AAPGPublishedP in the interestG of the people of AberdeenNNEWS Proving Ground,E MarylandWS www.TeamAPG.com THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2014 Vol. 58, No. 32 Register today In honor of his memory for Operation Greene remembered as Soldier, leader, hero Homefront By CLAIRE HEININGER Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Conway PEO C3T of the U.S. Army Test and school supplies Evaluation Command’s Army He was brilliant, “always two Evaluation Center stands steps ahead of the rest of us.” He was tenacious, “a warrior By YVONNE JOHNSON at attention as a Soldier poet who never, ever gave up.” APG News renders a salute during the memorial service honoring He was beloved, “a husband, There’s still time to register Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene a father, a son and one of the for the Operation Homefront Back at the post theater Aug. 11. greatest Soldiers this Army has to School A former APG leader, Greene ever produced.” Brigades’ was killed in Afghanistan But most of all, Maj. Gen. FOR YOUR school Aug. 5 during an attack in Harold J. “Harry” Greene was supplies Kabul, Afghanistan where he “a true American hero” – not INFO giveaway was serving as the deputy because of the way he died, but set for 2 commanding general of the Operation the way he lived. to 6 p.m. Combined Security Transition “Life was his fuel, and he Homefront school at the Vet- Command. supply giveaway energized us all,” retired Col. erans of U.S. Army photo by Kristen Rankin David Moore said during a eulo- open to children Foreign of active, Reserve, gy for his former colleague. “We Wars Post all have our stories. Any one of National Guard of 10028, us could be standing here, telling Army, Navy, Air 821 Old a unique story about how Harry Force, Marines & Philadel- helped us laugh, helped us grow, Coast Guard phia Road and made us better people.” in Aber- Those stories, punctuated by deen, this Friday, Aug. 15. The laughter and tears, were shared VFW is located near the intersec- in honor of Greene’s memory during a ceremony at Aberdeen See BACK, page 12 Proving Ground Aug. 11, six days after Greene was mortally wounded in a shooting at Marshal Fahim National Defense Univer- CONSTRUCTION sity in Afghanistan. Greene, 55, was the first U.S. general officer ALERT killed in combat since the Viet- nam War. Greene’s wife, their two chil- An adjustment for dren and other Family members the traffic plan at the were in attendance, joined by Bldg. 305 parking lot a capacity crowd of more than is required due to the 1,000 mourners at the post the- decision not to put See APG, page 14 plates along Exchange Road. This was decided because it will be less strain on the soil support- IronBirds salute APG military ing the roadway. Starting Wednesday, Aug. 27, By YVONNE JOHNSON traffic in both directions APG News on Exchange Road will Aberdeen Proving Ground leaders and Soldiers be rerouted through the enjoyed a night of patriotic revelry during the Aberdeen Bldg. 305 parking lot. IronBirds Military Appreciation Night festivities at Rip- This pattern will continue ken Stadium Aug. 7. for about three weeks, The team hosts the annual event to salute America’s ending approximately military and Aberdeen Proving Ground service members Wednesday, Sept. 17. in particular. The pre-game festivities featured service members For more information, rom multiple units unrolling a giant flag in center field. contact the Directorate “There were recruiters from the Marine Corps and of Public Works’ Devon Rust at 410-306-1125, See SOLDIERS, page 12 devon.a.rust.civ@mail. mil or Jeff Presgraves The APG Garrison’s Pfc. Stacy Dobson sings the nation- al anthem during the Aberdeen IronBirds Military at 410-306-1848, Appreciation Night pregame festivities at Ripken jeffery.a.presgraves.civ@ Stadium Aug. 7. mail.mil Photos by Molly Blosse Showcase features CBRNE defensive capabilities By ALAN FEILER at the Chemical Demilitarization Trans- APG News fer Facility in Aberdeen Proving Ground More than 50 defensive capabilities South (Edgewood). of Team CBRNE (Chemical, Biologi- The showcase offered an opportuni- cal, Radiological, Nuclear and Explo- ty for elected officials, the media, private sives) were displayed Aug. 5-6 during industry leaders and APG personnel to the Global Threats Solutions Showcase learn about the Army’s newest scientific and technological advances and