| Joint Munitions Command (JMC) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 2003 - present |
| Country | United States |
| Type | Major Subordinate Command of the United States Army Materiel Command (AMC) |
| Role | Operate a nationwide network of facilities where conventional ammunition is produced and stored. |
| Size | Employs 20 military, over 5800 civilians and 8300 contractor personnel |
| Colors | red, yellow, white, black, blue |
| Website | www.jmc.army.mil |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Brigadier General Larry Wyche |
The mission of the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (IAAP), located in Des Moines County in southeastern Iowa, near the city of Burlington, is to manufacture and deliver large caliber items for the Department of Defense using modern production methods in support of worldwide operations.
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Capabilities of the center include: load, assemble and pack for a full range of munitions and high explosive components; tank ammunition (105 mm; 120 mm); high explosive artillery; large caliber mortars (81 mm; 120 mm); insensitive munitions; smart munitions mines/scatterable mines; missile assembly/missile warheads; rocket assisted projectiles; detonators; development; pressed and cast warheads; and testing.
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. In 1947, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission assumed responsibility. The plant resumed its ammunition manufacturing mission in 1949. In 1950, in response to the Korean War, production increased dramatically. In 1975, responsibility for the IAAAP reverted back to the Army.
IAAAP is housed on 19,011 acres (76.93 km2) with 767 buildings, 282 igloos and storage capacity of 1,100,775 square feet (102,265.3 m2). It also has 143 miles (230 km) of roads and 102 miles (164 km) of railroads. The facilities are located within the townships of Union Township, Danville Township, Flint River Township, and the southern part of the small city of Middletown, Iowa, all in Des Moines County.
IAAAP will gain the 105 mm and 155 mm artillery and the shoulder-launched multi-purpose assault weapon missile warhead workload from Kansas Army Ammunition Plant. It will also gain the “family of scatterable mines” and the detonator workload from Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant. Both of these facilities are closing due to Base Realignment and Closure 2005.
IAAAP was placed on the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Priority List (Superfund) in 1990.
Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, 17571 Highway 79, Middletown, IA 52638-5000, Phone: (319) 753-7101, E-mail: leon.baxter@us.army.mil
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "[2]".