APG Testing Happening This Week: Flashes, Firing Possible

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD — Testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground is happening now through Friday and may be noticeable to the surrounding community this week, according to officials.

The testing is scheduled to take place from 8:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. each day. Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation.

Officials said these operations are not hazardous to residents in the surrounding communities bu play an important role to ensuring continued readiness of service members.

"Organizations on APG take every measure to mitigate instances when training or testing becomes problematic to residents off the installation," according to a statement from Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG).

"To ensure we minimize the impact to our neighbors, we monitor the weather and the noise readings continuously throughout each day. APG leadership takes noise complaints very seriously and wants to provide as much transparency as possible to the surrounding communities without compromising the security of the missions conducted here," the statement continued.

If, at any time, anyone in the surrounding communities is concerned about testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground, they are encouraged to contact the installation at 410-278-4415.