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Letterkenny Munitions Center, located on Letterkenny Army Depot in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, is a satellite activity under Crane Army Ammunition Activity in Crane, Indiana. The center maintains, stores, and demilitarizes tactical missiles and conventional ammunition for the Army, Air Force, and Navy.
Letterkenny Army Depot (originally Letterkenny Ordnance Depot), the Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) for Air Defense and Tactical Missile Systems, was established in early 1942. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its leadership began recruiting civilian personnel in July 1942.
On October 1, 1999, command and control of the Letterkenny Munitions Center (LEMC) in Chambersburg, PA, transferred to CAAA where it was aligned as a directorate in CAAA's organizational structure. CAAA’s commander was also given responsibility for oversight of the Iowa and Milan Army Ammunition Plants .
Millions of dollars will be pumped into U.S. Army installations to modernize key systems and facilities, starting with a $28.2 million shipping and receiving center at Letterkenny Army Depot from ...
In August 2019 Joint Munitions Command completed the movement of ammunition and explosive stocks stored at MLAAP and declared the plant no longer required for mission needs. The Army proposes to close and dispose of the approximately 22, 531 acres. The date that the plant will be vacated is not known. [1]
Operations were conducted from Monday through Friday, 0800 to 1600 with a GE 80-ton locomotive numbered US Army 1662. Formerly assigned to Letterkenny Army Depot, PA, the locomotive went from Sunflower AAP to McAlester AAP, OK, where it was reported to being shipped to Seneca Army Depot in New York, in October 1999.
The center's capabilities include: manufacturing; logistics support; demilitarization and disposal; training support; safety and environmental protection; research and development; and renovation. The facility produces a range of munitions from 20 mm shells to the 11 short tons (10 t) Massive Ordnance Air Blast . As part of the facility's ...
Underwater dump sites off the Los Angeles coast contain World War II-era munitions including anti-submarine weapons and smoke devices, marine researchers announced Friday. A survey of the known ...