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BGAD History
The Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD), located in Richmond, Ky., was established in
1941 and began operations in 1942 as an ammunition and general supply storage
depot, the Blue Grass Ordnance Depot. In 1964, it merged with the Lexington
Signal Depot, Avon, Kentucky, to become the Lexington-Blue Grass Army Depot. The
Lexington facility was selected for closure under BRAC (Base Realignment And
Closure); after it closed in September 1999, the remaining facility received its
current designation.
The Blue Grass Army Depot is responsible for manufacturing, resetting, and maintaining Army equipment, providing
America's Joint Warfighters with quality, timely, and reliable crucial materiel, including munitions, chemical
defense equipment, non-lethal combat equipment, and force provider sets, in support of full spectrum of Military
Operations. The primary function of BGAD is to receive, store, inspect, surveil, ship, and demilitarize/destroy
conventional munitions.
The depot also safeguarded America's chemical munition stockpiles, which completed demilitarization on July 7,
2023, and is currently undergoing remediation and closing procedures. In 2023, a federally mandated feasibility
study initiated a series of depot-wide workload research studies, which are developing prospective future workload
options for BGAD, the US Army, and the OIB so the depot can continue providing responsive, agile, and innovative
munition and materiel strategic support to America's Joint Armed Forces.
BGAD also serves as a large training facility for Army Natural Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers and service members
from America's other military branches, ROTC cadets and JROTC cadets.
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MISSION
Blue Grass Army Depot provides America's Joint Warfighters with quality, timely, and reliable munitions,
chemical defense equipment, non-lethal combat equipment, and force provider sets, in support of the
full spectrum of Military Operations. Additionally, safeguard the storage and destruction of
contaminated secondary waste.
VISION
Provide responsive, agile, and innovative munition / material strategic support to the Joint Force.
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