Workers pack completed M1 Garand rifles for shipment at the Springfield Armory (c. 1940s), emblematic of the Ordnance Department’s mass-production “arsenal of democracy” that armed U.S. forces at scale. (Left Photo courtesy of Darrel Ames, PAE Fires)
At the Army-owned Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio, an M1A2 Abrams turret is boresight-calibrated before being mated to its hull, showing the Army, industry model for heavy armor production. (Right Photo by Brian Hahn, U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command)
| Date Taken: | 01.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.13.2026 08:50 |
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