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Jul. 29—Leadership changed hands at Anniston Army Depot Thursday morning. Col. Marvin Walker, who took command of the depot almost exactly two years ago, passed that leadership role on to Col ...
Jul. 11—Col. Craig A. Daniel assumed his post as the 38th commander of the Anniston Army Depot during ceremonies held at the historical site Tuesday morning. The Houston, Texas, native received ...
The depot is located in Calhoun County, Alabama, 10 miles (16 km) west of Anniston. It covers 25 square miles (65 km 2) of land, or 15,200 acres (6,200 ha). [4] Its northern side is the Pelham Range portion of Fort McClellan. The central and northern portions of the depot span over 13,000 acres (5,300 ha) and serve as an ammunition storage area.
The Army had stored approximately seven percent of the nation’s original chemical weapons stockpile at the Anniston Army Depot since the early 1960s. In August 2003, the Army began disposing of these weapons at the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility. Destruction of the base's stockpile of VX was begun on July 23, 2006. By December 2008 ...
Army post/facility served State/Territory ICAO or FAA LID Allen Army Airfield: Fort Greely: Alaska: PABI Allen Stagefield Army Heliport: Fort Novosel: Alabama: 05AL [1] Amedee Army Airfield: Sierra Army Depot: California: KAHC Anniston Army Heliport: Anniston Army Depot: Alabama: 04AL [2] Arrowhead Assault Strip: Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training ...
In 1976, Anniston Army Depot became a part of the U.S. Army Depot System Command. In 1995, it became part of the Industrial Operations Command. In 1998, the 722nd Ordnance Company relocated from Fort McClellan, Ala. to Anniston Army Depot under Base Realignment and Closure 1995. Also in 1998, the conventional ammunition mission became a tenant ...
The United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), [2] and its subordinate Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC), [3] headquartered at the Detroit Arsenal [4] in Warren, Michigan, is part of the United States Army Materiel Command (AMC). The entire complex that houses TACOM's headquarters is located on what is known as the ...
The Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA) was responsible for the safe and environmentally sound destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles previously stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky, and the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado, now known as the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity-West.