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  Picatinny Arsenal
Picatinny Arsenal is located in the NY/NJ Metropolitan Region approximately 45 miles West of New York City.
Picatinny Arsenal, like most Army installations, is continuously developing ways to tackle the challenges of downsizing and still provide today's soldiers, sailors, and airmen with the finest armament and munitions in the world.
It is situated in an elongated northeast-southwest trending valley bounded by Green Pond Mountain on the west, Green Pond and Copperas Mountains near the northwestern border, and an unnamed ridge to the southeast.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/picatinny.htm   (1172 words)

  
 Picatinny rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Picatinny rail is a bracket used on some firearms in order to provide a standardized mounting platform for scopes and other accessories such as tactical lights and laser sighting modules.
The standard was first published by the Picatinny Arsenal and carries the official title MIL-STD-1913.
The rail is typically placed directly on the weapon's receiver, in the position normally occupied by the rear sights.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Picatinny_rail   (321 words)

  
 Military Installation Guides 2.0
Picatinny Arsenal is located in North West New Jersey in Morris County.
Modern Picatinny Arsenal dates from that explosion, after which the installation was rebuilt and expanded.
When World War II started, Picatinny Arsenal was the only plant in the United States capable of making ammunition larger than that for small arms.
benefits.military.com /misc/installations/Base_Content.jsp?id=3535   (344 words)

  
 With Vigorous Defense, Arsenal Stays Open - New York Times
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - In the tense moments before the Pentagon announced which military bases it wanted to close, Carmine Spinelli bowed his head Friday inside St. Ann Roman Catholic Church in Raritan.
Spinelli, 69, the former technical director for Picatinny Arsenal, who was attending a funeral, and learned only later the fate of his former employer.
The good news is this: Picatinny Arsenal, an Army weapons research center in northwest New Jersey that can trace its roots to the American Revolution, will be spared, and then some.
www.nytimes.com /2005/05/15/nyregion/15arsenal.html?ex=1273809600&en=f60c7226cc15c0df&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss   (933 words)

  
 Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen | New Jersey's 11th Congressional District   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Clearly, Picatinny, the brilliant minds who work there, both civilian and military, are proving to the nation and the world their tremendous value to the Army and our forces.
Picatinny is currently working with the Morris County Bio-Terrorism Task Force and it’s also an important member of the Morris County Prosecutors Counter-Terrorism Task Force.
In addition, Picatinny’s own Anti-Terrorism Task Force is coordinating with the Morris and Sussex County Sheriffs Departments, Freeholder Boards, the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, local police chiefs, the FBI and the New Jersey State Police.
frelinghuysen.house.gov /nj11_contents/news/news_033103.shtml   (874 words)

  
 A Brief History of Army Arsenals
His premise that the “Arsenal System” having withstood a hundred years of scrutiny may have something going for it”, was not in itself sufficient to save the “Old Line” Army Arsenals, such as Frankford Arsenal, that for over a century formed the core of the Army Industrial Complex.
As part of the 1972 reorganization, the Arsenals lost their research and development missions with the establishment of Armament Research and Development Centers at Picatinny Arsenal and a Chemical Research and Development Center at Edgewood Arsenal at Aberdeen Proving.
Arsenals, depots, plants, activities, armories, proving grounds, laboratories, foundries, works, and magazines became instruments of the technical services which were responsible for providing research and development, testing, procurement, manufacture, repair, maintenance, and supply of weapons, ammunition, and equipment.
www.amc.army.mil /amc/ho/studies/arsenals.html   (1807 words)

  
 National Initiatives: Great American Voices: Picatinny Arsenal - Washington National Opera, January 18, 2006
Picatinny Arsenal was a unique situation - a lightly populated base in a rural New Jersey community.
Staff at Picatinny Arsenal worked closely with the local high school to host the performance in the Morris Knolls High School auditorium.
Personnel from Picatinny Arsenal were delighted to be able to share this experience with the surrounding community, adding that the community has embraced the military installation and they were pleased to give back to the community.
arts.endow.gov /national/gav/stories/Picatinny.html   (283 words)

