{"id":496728,"date":"2025-06-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=496728"},"modified":"2025-06-27T18:11:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T18:11:25","slug":"ltg-mohan-visits-holston-radford-ammunition-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=496728","title":{"rendered":"LTG Mohan visits Holston, Radford ammunition plants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n In mid-June, Lt. Gen. Chris Mohan (center), Army Materiel Command deputy commanding general and acting commander, toured several production areas at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Kingsport, Tennessee, and the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Radford, Virginia.
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ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. \u2014 On back-to-back days in mid-June, Lt. Gen. Chris Mohan, Army Materiel Command deputy commanding general and acting commander, visited two of the nation\u2019s most important ammunition production facilities \u2014 the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Virginia and Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Tennessee.<\/p>\n

The locations are government-owned, contractor-operated and are two of 18 subordinate installations of the Joint Munitions Command, headquartered at the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois.<\/p>\n

Both visits affirmed the Army\u2019s prioritization of a modern, resilient munitions infrastructure. The engagements provided an opportunity to highlight ongoing modernization efforts, industry partnerships, and the challenges facing the U.S. munitions supply chain.<\/p>\n

At RFAAP, Mohan received an orientation on the site\u2019s historic and strategic significance, and he toured several key production areas, including the nitrocellulose boiling tub house, solvent propellant lines, the modern nitrocellulose facility, rocket final pack, medium-caliber load assemble pack, and the new state-of-the-art advanced ammunition facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a large-volume producer of nitrocellulose and a supplier of solventless propellants, RFAAP plays a pivotal role in national defense,\u201d said Lt. Col. Marie Hough, RFAAP\u2019s commander. \u201cThe discussions focused on accelerating modernization timelines, the importance of strengthening the munitions workforce, and enhancing collaboration with industry partners to ensure long-term readiness.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At HSAAP, a large volume producer of explosive material, Mohan took part in a windshield tour through a variety of production areas with stops at the strong nitric acid unloading and storage area, the flashing furnace modernization project, and the melt-cast modernization project building.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe discussed emerging challenges with strong nitric acid, and federal regulations that could impact production methods,\u201d said Jeff Worley, the deputy to the commander at HSAAP. \u201cLt. Gen Mohan encouraged us to seek creative solutions through ongoing dialogue with Department of Defense leadership and regulatory agencies. Transparent and clear communications with state and federal agencies are critical for continued success.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In mid-June, Lt. Gen. Chris Mohan (center), Army Materiel Command deputy commanding general and acting commander, toured several production areas at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Kingsport, Tennessee, and the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Radford, Virginia. (Photo Credit: Brady Duff, Holston Army Ammunition Plant) VIEW ORIGINAL ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. \u2014 On back-to-back […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":496730,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-496728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=496728"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":496731,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496728\/revisions\/496731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/496730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=496728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=496728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=496728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}