YVONNE JOHNSON, 10 Years Ago: May 7, 2009 · vehicles, to resume performance testing at the Combat Systems Test Activity’s Live Fire Vulnerability Directorate. (Left) From right,

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By YVONNE JOHNSON, APG News

(Right) Louis Garono of the Technical Support Directorate, right, is awarded a check for $4,500 by Col. Paul Cerar, commander of Edgewood Arsenal, left. The check is in addition to his original $500 award for a suggestion to

salvage and resale M78 and M79 bombs and phosgene for a savings of $6,630,389. It is one of the largest awards in

the history of the APG incentive awards program.

(Left) Col. John P. Rooney, center, former commander of the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center, accepts a ceremonial canister from Sgt. 1st Class Niko Troia, left, as Maj. Gen. Roger Nadeau, commander of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, right, looks on during the ATC change of command ceremony.

10 Years Ago: May 7, 2009



Take a look back in time as the APG News explores what made the headlines around APG during this week 10, 25 and 50 years ago. This week’s APG News masthead is from 1962.

(Right) The Enhanced Armor HMMWV originally slated for duty in Somalia returns to Aberdeen

Proving Ground due to a diminished need for the vehicles, to resume performance testing at the

Combat Systems Test Activity’s Live Fire Vulnerability Directorate.

(Left) From right, nominees Teresa Porter, Lucy Long and Diane Buettner applaud Linda Bennett as she is named the winner of the 1994 Secretary of the Year award. The nominees and winner hail from the APG Garrison and the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command.

(Right) After being named the APG NCO of the Year, Sgt. Elizabeth Thompson, 1st Area Medical Laboratory, left, front,

listens in as Spc. Benjamin Salazar, of the 22nd Chemical Battalion, right front, is named the APG Soldier of the Year.

Their pleased sponsors are, from left, rear, Sgt. Kyle Clanton and Staff Sgt. Aaron Hammond.

(Left) Walter Siep, of the Student Officer Company, U.S. Army Ordnance Center and School, center, smiles as he is congratulated by fellow bowler Robert Korona, left, after accepting a personalized ten pin from Larry Hubble, manager of the Special Services bowling center, right, for bowling a 704 series.

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YVONNE JOHNSON, 10 Years Ago: May 7, 2009 · vehicles, to resume performance testing at the Combat Systems Test Activity’s Live Fire Vulnerability Directorate. (Left) From right,