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(TNS) The safe destruction of 523 tons of chemical weapons completed at Madison County’s Blue Grass Army Depot has been hailed as work that “made our country proud.”
The U.S. Army has outlined several ideas the plant can be used for in the future. They range from making shipping containers to supplying parts for American ammunition.
Col. Michael Hammond said people made his time at the nation’s premier munitions plant a lasting memory in his long career.
MIDDLETOWN – A vicious war being fought half a world away will soon have a major impact on southeast Iowa as the U.S. military gears up for a massive production
Shane Upton "Good morning Team McAAP. It feels good to say that, but I know I'm saying it for probably one of the final times," Shane Upton said. The McAlester Army Ammunition Plant Commander gave a farewell during a relinquishment of command ceremony posted on the plant's Facebook page this week as he was reassigned and command was transferred to Civilian Deputy Brian Lott. The ceremony was hosted by Col. Gavin J. Gardner, Commander of the Joint Munitions Command and Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command, and was posted on the McAAP Facebook page. Gardner said Upton led...