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U.S. Army Materiel Command: Five Decades of Ammo and Weapons Systems

When the U.S. Army Materiel Command stood up more than a half-century ago, a wide range of commands and organizations were producing and fielding ammunition and weapons systems, some with …

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Aerial view of Dworshak Dam on the North Fork of the Clearwater River in northern Idaho as seen in December 2007. In May 2012, USACE reclassified Dworshak Dam and Reservoir, near Orofino, Idaho, as a Dam Safety Action Classification III (DSAC III) after a rigorous study and review by USACE dam safety experts. Dworshak Dam was initially classified in October 2007 as DSAC II “Urgent” because of engineering unknowns related to structural stability and foundation seepage of concrete gravity sections. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dam Safety Program Transformation

When it comes to changing organizational culture, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Dam Safety Community of Practice (CoP) takes its job seriously. Until recently, 41 different USACE district …

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Rolls-Royce is a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, and has established a strong position in global markets – …

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AMC Annual Magazine Debuts at AUSA Annual 2011 Meeting & Exposition

The 2011-2012 edition of U.S. Army Materiel Command: The Army’s Premier Provider of Materiel Readiness debuted at the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition held Oct. …

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Defense Ammunition Center Supports Ammunition Operations in the Field

Within the Joint Munitions Command (JMC), the Defense Ammunition Center (DAC) serves as the ammunition knowledge center that field personnel use as a reach-back facility for ammunition logistics and explosives …

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First-of-a-kind Equipment for a One-of-a-kind Mission The U.S. Army Element, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program

Tasked with a one-of-a-kind mission to destroy chemical weapons using means other than the baseline incineration method, the U.S. Army Element, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (ACWA) program is developing, testing, …

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Establishing the C4ISR Center of Excellence

The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) was big. It encompassed hundreds of facilities across the military, but it did so in what was much more a transformational approach …

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CECOM Reset and Training Achievements

The Army developed its Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) model to provide for a “structured progression of increased unit readiness over time,” and, under this model, has divided unit status into …

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Two Centuries of Commitment to the Warfighter Watervliet Arsenal

Now nearing its 200th birthday, Watervliet Arsenal remains one of the nation’s last government-owned and government-operated manufacturing facilities. Today’s modern output in support of warfighters is built upon two centuries …

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ACWA Construction Teams Moving Full Steam Ahead

In the past year, construction efforts at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) in Colorado and the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) in Kentucky have progressed significantly, …

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