Joint Munitions Command recognized for excellence with Army Superior Unit Award

By Mr. Tony Lopez (AMC)July 30, 2015

Joint Munitions Command recognized for excellence with Army Superior Unit Award
1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, commander, Joint Munitions Command, attaches the Army Superior Unit Award streamer on the JMC command colors held by Staff Sgt. Michael Lewis, during an official ceremony held at the Rock Island Arsenal, July 30. JMC ear... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Joint Munitions Command recognized for excellence with Army Superior Unit Award
2 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, commander, Joint Munitions Command, holds the Army Superior Unit Award citation, during an official ceremony held at the Rock Island Arsenal, July 30. Staff Sgt. Michael Lewis holds the JMC command colors with the new un... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. -- The United States Army Joint Munitions Command was awarded for exceptional service with the Army's Superior Unit Award during an official ceremony, held here, July 30.

The Army Superior Unit Award is a decoration established by the Secretary of the Army, and is awarded to an Army unit that displays outstanding meritorious performance in a difficult and challenging mission, carried out under extraordinary circumstances.

The Joint Munitions Command earned this distinction by successfully providing ammunition and logistics support during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation New Dawn in Iraq, from October 1, 2011, through September 30, 2012.

"The success of the mission was accomplished by the management at Joint Munitions Command Headquarters, Rock Island, Illinois, through the network of ammunition installations accomplishing ammunition production, storage, supply, maintenance, demilitarization and training," stated the citation from the Department of the Army.

Joint Munitions Command manages a nationwide network of 14 industrial base installations where conventional ammunition is produced and stored. Each installation will be provided their own award and flag streamer. As part of the award, the Defense Ammunition Center, based in McAlester, Oklahoma, was recognized for its efforts as ammunition experts by providing on-site technical assistance in the field. The DAC was part of the JMC organization during the award timeframe.

"Today is a great day to reflect on JMC achievements," said Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, JMC commander. "The JMC Headquarters and installation workforce consists of talented and dedicated professionals that drive our capability to respond to any ammo requirement at a moment's notice. Today, that dedication is rewarded in the form of the Army Superior Unit Award. I'm proud to present the unit award and streamer to our headquarters."

During the award's timeframe in fiscal year 2012, JMC met 99.7 percent of its delivery requirements for 414,000 short tons of ammunition throughout the world in support of combat operations. JMC also met 100 percent of required delivery dates for mobilization training and 99.7 percent of home station training requirements.

The Joint Munitions Command was recognized for its extensive efforts to account for the ammunition stockpile around the world, to meet ammunition requirements, to upgrade ammunition quality, to redistribute assets and to supply the Warfighter with standard or urgent ammo requirements. In fiscal year 2012, JMC accounted for 2.6 million tons of ammunition and missiles in storage around the world, valued at over $39 billion, and executed an overall budget of approximately $4 billion.

JMC produces small-, medium- and large-caliber ammunition items for the Department of Defense. It provides conventional ammunition, from bunker-buster bombs to rifle rounds, to America's fighting forces. JMC is the logistics integrator for life-cycle management of ammunition and provides a global presence of technical support to U.S. combat units wherever they are stationed or deployed. JMC's logistics operation is unique to the Department of Defense and its industrial base is an important asset in supporting the Warfighter.

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