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  Anniston Army Depot
Anniston Army Depot (ANAD), though it's best known for housing chemical weapons, has the primary mission of repairing all tracked vehicles for the army with the exception of the Bradley.
Anniston Army Depot, located in Anniston, Alabama, is a subordinate of the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command.
Anniston Army Depot is the only depot designated to perform depot level maintenance on heavy-tracked combat vehicles and their components.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/anniston.htm   (1028 words)

  
 Anniston Army Depot - Anniston, AL:Survey Summary
The Depot is designated as the Center of Technical Excellence for the M1 Abrams Tank, and is the designated candidate Depot for the repair of the M60, AVLB, M728, M88, and M551 combat vehicles.
In 1952, the Depot was assigned a maintenance mission for the overhaul and repair of combat vehicles.
In mid-April 1995, the Depot's Directorate of Chemical Operations was provisionally redesignated as the Anniston Chemical Activity under the U.S. Army Chemical, Biological Defense Command.
www.bmpcoe.org /bestpractices/internal/anad/summary.html   (1056 words)

  
 Chapter Nineteen Part b - Anniston Army Depot
Headquarters called and said no other depot was able to provide the information we did so they were just multiplying our figures by the number of depots and sending it to Congress and Congress was very happy with it.
Someone decided the Army would save a fortune if the computers were standardized and one central agency was designated to write the programs for all depots.
It cost each depot a fortune to build a new computer room and utility room and it had to be built by every depot as no depot had a computer room that would support the Control Data Corporation requirements.
www.geocities.com /Yosemite/1475/ch19b.htm   (3465 words)

  
 The Anniston Star - Alarm at Utah incinerator does not affect Anniston Army Depot security
Security at the Anniston Army Depot remains at post-Sept. 11 levels, unaffected by a possible breach in security Thursday at a heavily guarded chemical weapons stockpile in Utah.
Security at the Anniston Army Depot remains at post-Sept. 11 levels, unaffected by a possible breach in security Thursday at a heavily guarded chemical weapons stockpile in Utah, officials said.
Critics of the Army's plan favor neutralization as the method of disposal, a method that seems to be gaining momentum at sites in Kentucky and Colorado.
www.annistonstar.com /news/2002/as-calhoun-0906-jlanders-2i05w5922.htm   (729 words)

  
 Army Burns, Club Fumes - September 2003 Planet Newsletter - Sierra Club
As the bus pulled up to the gates of the Anniston Army depot in northeast Alabama, half a dozen police cars were already waiting for us, along with a bevy of reporters from regional newspapers and network television affiliates.
The occasion was a June 21 Sierra Club rally in west Anniston, a mostly poor and African American community that abuts the Army depot, where the Army wants to fire up a chemical weapons incinerator to destroy the 2,254 tons of outdated but deadly chemical munitions currently stored there.
The Army is already committed to using this method at its arms depots in Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, and Maryland.
www.sierraclub.org /planet/200306/army.asp   (1270 words)

  
 Department of the Army   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
With regard to the support provided by the Army to the chemical demilitarization operation at Anniston Army Depot, the Commission found the Army accounted for the costs of such support, but did not specify the assets to be used.
The Arkansas Army and Air National Guard are concerned about the future use of both maneuver acreage and the Razorback Range aerial bombing and strafing course, and wish to retain the ranges and most of the maneuver areas.
The Commission found the Army's original recommendation, which omitted any reference to training land remaining in the enclave, was a legitimate concern of the National Guard and other Reserve Component units, as it decreased their ability to meet training requirements.
www.jameslandrith.com /dbcrc/chapter1-army.html   (14519 words)

  
 Anniston Chemical Activity (ANCA) - Anniston, Alabama - United States Nuclear Forces
The stockpile at Anniston is maintained on 762 acres in the northeastern portion of the Anniston Army Depot, and holds 2,254 tons, or 7.4 percent of the original US stockpile of chemical weapons.
Anniston's stockpile consists of cartridges, projectiles, ton containers, rockets and mines containing the nerve agents GB and VX, and the blister agent HB, more commonly referred to as or mustard agent.
Anniston Chemical Activity at the Anniston Army Depot is responsible for maintaining and storing approximately 7% of the nation's original chemical stockpile.
www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/facility/anniston.htm   (913 words)

  
 EPA Region 4 Alabama NPL/NPL Caliber Cleanup Site Summaries- Anniston Army Depot
Wastes generated at the Depot were disposed in trenches, lagoons, landfills, or other holding vessels from the 1940s through the late 1970s.
The Army, in consultation with EPA and ADEM, is in the process of redefining the operable unit (OU) strategy for the numerous waste units at ANAD to define three OU’s: SIA Ground Water, SIA Soil, and the Ammunition Storage Area (ASA).
The Army, EPA, and the State of Alabama have obtained permission from the landowner to remove a drinking spigot from the well.
www.epa.gov /region4/waste/npl/nplal/annardal.htm   (653 words)

