The Anniston Defense Munitions Center (ADMC) located at Anniston Army Depot is a multi-functional ammunition facility. The primary mission is receipt, storage, surveillance and shipment of missiles and conventional ammunition. The ADMC is the site of the Department of Army’s only Missile Recycling Center and is one of the Army’s premium ammunition storage sites because it is capable of storing some of the Army’s largest munitions.
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Capabilities
Capabilities of the center include: ammunition renovation; shipping, receiving, outloading; preservation, packaging and maintenance; quality assurance; explosive demilitarization; and missile recycling.
History
Anniston Ordnance Depot was established in February 1941. In 1952, the depot was assigned a maintenance mission for the overhaul and repair of combat vehicles. In 1962, the installation was renamed Anniston Army Depot and became part of the Army Materiel Command. In 1976, Anniston Army Depot became a part of the U.S. Army Depot System Command. In 1995, it became part of the Industrial Operations Command. In 1998, the 722nd Ordnance Company relocated from Fort McClellan, Ala. to Anniston Army Depot under Base Realignment and Closure 1995. Also in 1998, the conventional ammunition mission became a tenant organization function of the newly established Anniston Munitions Center. In 2004, the name was changed to the Anniston Defense Munitions Center. Oct. 1, 1999, ADMC officially came under the full command and control of Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, Ky. ADMC received its first on-site commander in June 2004.
Facilities
ADMC is housed on 13,160 acres (53.3 km2) with 33 buildings, 1,124 igloos and a storage capacity of 2,500,000 square feet (230,000 m2).