Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP)
established in 1941
3,935-acre
Independence, Missouri

• 1941 established by Remington Arms
• first of 12 small arms plants run by the Army
• WWII  21,000 full-time workers produced 50 million rounds per year
• 1985 operations taken over by Olin Corporation
• April 2001 operated by Alliant Techsystems (ATK)
• 2018 acquired by Northrop Grumman
• 1.6 billion round per year production capacity

• 5.56 mm
• 7.62 mm
• 50 caliber
• 20 mm

• Foundation for Exceptional Warriors
  – annual turkey hunt for veterans
  – 4,000 private acres