Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant
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Joint Munitions Command | |
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Active | 1983 - 2009 |
Country | United States |
Website | http://www.jmc.army.mil/ |
The Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant[1] was a 13,480-acre (54.6 km2) government-owned, contractor-operated 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.[2] The plant was deactivated on March 4, 2009 as part of the Base Realignment and Closure, 2005.[3] The plant was last operated by Mason Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Mason and Hanger-Silas Co., Inc.[4]
References
- ^ Official MSAAP Website "Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant". Msaap.com. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
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value (help) - ^ "The Army Ammunition Management System" (PDF). United States Army. December 1, 1982. p. 49. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ Rebecca Montgomery (July 29, 2009), Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant Deactivates, JMC Public Affairs, retrieved March 15, 2010
- ^ GlobalSecurity.org "Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
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