An American Ordnance contractor employee uses sub-contractor delivered components to load, assemble and pack 40mm grenades during production at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant.
An American Ordnance contractor employee uses sub-contractor delivered components to load, assemble and pack 40mm grenades during production at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant.
ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill., - Holding contractors and ourselves accountable is critical to the success of Joint Munitions Command. We must ensure that all partners who play a role in munitions sustainment can be effectively relied upon to provide the needed material or components on time and at the agreed upon cost. That means holding commercial ammunition producers accountable and measuring their effectiveness of delivering to customer required delivery dates.
In partnership with the Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition and the Army Contracting Command acquisition centers, JMC awards approximately 75 percent of its conventional ammunition requirements to the commercial production base each year, which...
09.04.2019 | ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, IL, US |
Story by Sal (Tony) Lopez
Brig. Gen. Michelle Letcher, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command, visited the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant (SCAAP) in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Oct 9, 2019, as part of her quarterly review of JMC installations. SCAAP is a government-owned/contractor operated (GOCO) installation that specializes in the production of metal projectiles in support of JMC's mission of munitions readiness and the joint warfighters.
