Defense Ammunition Center (United States)

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 Defense Ammunition Center (DAC) is the Department of Defense’s focal point for ammunition knowledge and logistical support. It is responsible for explosives safety, logistics engineering, transportability, training, depot/garrison doctrine, demilitarization technology, supportability, reliability, technical assistance and career management. DAC also supports all aspects of ammunition operations and activities from development through disposal.

History

The U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center and School was established in 1920 and was located at Savanna Army Depot, Savanna, Ill. Over the years, it developed the Army’s oldest civilian career program, known today as the Quality Assurance Specialist (Ammunition Surveillance) or QASAS. In 1971, the organization was officially named Department of the Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command(now Army Materiel Command) Ammunition Center. In 1994, it became the Defense Ammunition Center. In 1998, it realigned from Savanna to McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, McAlester, Okla. under the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure decision.

Facilities

DAC is housed in 32 buildings as a tenant on McAlester Army Ammunition Plant.

• Information compiled from [1]

External links

• Defense Ammunition Center website
• Joint Munitions Command website

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "[2]".