Politics & Government
Noise Advisory: APG Test Center Planning Detonation Tests
Find out when you might hear some echoing explosions around the Aberdeen area.
Another week, another round of planned detonation testing.
The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center at the Aberdeen Proving Ground is planning to conduct “several large detonations and firing operations beginning on or about April 8 and ending on or about April 12,” according to a release.
The explosions have been known to echo and vibrate outside of the installation boundary, multiple times in a given day.
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“If weather conditions are not favorable in minimizing noise off the installation, firing will be rescheduled,” the release continues.
Have you heard the detonation tests before? How far away have you been from the installation where you could still hear them?
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