Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. is shown machinery that's starts the process of building the shell casings for small-caliber ammunition at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Mo., Nov. 4, 2009. Casey toured the pl...

An employee of the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant prepares primers for small-caliber ammunition at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Mo., Nov. 4, 2009. The plant is the largest small-arms manufacturing plant in the United States w...

Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. observes one of the inspection phases in the production of small-caliber ammunition at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Mo., Nov. 4, 2009. The plant is the single largest produce...

Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. inquires about the production of munitions during a briefing at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Mo., Nov. 4, 2009. The plant was established in 1941 and is currently the single ...

A Lake City Army Ammunition Plant employee operates the machinery while the Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. is briefed on the plants overall operations in Independence, Mo., Nov. 4, 2009. Lake City is the Department of Defense onl...

Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. is told of the different phases involved in making ammunition such as 5.56mm, 7.62mm, 20mm and .50 caliber rounds at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Mo., Nov. 4, 2009. Lake Cit...

A Lake City Army Ammunition Plant employee inspects the small-caliber ammunition during the final phases of production at Independence, Mo., Nov. 4, 2009. The plant produces a mix of 5.56mm, 7.62mm, 50-caliber, and other small-caliber rounds for the ...

Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. answers reporters questions at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Lake City, Mo., Nov. 4, 2009. “I must say, I am hugely impressed with what I’ve seen here and with the spirit and dedication of ...

Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. is given a briefing on the operations at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Mo., Nov. 4, 2009. The government-owned, contractor-operated facility produces ammunition such as 5.56mm...