  
 Anniston Army Depot, Alabama
The current mission of the Anniston Army Depot in Alabama is to repair most tracked vehicles for the Army.
Anniston Army Depot’s main telephone numbers are Commercial (256) 235-7501 or DSN 571-7501.
Anniston Army Depot does not have any schools nor child care available on post for personnel stationed or working at the installation.
www.militarydial.com /anniston_army_depot_alabama.htm   (288 words)

  
 CBS News | Chem Weapons Burn Begins | August 9, 2003 19:16:39
The Army planned to destroy as many as 10 of the M-55 rockets this weekend at the Anniston Army Depot and slowly increase to a rate of 40 rockets an hour by next year.
The Army's other incinerators are in more remote locations: Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Ocean and in the desert near Tooele, Utah.
The military is still handing out protective hoods and other safety gear to many of the 35,000 people who live within nine miles of the Anniston incinerator, and some schools in the area have yet to be outfitted with special ventilation equipment designed to keep out lethal fumes in case of an accident.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/08/08/national/main567375.shtml   (778 words)

  
 The Anniston Star - Depot command changes hands in ceremony
All the soldiers stood in a row, the crowd bulged, band music swelled, and with the passing of a flag the leadership of the Anniston Army Depot changed hands.
It was a crisply choreographed ending to the tenure of Col. Gerald Bates, commander of the depot for the last three years, and the assumption of leadership for his successor, Col. Alexander Raulerson, former chief of plans, programs and exercises at Fort McPherson, Ga.
Anniston Army Depot is known as the premiere Army Depot, and it is and will remain that way,” he said.
www.jaxnews.com /news/2004/as-calhoun-0814-mkorade-4h13r5423.htm   (630 words)

  
 Anniston Depot Recruiting for 385 Jobs
The depot needs workers in these and several other skilled areas because it has experienced a significant workload increase as it resets and recapitalizes equipment, officials said, and aids in up-armoring Humvees in addition to its everyday missions.
Anniston is designated as the Center of Technical Excellence for the M-1 Abrams Tank as well as for the repair of the M-60 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge, M-728 and M-88 combat vehicles.
Anniston is also the small arms repair facility for the Department of Defense and performs maintenance on individual and crew-served weapons as well as land combat missiles and small arms.
www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,usa1_030105.00.html   (414 words)

  
 The Anniston Star - Army steps up depot security
It took carefully worded sentences and vague references, but Calhoun County commissioners received assurances Friday morning that the Army has done all it can to bolster security at the Anniston Army Depot in the wake of the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
As of Tuesday, the depot is home to a contingent of infantry soldiers, said Williams, who oversees the depot's chemical weapons stockpile.
The Army has said an airplane crash is one of the few events that would cause nerve agent to harm the surrounding community.
www.annistonstar.com /news/2001/as-calhoun-0929-rraeke-1i28v1522.htm   (461 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Anniston, United States (U.S. Political Geography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Anniston [an´ist u n] Pronunciation Key, city (1990 pop.
The Anniston Army Depot is the site of a chemical weapons disposal facilty.
Nearby Fort McClellan, headquarters of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) until 1978, was central to Anniston's economy until its closing in 1999 and is undergoing redevelopment.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Anniston.html   (178 words)

  
 The U.S. Army's Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) - Anniston, AL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Anniston Army Depot was established for ammunition storage in 1941 as part of the war effort.
The Army is working in partnership with Alabama state and local government agencies, as well as federal partners like the Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to safeguard the local community and protect the environment as we store and dispose of these chemical weapons.
The Anniston Chemical Demilitarization Community Outreach and Information Office, located at 11 East 10th Street in Anniston, is open to the public Monday through Friday to answer questions and provide program information.
www.cma.army.mil /anniston.aspx   (403 words)

  
 Anniston Army Depot - Anniston, AL:Technical Publications
The Anniston Army Depots (ANADs) Technical Publications Division supports the Depots industrial mission by managing technical data through the development, control, and storage of publications.
The Army and ANAD both benefit by having a single location for developing and validating the publications, as well as controlling on-site access to technical information.
These include the Depots IOPs and shop instructions which are developed from the customers technical requirements (obtained through the Army Materiel Commands (AMCs) automated Joint Engineering Data Management Information and Control System), and used by the planners and mechanics in performing the maintenance and overhaul programs.
www.bmpcoe.org /bestpractices/internal/anad/anad_21.html   (352 words)

  
 Cleanup - Active Installation Cleanup - Anniston Army Depot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Army also completed hydrogen peroxide injection for groundwater treatment at Solid Waste Management Unit (SWMU) 12, inventory and sampling of off-post private wells and springs surrounding the installation, and the fieldwork for the Phase I off-post RI.
In FY01, the Army completed the Phase I RI and began the Phase II off-post RI.
Anniston continued to provide public education through the RAB on the health effects of trichloroethylene.
aec.army.mil /usaec/cleanup/aic-al-01.html   (640 words)

  
 Environmental Justice Case Study: Chemical Weapon Incineration at the Anniston Army Depot
Anniston, Alabama is located in the northeast region of Alabama.
The incineration of these chemical weapons poses a new threat to the residents of Anniston, but the military insists that incineration is the safest manner in which to dispose of the weapons.
One of these sites is the Anniston Army Depot (ANAD), which opened in 1941 to store ammunition until accepting chemical weapons in 1963 (VX, mustard and GB gases).
www.umich.edu /~snre492/Jones/maxbayrum.htm   (2152 words)

