The Blue Grass Army Depot and Blue Grass Chemical Activity conducted change-of-command ceremonies in July and June, respectively. Col. Brett A. Ayvazian assumed command of the Blue Grass Army Depot, or BGAD, from Col. Stephen D. Dorris in a ceremony July 12. The depot, established in 1941, primarily provides industrial services and activities associated with the storage

A senior U.S. Army official spoke positively about the Blue Grass plant during his visit June 29. “It’s a success for our country,” said Doug Bush, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)), reaffirming the nation’s commitment to meeting the September 2023 deadline for destroying the last of the U.S. chemical weapons stockpile.

Government officials, project personnel and citizens gathered in Richmond, Kentucky, to recognize the elimination of all VX nerve agent weapons in the U.S. stockpile June 8.

The Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA) will hold a public event recognizing the destruction of all VX nerve agent weapons in the U.S. stockpile on Wednesday, June 8, at 1 p.m. EDT in Rooms A-D on the lobby level at Eastern Kentucky University’s (EKU) Carl D. Perkins Building located on Kit Carson Drive in Richmond, Kentucky.

A senior Department of Defense official visited the Blue Grass plant to learn more about the plant’s operations and capabilities Dec. 14.

A senior-level Department of Defense official visited the Blue Grass plant to learn more about the plant’s operations and capabilities on Oct. 12.

The Blue Grass Army Depot and Blue Grass Chemical Activity conducted change-of-command ceremonies in July.

The first principal deputy at the Blue Grass plant was selected for the position in November.

Decontaminated projectile bodies processed through the Blue Grass Static Detonation Chamber are considered clean of chemical agent per U.S. Army standards and delivered to a metal recycling facility for further destruction.