Milan Army Ammunition Plant (MLAAP) was an ammunition plant of the

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Joint Munitions Command The Joint Munitions Command (JMC) is the latest in a series of commands since World War II that have managed the ammunition plants of the United States. Since 1973, those commands have been headquartered on Rock Island Arsenal. Brigadier General ...

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Milan, Tennessee Milan () is the second largest city after Humboldt in Gibson County, Tennessee and the largest entirely within the county. It is home to the Milan Army Ammunition Plant, the West Tennessee Agricultural Museum and several historical sites listed o ...

and about 23 miles (37 km) north of

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History

Milan Ordnance Depot and Wolf Creek Ordnance Plant were established in 1941. In 1943, they merged, becoming Milan Ordnance Center (MOC) and later Milan Arsenal (MA) in 1945. In the 1960s, it became MLAAP.

Capabilities

Capabilities of the center included: load, assemble and pack ammunition; 40 mm cartridges; mortars and components; artillery projectiles; ignition cartridges; propelling charges; bursters; grenades; Tactical Missile System; demilitarization/disposal; renovation/reclamation; development and production test support; and logistical support.

Facilities

MLAAP was housed on (90.48 sq km) with 1,450 buildings and 873 igloos and a storage capacity of .

BRAC 2005

MLAAP gained the 155 mm artillery and 60 mm, 81 mm, and 120 mm mortar workload from

Kansas Army Ammunition Plant The Kansas Army Ammunition Plant (Kansas AAP) was a government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) facility, established in 1942, located near Parsons, Kansas. The plant produced ammunition during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. T ...

. It also gained the 105 mm and 155 mm artillery, Multiple Launch Rocket System and hand grenade, and 60 mm and 80 mm mortar workload from

Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant The Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant was a government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) facility 12 miles west of Texarkana, Texas that was established in 1942. The land was purchased from local citizens through Eminent Domain by the United State ...

. Both facilities were closed under Base Realignment and Closure 2005.

American Ordnance Involvement

American Ordnance LLC, operating contractor of Milan Army Ammunition Plant, moved Milan's operations pertaining to ordnance manufacture to Iowa Army Ammunition Plant beginning in 2009. Milan Army Ammunition plant, while still an active facility, no longer produced military ordnance.

Closure

In August 2019 Joint Munitions Command completed the movement of ammunition and explosive stocks stored at MLAAP and declared the plant no longer required for mission needs. The Army proposes to close and dispose of the approximately 22, 531 acres. The date that the plant will be vacated is not known.FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR CLOSURE AND DISPOSAL OF MILAN ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT MILAN, TENNESSEE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, May 2021. Accessed Sep. 2, 2022.

Environment

MLAAP was placed on the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Priority List (Superfund) in 1987. *''Information compiled fro

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External links

Milan Army Ammunition Plant hunting and fishing website
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References

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