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The '''Red River Army Depot''' (RRAD) is an {{convert|18000|acre|km2|sing=on}} facility located 18 miles west of [[Texarkana, Texas|Texarkana]], [[Texas]] in [[Bowie County, Texas|Bowie County]]. The facility has over 1 million square feet of storage capacity.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/p700_16.pdf |publisher=United States Army |title=The Army Ammunition Management System |page=22 |date=December 1, 1982 |accessdate=March 15, 2010}}</ref> RRAD was activated in 1941 to create an ammunition storage facility. The depot was supposed to be deactivated after the findings of the 1995 [[Base Realignment and Closure]] (BRAC) commission. However, the depot remained open after the commission changed its mind.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/red-river.htm |title=Red River Army Depot |publisher=GlobalSecurity.org |accessdate=March 15, 2010}}</ref> The depot was once again slated for closure upon recommendation from the [[Base Realignment and Closure, 2005|2005 BRAC]] commission, but has remained open to provide maintenance support for the army.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac/StateInstallationBreakdown/TXRedRiverAD.pdf |title=Red River Army Depot, Texas (Army Recommendation) |publisher=United States Army |accessdate=April 11, 2010}}</ref> The depot's mission includes repairing [[MRAP (armored vehicle)|MRAPs]].<ref>{{cite web |author=C. Todd Lopez |url=http://www.emilitary.org/article.php?aid=15041 |title=More Dwell Time Coming in 2011, Army Vice Chief Says |publisher=The Military Family Network |date=March 19, 2010 |accessdate=April 11, 2010}}</ref> [[Letterkenny Army Depot]] took over some of RRAD's missle systems.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.publicopiniononline.com/localnews/ci_14714552 |author=Jim Hook |title=Workers at Letterkenny Army Depot may finish their first patriot missile in May |publisher=Public Opinion |location=Chambersburg, PA |accessdate=April 11, 2010}}</ref>
The '''Red River Army Depot''' (RRAD) is an {{convert|18000|acre|km2|sing=on}} facility located 18 miles west of [[Texarkana, Texas|Texarkana]], [[Texas]] in [[Bowie County, Texas|Bowie County]]. The facility has over 1 million square feet of storage capacity.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/p700_16.pdf |publisher=United States Army |title=The Army Ammunition Management System |page=22 |date=December 1, 1982 |accessdate=March 15, 2010}}</ref> RRAD was activated in 1941 to create an ammunition storage facility. The depot was supposed to be deactivated after the findings of the 1995 [[Base Realignment and Closure]] (BRAC) commission. However, the depot remained open after the commission changed its mind.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/red-river.htm |title=Red River Army Depot |publisher=GlobalSecurity.org |accessdate=March 15, 2010}}</ref> The depot was once again slated for closure upon recommendation from the [[Base Realignment and Closure, 2005|2005 BRAC]] commission, but has remained open to provide maintenance support for the army.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hqda.army.mil/acsim/brac/StateInstallationBreakdown/TXRedRiverAD.pdf |title=Red River Army Depot, Texas (Army Recommendation) |publisher=United States Army |accessdate=April 11, 2010}}</ref> The depot's mission includes repairing [[MRAP (armored vehicle)|MRAPs]].<ref>{{cite web |author=C. Todd Lopez |url=http://www.emilitary.org/article.php?aid=15041 |title=More Dwell Time Coming in 2011, Army Vice Chief Says |publisher=The Military Family Network |date=March 19, 2010 |accessdate=April 11, 2010}}</ref> [[Letterkenny Army Depot]] took over some of RRAD's missile systems.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.publicopiniononline.com/localnews/ci_14714552 |author=Jim Hook |title=Workers at Letterkenny Army Depot may finish their first patriot missile in May |publisher=Public Opinion |location=Chambersburg, PA |accessdate=April 11, 2010}}</ref>
==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:28, 4 September 2010

Joint Munitions Command
Active1941 - present
CountryUnited States
Websitehttp://www.jmc.army.mil/
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Daniel G. Mitchell

The Red River Army Depot (RRAD) is an 18,000-acre (73 km2) facility located 18 miles west of Texarkana, Texas in Bowie County. The facility has over 1 million square feet of storage capacity.[1] RRAD was activated in 1941 to create an ammunition storage facility. The depot was supposed to be deactivated after the findings of the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) commission. However, the depot remained open after the commission changed its mind.[2] The depot was once again slated for closure upon recommendation from the 2005 BRAC commission, but has remained open to provide maintenance support for the army.[3] The depot's mission includes repairing MRAPs.[4] Letterkenny Army Depot took over some of RRAD's missile systems.[5]

References

  1. ^ "The Army Ammunition Management System" (PDF). United States Army. December 1, 1982. p. 22. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  2. ^ "Red River Army Depot". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  3. ^ "Red River Army Depot, Texas (Army Recommendation)" (PDF). United States Army. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  4. ^ C. Todd Lopez (March 19, 2010). "More Dwell Time Coming in 2011, Army Vice Chief Says". The Military Family Network. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  5. ^ Jim Hook. "Workers at Letterkenny Army Depot may finish their first patriot missile in May". Chambersburg, PA: Public Opinion. Retrieved April 11, 2010.

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