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Live Fire Demo Returns to APG in 2017!
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
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Neil_Baumgardner
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 2:18 pm
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I just got this response to my annual post checking in on the status of the armed forces day live fire demo on the APG facebook page:

"Mr. Baumgardner, there will not be a live fire this year however, we are in the planning phase of incorporating a live fire into our 2017 Centennial Celebration. Make sure you continue to follow us for more information as we get closer to #APG100."

Circle your calendars!

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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 4:09 pm Post subject: Re: Live Fire Demo Returns to APG in 2017!
This looks like the page to watch www.apg100.net/

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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 7:40 pm Post subject: Re: Live Fire Demo Returns to APG in 2017!
Neil, Thanks for sharing. If they do have Live Fire Demo, hope it's for the general public, not just an APG internal event. I'd really like to go there again to see what AFVs they show. Rick

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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 1:37 am Post subject: Re: Live Fire Demo Returns to APG in 2017!
Will let you know as soon as I know it - although its a year away...

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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:33 pm Post subject: Re: Live Fire Demo Returns to APG in 2017!
Neil, Any updates on the APG live fire? Years ago they had live fire in mid-May. I'd really like to see this happen, and be available to all. Thanks, Rick

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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:23 am Post subject: Re: Live Fire Demo Returns to APG in 2017!
It used to be at the Armed Forces Day open house _________________ Bob Smart ([email protected])

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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 3:04 pm Post subject: Re: Live Fire Demo Returns to APG in 2017!
I went to the last one they had back in 2012 www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-cX10QhO2Y

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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2017 1:36 am Post subject: Re: Live Fire Demo Returns to APG in 2017!
APG just released the info on this year's live fire www.facebook.com/event...357004277/

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Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2017 5:45 pm Post subject: Re: Live Fire Demo Returns to APG in 2017!
I was at Ripken stadium this morning at 6:30am to get the Live Fire show tickets. Hope all other interested folks got theirs too. Really looking forward to seeing this event! Rick 10am session for me. Last edited by Rick_Eshleman on Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:26 am; edited 1 time in total

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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:09 am Post subject: Re: Live Fire Demo Returns to APG in 2017!
I'll be at the 2pm session!

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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 2:55 am Post subject: Re: Live Fire Demo Returns to APG in 2017!
- Rick_Eshleman Hope all other interested folks got theirs too. Really looking forward to seeing this event! Super interested, but we were at the beach visiting my parents when the tickets were released, and I'm working the weekend of the event anyway. Disappointed to say the least. Have fun, guys!

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Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 2:01 am Post subject: Re: Live Fire Demo Returns to APG in 2017!
FYI, I have a few spare tickets for the 2pm session if anyone is interested.

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Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 8:12 pm Post subject: Re: Live Fire Demo Returns to APG in 2017!
Also, I've 2 tickets for the 10 am session. They are still available today! 5-6-17.

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Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 7:12 pm
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A great show this morning! Met Bob Smart and his son. Hope that Neil has a good time at the afternoon show. Partial list of AFVs there: 5 M1A2 Abrams, Stryker MGS, 4 other Stryker variants, Various Hummer vehicles, M9 ACE, 3 M88A2 Armored recovery vehicles, and loads of engineering vehicles, and trucks. I took several hundred photos, which will be posted on flickr this week, I'll repost here when they are there. There was also a Russian T72 MBT and BMP-2 there.

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Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: Live Fire Demo Returns to APG in 2017!
My son Tom and I just happened to sit on the bleacher row below Rick. Tom had his GI ball cap with nametag on the back otherwise Rick and I wouldn't have made contact. Rick thanks for the tickets, I didn't make it up to Aberdeen on ticket handout day so I really appreciated the offer _________________ Bob Smart ([email protected])

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