  
 Chapter Nineteen Part c - Anniston Army Depot
Other depots were not getting their work done on computer but were processing manually and playing politics.
We had every job to do that other depot DMIS organizations had to do, yet the average strength among all the depots was 125 to 135 people.
Colonel Baler had decided to promote me to Comptroller at Anniston Army Depot but had to wait to see if Fred wanted the job as Benecia Arsenal in California was closing and Fred had transfer rights.
www.armed-guard.com /fire/ch19c.htm   (3233 words)

  
 WTVY | Army Depot Workload
Production at Anniston Army Depot is up 25 to 30-percent this year because of the war in Iraq.
The Army also said the number of employees has increased to meet a demand that appears to be rising.
The depot has hired 665 more workers this year to handle tasks such as rebuilding tanks and other vehicles, small arms, engines and transmissions.
www.wtvynews4.com /home/headlines/974836.html   (132 words)

  
 EPA: Federal Register: Supplemental Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Realignment ...
The Secretary of the Army made the decision that all maintenance missions, except BFVS and Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS), would be relocated to Anniston Army Depot (ANAD), Anniston, AL.
The Army also proposed the relocation of the associated non-BFVS/MLRS maintenance mission support from Defense Distribution Depot Red River, Texas (DDRT), to Defense Distribution Depot Anniston, Alabama (DDAA).
The relocation of the AGT 1500 engine recuperator manufacturing process from SAEP to ANAD was not directed by the Commission, but a decision by the Department of the Army to retain the capability to rebuild and repair tank engines to meet projected operation and mobilization requirements.
www.epa.gov /docs/fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/1997/February/Day-14/i3773.htm   (516 words)

  
 ATSDR - PHA - Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, Alabama
Public water supplies, such as the Anniston Water Works, are tested regularly, so residents served by public supplies will not be exposed to dangerous TCE concentrations in their drinking water.
The PHAP is designed to ensure that this public health assessment not only identifies public health hazards, but provides a plan of action to mitigate and prevent adverse human health effects resulting from potential exposure to hazardous substances in the environment.
Demographics in a 1-mile buffer of the Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, Alabama.
www.atsdr.cdc.gov /hac/pha/anniston/ann_p3.html   (1338 words)

  
 Rogers (AL03) :: Press Release :: Anniston Army Depot Gets Big Boost in Defense Approps Bill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Saks) said the Army’s Stryker combat vehicle, two-thirds of which are assembled at the Depot in partnership with General Dynamics and one-third in New London, Ontario, received $955 million to build the Stryker’s fourth brigade, for a total of 301 vehicles.
Rogers also said the committee was considering advance appropriations for the Stryker’s fifth and sixth brigades, but had not yet confirmed the specific dollar amounts.
The Third District legislator also noted $155 million to rebuild the Army’s Abrams M1A2 tanks, a larger-than-expected sum originating from negotiations in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.
www.house.gov /apps/list/press/al03_rogers/defappr.html   (256 words)

  
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Under Jesse's leadership, the Anniston Army Depot's revenue more than tripled and the direct labor hour execution more than doubled, all in a recent 3-year span.
In November 2000, he was instrumental in partnering efforts between Anniston Army Depot and General Dynamics for the production of the Army's Stryker vehicle to support brigade combat teams.
Jesse's commitment to the goals and ideals of the Army is without equal and reflects great credit upon himself, the U.S. Army Materiel Command and the U.S. Army.
sessions.senate.gov /pressapp/record.cfm?id=230993   (397 words)

  
 Army centralizes depot work
And although the Army is 40 percent smaller than it was a few years ago, deployments are up 300 percent.
Soon after its establishment in 1942, Anniston became known within the Defense Department as the tank rebuilding center of the world.
And it houses 7 percent of the nation’s chemical munitions stockpile.
www.gcn.com /vol19_no19/dod/2378-1.html   (1076 words)

  
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 NPL Site Narrative for Anniston Army Depot (SE Industrial Area), NPL, Superfund, US EPA
The facility is currently referred to as the Anniston Army Depot (ANAD).
According to analyses reported by the Army in 1982, metals and chlorinated solvents were present in the ground water beneath the ANAD Southeast Industrial Area.
The Army is conducting an Endangerment Assessment that will include a summary of all previous activities.
www.epa.gov /superfund/sites/npl/nar1690.htm   (504 words)

  
 The Anniston Star - Treaty inspectors visit Anniston Army Depot
International treaty inspectors are at the Anniston Army Depot this week checking the stockpile of chemical weapons, depot officials said.
The teams is from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, a multinational group based in the Netherlands that oversees the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The Army has stored chemical weapons, including nerve and mustard agent, at the Anniston Army Depot since the 1960s.
www.dailyhome.com /news/2003/as-calhoun-1112-sclemence-3k11v2721.htm   (132 words)

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