  
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The arsenal's 3,000 employees obtain their drinking water from two on-site wells which have been found to be contaminated with volatile-organic compounds (VOCs) and trace amounts of explosive compounds.
Picatinny Lake and G-2 Pond: The results of the Phase II Remedial Investigation (RI) for Picatinny Lake and G-2 Pond revealed high levels of mercury in fish tissue.
Picatinny Arsenal, as part of a removal action, extended a municipal water line to the affected residences.
www.epa.gov /docs/region02/superfund/npl/0201168c.htm   (1188 words)

  
 Picatinny Arsenal
Picatinny Arsenal is located in north-central New Jersey (Figure - Map).
The Arsenal is rectangular in shape, approximately 8.5 miles long by 1.5 males wide.
Stratified drift is present predominantly in the valley southwest of Picatinny Lake.
www.uc.edu /geology/org-cont/picatin/picatin.html   (2048 words)

  
 Technology, Management Define Picatinny Hazmart
The goal of Picatinny's Hazardous Materials Management Team is to reduce the amount of hazardous substances maintained on the installation by using a "just in time" management approach.
HSMS is also helping Picatinny Arsenal with its regulatory reporting to the state of New Jersey.
As Picatinny Arsenal's HSMS capabilities move toward a full operating capability, the system will incorporate the hazardous waste module, management of compressed gas cylinders and insecticides, as well as Web-enabled access to information in the HSMS database to customers throughout the Arsenal.
aec.army.mil /usaec/publicaffairs/update/fall01/fall0121.html   (681 words)

  
 DoD Fuel Cell - PAFC Demonstration Program
Picatinny Arsenal is located in Dover, New Jersey which is approximately 30 miles west of Newark.
The thermal output from the fuel cell is used to preheat the boiler make-up water which comes from nearby Lake Picatinny.
Picatinny Arsenal purchases electricity from New Jersey Central Power & Light Company under rate schedule GT- General Service which is a time-of-use rate schedule.
dodfuelcell.cecer.army.mil /pafc/picatinny.php4   (199 words)

  
 Daily Record News - Picatinny breaks ground for new lab   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
"We took Picatinny's case for this facility to (various house committees) and it was accepted," Frelinghuysen told a gathering of approximately 50 arsenal employees, some of whom will work at the new facility.
As Frelinghuysen and Devine, along with other Picatinny officials, put their ceremonial shovels in the ground to scoop out the first load of dirt, a loud cannon blast erupted a few hundred feet away, signifying the project was a go.
Picatinny Arsenal covers about 6,500 acres with 1,000 buildings.
www.dailyrecord.com /news/articles/news4-picatinny.htm   (486 words)

  
 Michigan, the Arsenal of Democracy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Detroit Arsenal and the tank plant within its boundaries were born on August 15, 1940 when the U.S. Army signed a contract with Chrysler Corporation to build a $20 million plant.
Detroit Arsenal produced M1-series vehicles until 1991, when lowered demand for the Abrams tanks forced the Army to close one of the tank plants.
In 1998, Red River Army Depot in Texas and Anniston Army Depot in Alabama were added, nearly doubling the size of the TACOM community and expanding the command's mission and importance to the soldier in the field.
www.arsenalofdemocracy.org /pages/arsnl_history.htm   (2227 words)

  
 News Release
Rothman also learned about homeland security technology being worked on at Picatinny Arsenal, which was recently designated by Governor James McGreevey as the future site of the New Jersey Center for Homeland Defense Technologies and Security Readiness.
Rothman also saw a video demonstration of a homeland security system in which law enforcement agencies would be able to detect potential danger using sensors set up in areas likely to be targeted by terrorists and coordinate emergency response.
Picatinny Arsenal, which was opened by the War Department in 1880 as the “Picatinny Powder Depot,” currently employs approximately 3,000 people, including both civilians and military personnel.
www.house.gov /rothman/news_releases/rel_041603.htm   (413 words)

