Iowa Army Ammunition Plant
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The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (IAAAP), located in
Geography
The 19,011 acre plant is located at 17571 DMC Highway 79, Middletown, Iowa; 8 miles west of Burlington, Iowa.
History
The IAAAP was established in November 1940, as the Iowa Ordnance Plant and started production in 1941. Production was stopped in 1945, when World War II ended. The plant resumed its ammunition manufacturing mission in 1949. In 1950, in response to the Korean conflict, production increased dramatically. In 1975, the Army assumed responsibility for IAAAP.
Installation Overview
IAAAP is housed on 19,011 acres with 767 buildings, 271 igloos and storage capacity of 1,100,775 square feet. It also has 143 miles of roads and 102 miles of railroads. The installation has a government staff of 25 Department of the Army civilians and one soldier to provide contract oversight. The government staff has a payroll budget of $2.5 million. It is a government-owned, contractor-operated facility and since contractor statistics are considered proprietary they are unavailable. American Ordnance LLC, a subsidiary of Day & Zimmerman, is the primary corporation operating IAAAP.[1]
Capabilities
- 40mm High Velocity Family
- 155mm Artillery
- 120mm Tank Rounds
- 60mm/81mm/120mm Mortar Prop Charges
- M112 Charges/MICLIC (Mine-Clearing Line Charge)
- 75mm/105mm Salute Rounds
- TOW/Hellfire/Javelin/Stinger/[2] Sidewinder Warheads
- Medium- and Large-Caliber Mortars
- Pressured and Cast Warheads
- Smart-Munitions Mines/Scatterable Mines
- Missile Assembly/Missile Warheads
- Rocket-assisted Projectiles
- Spider Grenades
- Demo Charges
- Detonators
- Salute Rounds
- Test Ranges
- Insensitive Munitions
- Development
Environmental contamination
In August 1989, IAAAP was placed on the National Priorities List (NPL), because explosives had caused surface water contamination beyond the installation boundary.[3] A Restoration Advisory Board keeps the public informed and involved in its clean-up activities.[4] A
References
- ^ "Iowa Army Ammunition Plant welcomes new senior leader". www.army.mil. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ Hooper, Craig (March 8, 2022). "Ukraine's Use Of Stinger And Javelin Missiles Is Outstripping U.S. Production". Forbes.
- ^ "About – Iowa Army Ammunition Plant". Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "RAB – Iowa Army Ammunition Plant". Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Final-Fourth-Five-Year-Review" (PDF). 2021.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army
External links
- Official website
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IA-13, "Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Middletown, Des Moines County, IA", 73 data pages
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