Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant

Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant
Joint Munitions Command
Active 1983 - 2009
Country United States
Website http://www.jmc.army.mil/

The Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant was a 13,480-acre (54.6 km2) government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) facility in Hancock County, Mississippi that was dedicated on March 31, 1983. Construction in the northern part of the John C. Stennis Space Center facility began on January 8, 1978.[1] The plant was deactivated on March 4, 2009 as part of the Base Realignment and Closure, 2005.[2] The plant was last operated by Mason Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Mason and Hanger-Silas Co., Inc.[3]

References

  1. ^ "The Army Ammunition Management System". United States Army. December 1, 1982. p. 49. http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/p700_16.pdf. Retrieved March 15, 2010. 
  2. ^ Rebecca Montgomery (July 29, 2009), Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant Deactivates, JMC Public Affairs, http://www.army.mil/-news/2009/08/04/25412-mississippi-army-ammunition-plant-deactivates/, retrieved March 15, 2010 
  3. ^ GlobalSecurity.org "Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant". GlobalSecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/aap-mississippi.htm GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved March 15, 2010. 

Coordinates: 30°23′48″N 89°36′31″W / 30.39667°N 89.60861°W / 30.39667; -89.60861


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