  
 North Jersey Media Group providing local news, sports & classifieds for Northern New Jersey!
Within months, Picatinny Arsenal could be closed, leaving more than 4,000 people out of work and a cavern in the economic bedrock of North Jersey.
Picatinny is the 125-year-old arsenal built at the site of the Mount Hope Iron Works, which supplied iron for the weapons of George Washington's Revolutionary Army.
Only about 100 Picatinny employees are military personnel; the rest are civilians, employed either by the Army or by independent contractors, including cutting-edge technological firms such as Foster-Miller and Precision Remotes in robotics.
www.northjersey.com /page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk1MjAmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY2NjM2NDAmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkz   (1877 words)

  
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The arsenal is a 3,200-acre area off Woodbridge Avenue where soldiers dumped and buried ordnance and chemicals used to clean and degrease machine parts.
Picatinny Arsenal has been in operation for more than 100 years, and it has been a major source of ammunition during wartime.
Richard Havrisko, Picatinny Arsenal's director of utilities, explained that the energy project at the New Jersey installation will replace an aging central steam distribution plant, a power source that draws water from Picatinny Lake and pipes steam throughout the base.
www.gsenet.org /library/11gsn/2004/gs040309.htm   (8651 words)

  
 Picatinny - Graduate Studies
Courses are held at the Picatinny Arsenal in Dover, NJ.
Picatinny employees must use the "AR" section code when registering.
Tuition and fees for Picatinny Arsenal employees: Stevens waives the application and enrollment fees for all Picatinny Arsenal employees attending the Picatinny Arsenal host site.
gradschool.stevens-tech.edu /offcampus/picatinny.html   (313 words)

  
 USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Guest Military Chaplain Service and Sunday Liberty ~ June 08 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The air at Picatinny Arsenal is often punctuated with the staccato bursts of submachine gun fire, the booms of large caliber guns, and the hum of an M1A1 tank turbine engine.
Picatinny Arsenal is home to a number of tenant organizations including the U.S. Army TACOM Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (TACOM-ARDEC), Program Executive Officer for Ground and Combat Support Systems, several Project Managers, and various other related activities.
In 1891, the arsenal transferred 317 acres to the Navy and this became the core of the Lake Denmark Powder Depot.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/925220/posts   (4277 words)

  
 Picatinny Homepage
Approximately 300 military and civilian Picatinny personnel gathered in front of the post headquarters building here Sept. 11 and remembered the victims of the 9-11 terrorist attacks five years ago.
Picatinny holds observance to remember victims of Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
Picatinny lab team ensures nation's munitions stockpile is safe for Soldier's use
www.pica.army.mil   (351 words)

  
 Military & Aerospace Electronics - Army researchers eye nanomachine-based 'smart' paints for combat vehicles
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — U.S. Army experts are trying to embed microscopic electromechanical machines in paint that could detect and heal cracks and corrosion in the bodies of combat vehicles, as well as give vehicles the chameleon-like quality of rapidly altering camouflage to blend in with changing operating environments.
Officials of the Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command's Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (TACOM-ARDEC) at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., are working with scientists at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, N.J., to develop nanotechnology-based "smart" coatings for Army vehicles and other materiel.
To rectify these problems experts from Picatinny and the New Jersey Institute of Technology plan to develop a prototype paint with nanomachine powders consisting of tiny machines that act as gears, motors, and electronic switches at the atomic level.
mae.pennnet.com /Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=Articles&Subsection=Display&ARTICLE_ID=158414   (621 words)

  
 Find Churches in Picatinny Arsenal New Jersey - FlockFinder.com
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For people that have a desire to get involved with churches in Picatinny Arsenal New Jersey that are smaller in numbers, this can be especially helpful.
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www.flockfinder.com /churches_new_jersey/picatinny_arsenal/churches_picatinny_arsenal_new_jersey.html   (583 words)

  
 Picatinny Fire: Photos
Along with donated items Jefferson police departments PBA put together care packages for troops that were stationed out of Picatinny Arsenal.
Picatinny responds and applies foam to an tanker truck fire on Rt.
Images may not be reproduced, duplicated or modified without the express written consent of the owners.
www.jtfd2.com /picatinny/photo.htm   (131 words)

