aberdeen Worker Sentenced In Aluminum Thefts

A former Aberdeen Proving Ground employee who stole tons of aluminum from the base and sold it as scrap has been sentenced to one year of home detention.

2012/12/12

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