A senior Department of Defense official and community leaders discussed the recent elimination of the U.S. chemical weapons stockpile during a webinar sponsored by the Arms Control Association and the Chemical Weapons Convention Coalition Sept. 29.
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Members of the Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board paused during their Sept. 6 public meeting to remember one of their own.
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The Blue Grass plant has a new site project manager.
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When she assumed the position as the Blue Grass plant site project manager in May 2019, Dr. Candace Coyle says she was told something she did not grasp at the time. As she departs for a new challenge, she says she understands now.
Coyle Reflects on the ‘Job You Never Knew You Wanted’ Read More »
While the emphasis remains on completing the mission of destroying the chemical weapons stockpile, workers are getting help planning their futures as closure begins to take shape at the Blue Grass plant.
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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
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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.
Army Official: Work at Blue Grass Plant a ‘Success’ Read More »
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.
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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.
Special Event for Chemical Weapons Destruction Followed by Public Meeting June 8 Read More »
A senior Department of Defense official visited the Blue Grass plant to learn more about the plant’s operations and capabilities Dec. 14.
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