  
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The Governor said Picatinny has forged strong partnerships with a number of New Jersey’s educational institutions, the State Police and county governments.
The Governor said the work that takes place at Picatinny is critical to the success of the military campaign in Iraq.
“Never before has Picatinny’s mission been as clear or its contributions as valuable,” he said.  “Our present and future battles will be won with the advanced weapons systems and munitions manufactured at Picatinny Arsenal.  We will protect our citizens, infrastructure and assets with the instruments and devices that this installation will create.”
www.state.nj.us /cgi-bin/governor/njnewsline/view_article.pl?id=1113   (329 words)

  
 frelinghuysen.house.gov   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Picatinny Arsenal continues to make major contributions to the effectiveness of America's young men and women fighting terrorism across the globe.
Frelinghuysen and Murtha spent approximately two-hours at Picatinny receiving briefings on new armaments technology and viewing the Army's new XM-177 Light Weight 155mm Cannon.
In the FY04 Defense Appropriations Act, Frelinghuysen and U.S. Department of Defense continued to recognize Picatinny's inherent value by awarding the base approximately $37.15 million to expand its critical research and development of new weapons, munitions and auxiliary equipment.
frelinghuysen.house.gov /cgi-data/press/files/1.shtml   (388 words)

  
 Daily Record - Business - Picatinny Federal opens up
Quigley concedes that some of Picatinny Federal's members were not happy with dropping the limits imposed by group membership, but several customers at the main office in Dover Friday expressed no reservations about opening up to anyone who lives, works, attends school or church in Morris County.
Whether it works out that way for Picatinny, which won approval for its community charter last April but set it in motion just two months ago, remains to be seen.
Against this backdrop, Quigley said, Picatinny Federal turned to a community charter at the same time it plans to open two more branches to bring in new customers.
www.dailyrecord.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060319/BUSINESS/603190333/1003   (1405 words)

  
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From the late 1980s through the early 1980s,Picatinny Arsenal (PTA) was used as a military facility for the production of ordnance and weapon systems.
Based on a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Hazards Ranking Score, Picatinny Arsenal was placed on the National Priorities List (NPL) in March 1990.
Rutgers University and Picatinny Arsenal formalized plans to cooperate on homeland defense and environmental research projects by signing a Memorandum of Understanding here March 22.Please visit
ocltt.rutgers.edu /picatinny/mission.asp   (247 words)

  
 Research and Technology - Forensic Science Communications - October 2004
The recovered fragments were placed inside polyethylene resealable bags.
The maximum approximate reaction product temperature of fl powder and double-base smokeless powders are 2380K and 2200 to 3800K, respectively (Picatinny Arsenal 1962).
Picatinny Arsenal, Encyclopedia of Explosives and Related Items, PATR 2700, Volume 2, Dover, New Jersey, 1962, B170, C34-35.
www.fbi.gov /hq/lab/fsc/backissu/oct2004/research/2004_10_research03.htm   (3540 words)

  
 Picatinny Arsenal - Middle Forge Chapter, AUSA
Army Birthday Ball held on 10 June 2006 at Rossi’s, Ledgewood, NJ sponsored by the Picatinny Arsenal Middle-Forge Chapter, AUSA.
Congratulations to the Picatinny Middle Forge Chapter of AUSA for being awarded the "2005 Chapter of Excellence Award".
Tee-off time was 1200 hours in scramble format with prizes awarded to the two lowest scoring teams, as well as men’s and women’s competitions that addressed closest to the pin, longest put and closest to the line (drive off the tee).
www.pica-ausa.org   (985 words)

  
 Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc.: Experience : Picatinny Arsenal
Sevenson was awarded a cost reimbursable multiple year term contract for the overall management of hazardous wastes generated at Picatinny Arsenal.
Personnel conducted daily sampling and analytical services, as well as drummed waste management, and the characterization, segregation, packaging, transport and disposal of laboratory chemicals.
This contract also required frequent responses to small remediation tasks such as spill response, soil excavation, equipment and facilities decontamination and demolition.
www.sevenson.com /exp_picatinny.php3   (459 words)

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