PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - U.S. Army garrison Picatinny Arsenal was recently awarded “best garrison” within the U.S. Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) ID-Sustainment, and fifth overall worldwide within IMCOM, a recognition the northern New Jersey military installation had never previously achieved.
The Army’s Best Garrison competition is one piece of the overall Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence, organized by the Secretary of Defense to recognize the outstanding and innovative efforts of the people who operate and maintain U.S. military installations.
“Picatinny Arsenal placed 5th among the 80 installations across IMCOM worldwide,” Lt. Col. Alexander D. Burgos, garrison commander, said in an email to the workforce. “What an amazing achievement for our team. All the credit goes to you and the amazing work you do every day.”
Each garrison submits a nomination package compiled with information provided by subject matter experts. The data is then reworked by the Plans, Analysis, Integration Office to meet IMCOM specifications, before being submitted for review by a selection panel who scores and decides on their ranking. Criteria for the honor are divided into 13 distinct categories ranging from mission support to fiscal stewardship, to quality of life and service culture.
“I am proud and honored to be part of such an amazing team and group of professionals that make Picatinny Arsenal function, providing incredible Quality of Life services, Child Care, and multiple other services for our workforce,” Burgos continued.
While Picatinny Arsenal is officially known as the Joint Center of Excellence for Guns and Ammunition, you will often hear leadership refer to the installation as the “best kept secret in the Army.”
Picatinny Arsenal is one of the top three employers in Morris County, New Jersey, according to the Morris County Office of Planning and Preservation, and supports the Army priorities of People, Readiness and Modernization. The installation’s capabilities are unique and vital to the Nation, as the workforce leads the advancement of armament technologies and engineering innovation for the U.S. military.
“We might be a small installation but a mighty one that is vital to Army Modernization,” Burgos stated to his employees. “Be proud and know that you are part of a winning team. Let’s continue to find purpose in what we do and excel in our mission and inspire others across the Installation to be proud to be part of Team Picatinny.”
The Picatinny Arsenal garrison supports mission partners that use unique laboratories, special facilities, and various performance measures to evaluate prototype designs, thus reducing development cycle time. Improvised explosive device (IED) defeat technologies, drones, small, medium, and large caliber conventional ammunition, precision-guided munitions, mortars, fire control systems, small-arms weapon systems, howitzers, gunner protection armor, warheads, fuzes, and insensitive munitions, are all part of Picatinny’s scope of work.
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