innova- (From center) Maryland Senator tions, particularly regarding the identifi- Barbara A. Mikulski asks a ques- cation of and protections from weapons tion about the Field Deployment of mass destruction. Hydrolysis System (FDHS) as Suzanne More than 500 people attended the Milchling, ECBC director of Program gathering, including representatives from Integration and ECBC Chemical the White House, the Pentagon and the Engineer Adam Baker listen in dur- ing the Team CBRNE Capabilities New York Fire Department’s Hazardous Showcase April 5. Courtesy photo See CBRNE, page 14 ONLINE INDEX IN THIS ISSUE WEATHER www.teamapg.com/ Pg 2 .................. Street Talk APGNews Pg 5 ........... 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The virus has supporting the recently killed more than 800 in Sierra Soldiers and Leone, Guinea and Liberia. the energy and Jim Carnaggio One of these researchers is Dr. Ran- vitality that he dal J. Schoepp, a diagnostics specialist ATC brought to that and chief of the Applied Diagnostics part.” Branch, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, known as USAMRIID. Schoepp spoke by telephone from Monrovia, Liberia, with WAMU radio “Probably `Dead talk show host Kojo Nnamdi about Poets Society.’ efforts to fight the deadly Ebola out- That came out break in West Africa. when I was in Colleagues at USAMRIID, along high school and I with researchers from Public Health remember all of Canada, helped develop the serum the ladies really given recently to two U.S. medical liking it. He did workers, Dr. Kent Brantly and Nan- U.S. Army photo by Dr. Randal J. Schoepp so many great cy Writebol, who contracted the virus A technician sets up an assay for Ebola within a containment laboratory. Samples movies, a whole while working with patients infected are handled in negative-pressure biological safety cabinets to provide an addi- range of stuff.” David Kern ATC by Ebola in West Africa, Schoepp said. tional layer of protection. The serum is “basically a cocktail of three humanized, monoclonal anti- predictably occurs in about the same USAMRIID with testing some of the bodies produced in tobacco plants,” time every year, he said, with about early antibodies IgM, or Immunoglob- he said. Humanized, monoclonal anti- 500 to 700 cases. ulin M, and the later antibodies IgG, or bodies are derived from animals whose But Schoepp found that of those Immunoglobulin G, which appear after “I liked the protein sequences have been altered to cases, only 30 to 40 percent were the Ebola virus attacks. movie `Hook.’ I more closely resemble those produced Lassa. So he began to study the 60 to Researchers at USAMRIID are “try- really liked Peter by humans. 70 percent that were not and found that ing to continue to improve on those Pan saving all of Initially, the researchers looked they were closely related to the Zaire assays to make them easier and more the children.” at six antibodies. Three of the most strain of Ebola. specific and sensitive,” he added. promising were then down-selected, Since Schoepp’s diagnostics research One of the biggest hurdles to fight- he said, and were tested on non-human on the Zaire strain has been carried out ing the Ebola virus, he said is not med- primates at various concentrations for a number of years, he said he’s ical, but rather cultural. and time periods throughout their hopeful some of that will be useful in Most who contract Ebola get it Avery infections. studying the West African Ebola. when preparing the bodies of loved Sanchez The results of the studies showed Working in West Africa is particu- ones for burial. Family member that when these antibodies were admin- larly challenging, he explained. “In Africa and other regions of the istered in the final, most advanced stag- “We have to bring almost every- world it’s traditional to wash the body, es of Ebola, the primates recovered. thing with us,” he said. “When we to caress the body, to kiss the body,” “That’s huge in our field,” he said. arrived here in Liberia, we had to set he said. If the two Americans recover, the up the entire laboratory, train the staff In some of the more isolated societ- next step for researchers is to devel- “`The Birdcage.’ and then supervise them as they help ies, people even drink the blood of the op clinical trials, he said, adding that He played that fight the disease in their own country.” dead as a way to honor them, he added.