Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abel Aungst | 343rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 02.05.2025
5.56mm manufacturing equipment produces ammo while on the facility tour, Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Independence MO. The new facility will produce 6.8mm ammunition, which enhances soldier lethality and accuracy, bolstering the Army's modernization priorities. The project will also support the local economy, with 90% of the work going to Kansas City-area......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abel Aungst | 343rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 02.05.2025
The U.S. Army's Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, along with the Joint Munitions Command, broke ground Wednesday, Feb. 5, on a new 6.8mm ammunition production facility at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Independence MO. The new facility will produce 6.8mm ammunition, which enhances soldier lethality and accuracy, bolstering the Army's modernization priorities.......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abel Aungst | 343rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 02.05.2025
The XM250 displayed during the groundbreaking ceremony, Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Independence MO. The new facility will produce 6.8mm ammunition, which enhances soldier lethality and accuracy, bolstering the Army's modernization priorities. The project will also support the local economy, with 90% of the work going to Kansas City-area industries, creating jobs......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abel Aungst | 343rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 02.05.2025
The U.S. Army's Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, along with the Joint Munitions Command, broke ground Wednesday, Feb. 5, on a new 6.8mm ammunition production facility at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. The new facility will produce 6.8mm ammunition, which enhances soldier lethality and accuracy, bolstering the Army's modernization priorities. The project will......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abel Aungst | 343rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 02.05.2025
The Lake City Army Ammunition Plant hoists the American flag during the groundbreaking ceremony for its new ammunition production facility, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Independence, Mo. The new facility will produce 6.8mm ammunition, enhancing soldier lethality and accuracy, bolstering the Army's modernization priorities, and supporting the local economy. Ninety percent of the work will go to......
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abel Aungst | 343rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 02.05.2025
The Lake City Army Ammunition Plant hoists the American flag during the groundbreaking ceremony for its new ammunition production facility, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Independence, Mo. The new facility will produce 6.8mm ammunition, enhancing soldier lethality and accuracy, bolstering the Army's modernization priorities, and supporting the local economy. Ninety percent of the work will go to......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Jones | 343rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 02.05.2025
Maj. Gen. John W. Rueger, commander of the 35th Infantry Division, operates an excavator for the groundbreaking ceremony at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Missouri on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. The new facility will produce 6.8mm ammunition, which enhances soldier lethality and accuracy, bolstering the Army's modernization priorities, and supports the local economy with 90% of......
Photo by Sgt. Brendon Green-Daring | 343rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 02.05.2025
The U.S. Army’s Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, along with the Joint Munitions Command, officially broke ground on a new 6.8 mm ammunition production facility in support of the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The new facility will produce 6.8mm ammunition, which enhances soldier lethality and......
