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SASC Presses Army On Plans To Potentially Close Some Weapons Depots

SASC Presses Army On Plans To Potentially Close Some Weapons Depots
Ammo handler at Blue Grass Army Depot prepares 155mm projectile rounds for repalletization. Photo by Dori Whipple, Blue Grass Army Depot

The Army on Thursday confirmed its considering significant changes to its weapons depots as part of its new transformation plan, with the Senate Armed Services Committee pressing the service’s leaders for details on potential facility closures. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the SASC chair, specifically asked whether the Army intends to shutter Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas, Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky and the Red River Army Depot in Texas. "I think you’ll find Congress [as] a very willing partner…

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