LCAAP is a formidable place; one that makes a lasting impression on first-time visitors and veteran employees alike. Most striking is that I the massive amount of small caliber ammunition produced there is still being produced on World War II (WWII) equipment. Machines from the 1940s work around-the-clock in many buildings. Fortunately! the Army's modernization program will align capabilities more closely with future requirements for small caliber ammunition.
LCAAP, located in Independence, MO, sits on approximately 4,000 acres of formerly rural river valley. Senator Harry Truman presided at the Dec. 26, 1940, groundbreaking for what became the first of 12 WWII-era Army small caliber ...