More on ammunition production.In reference to the July 2005 story, "Pentagon Pentagon Huge five-sided building (1941–43) in Arlington, Va., that is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense. Designed by George Edwin Bergstrom, it was, on its completion, the world's largest office building, covering 34 acres (14 hectares) and offering Taking Steps to Avert Ammunition Crisis," I don't understand why the Picatinny Arsenal The Picatinny Arsenal (IPA: /ˈpɪkətɪni/ or /ˌpɪkəˈtɪni/ folks look to foreign countries to get us out of this mess. They do not have the quality and controls built into their product that is levied onto U.S. producers. The Defense Department 5160.65 series regulation--which covers ammunition management, procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. , productions, inspections and maintenance--cannot be forced onto a foreign producer. This regulation and others like it state that the Army must be able to surge production within a certain number of days and due to the huge cutbacks in the 1990s, this is certainly impossible. It is the military services' fault that they have small amounts of small arms small arms, firearms designed primarily to be carried and fired by one person and, generally, held in the hands, as distinguished from heavy arms, or artillery. Early Small Arms The first small arms came into general use at the end of the 14th cent. munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. . If the Army invested or partnered with contractors at their Army-managed ammunition plants, we would have a much stronger and modern industrial base for ammunition production. Louis Hearrell, Jr. Fairfax, Va. |
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