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Quad Cities Defense / Rock Island Arsenal Brochure Quad Cities Region and Rock Island Arsenal Partners for a Strong America With a foundation in leading-edge innovation, unmatched infrastructure, and a highly productive and affordable workforce, the Quad Cities has proven to be an ideal place for advanced manufacturing, logistics and IT, professional and technical services, and defense industries. KEY TAKEAWAYS Quad Cities: Rock Island Arsenal: • Multifaceted defense community supported by • Joint base comprised of over 70 Department a strong private and public industrial base that of Defense organizations including Army, includes the Rock Island Arsenal Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, National • Shows strong support for veterans, active-duty Guard, and Reserves soldiers, and military families with opportunities • Provides global presence with joint logistics in employment, education, healthcare, and and contingency contracting housing • Conducts mobilization, training support, and deployment of the Armed Forces • Innovates advanced manufacturing technologies to protect America in times of peace and conflict Quad Cities Region Hooah! Quad Cities The Quad Cities is a metro area of more The Rock Island Arsenal, located on a • Multifaceted defense Hooah! Quad Cities is an awareness and appreciation initiative than 400,000 people located in the heart 900-acre island in the Mississippi River, community promoting the importance of the military community. Hooah! is of the Midwest along the banks of the is the heart of the Quad Cities community. • Exceptional professional a resource for our community, active military, veterans, Department Mississippi River where I-80 travels through The Quad Cities community prides itself and skilled labor pool of Defense civilians, contractors, and military families. Iowa and Illinois. The Quad Cities region is on being a welcoming and supportive • Access to major markets and intermodal Every year the Quad Cities region pledges to keep a Military a manufacturing, technology, and logistics place to live and work for active, reserve, transportation Community Covenant to show support for both the defense hub offering big-city amenities plus a low and retired military personnel and their • Innovative and sector and military personnel and their families. cost of living, high-quality schools, and families. The area also boasts many military low-cost business short commute times. The metropolitan and veteran-friendly employers and environment Many organizations such as the Rock Island Arsenal Chapter of area includes Davenport and Bettendorf in veteran-owned businesses. • Quad Cities defense the Association of the U.S. Army (RI-AUSA) and USO Rock Island Iowa and Moline, East Moline, and Rock industry up 20% in past are active participants in caring for troops and their families, and Top 50 Island in Illinois, which is a part of the 5 years, compared to receive strong community support. bi-state six-county region. 5.4% growth nationally We Hire Vets is an initiative of the Quad Cities Chamber and Hooah! Military-Friendly Quad Cities, linking veterans in our community to companies that are military friendly. Veterans make great employees – their Community military experience provides them with exceptional leadership - G.I. Jobs Magazine skills, confidence, and teaming abilities. Based on: • Military-friendly employers • Military-friendly schools • Veteran-owned businesses Top 15 Top 10 16th Most 2nd Best Top 5 Cost of Doing Business Community for Raising a Family Affordable Housing Riverfront Along the Mississippi Defense Community • Cost of living Forbes Best Places for Business & Careers Family Circle Magazine CNN Money Mississippi River Traveler Expansion Solutions Magazine • Unemployment rate Rock Island Arsenal Rock Island Arsenal Community Impact For Visitors The Rock Island Arsenal (RIA) has served our Historic Quarters One – 1871 Italianate nation for more than 150 years. Today the Largest local employer villa considered the second largest Rock Island Arsenal is positioned as a critical in the region single-family government residence part of the Army’s global distribution network next to the White House – a joint base serving as the home of U.S. Colonel Davenport House – 1833 Army logistics, manufacturing, training, and Local economic impact is over Federal Style mansion engineering. As a manufacturing center of excellence, RIA provides leading-edge $1.7 billion annually Arsenal Island Golf Course and research and innovations to support the Clubhouse – Established in 1897, United States in times of peace and conflict. now open to Quad Cities golfers Home to 70 Department Rock Island National Cemetery – Rock Island Arsenal History of Defense organizations Established in 1863 to bury Union soldiers • Formed as the site of Fort Armstrong in 1816 who died while serving as guards at the • Served as military headquarters during the large Confederate prison camp, and Black Hawk War of 1832 860 military personnel, 4,600 subsequently a second cemetery was • An Act of Congress established Rock Island cilivians and 1,000 contractor jobs established for these prisoners; National Arsenal in 1862 Cemetery is still in service today • National Register of Historic Places Rock Island Arsenal Museum – Army’s • Original Arsenal buildings designated a Over 30 private businesses second oldest museum (1905) and National Historic Landmark loacted on the Arsenal nationally recognized for its impressive small arms collection Mississippi River Visitor Center located Average salary is $77,800 at Lock & Dam 15 – See bald eagles fly above the dam and boats pass through the locks Army Sustainment Command Rock Island Arsenal Commands More than soliders, Department of Headquartered on Rock Island Arsenal 1,000 Rock Island Arsenal is a joint-use base, with four Army command headquarters and the Army civilians, and contractors employed several support commands, dedicated to missions at home and overseas. Our joint base The U.S. Army Sustainment Command (ASC) serves as the is utilized by multiple United States military services including Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Army’s central hub for logistics services. ASC provides U.S. Air Force, and Coast Guard. and coalition forces with vital logistics capabilities, at home and across the globe. Handles logistics for anything a soldier • U.S. Army Sustainment Command ASC evolves and adapts to the Army’s changing missions with touches across the world • U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command new programs and functions to ensure that the Army is ready • First Army to accomplish its mission anytime, anywhere. • Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing & Technology Center ASC is one of ten major subordinate commands within the • Army Contracting Command – Rock Island Army Materiel Command (AMC). As AMC’s operational arm, • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District ASC maintains and distributes materiel and services to soldiers. • U.S. Army Civilian Human Resources Agency, North Central Region Anything a solider eats, shoots, or communicates with is • U.S. Army Armament Research Development and Engineering Center – Rock Island provided by ASC. • Air Force-Naval-U.S. Coast Guard-Marine Reserve Liaison Offices • Defense Acquisition University • Department of Veterans Affairs Major ASC responsibilities include: • U.S. Army Garrison Command • Ensuring that the right equipment is provided in the right quantity and condition to the right place at the right time • Maintenance, accounting, and storage of Army combat equipment and supplies, along with supplies for humanitarian missions around the globe • Through the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP), manages contracts for base and support services for Army, joint forces, and coalition partners during combat, peacekeeping, humanitarian, and training operations Responsible for soldier readiness of First Army RIA Joint Manufacturing & Capabilities Provides critical manufacturing at a glance: reserve component forces Headquartered on Rock Island Arsenal Technology Center capabilities for nation’s defense • Engineering and laboratory facilities First Army mobilizes, trains, validates, deploys, and demobilizes The Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing • Machining Provides traning support to Army all U.S.-based Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserves at & Technology Center (RIA-JMTC) mission National Guard and Army Reserves installations throughout the continental United States. is to support the nation with world-class • Tool/die manufacturing manufactured products, services, and Only foundry in the Department of First Army trains units for more than 150 diverse mission requirements • Casting and logistics. 200 active-duty soliders and nearly 150 ranging from postal operations to counterinsurgency, brigade the Army investment casting civilians at Rock Island Arsenal combat teams to detainee operations, provincial reconstruction When the U.S. Joint Services need rapid • Forging teams to aviation operations, and security operations to sustainment response for warfighter requirements, • Gear/spring operations – whatever the mission requires. RIA-JMTC is their one-stop shop. With Only general-purpose vertically manufacturing Nationwide, First Army employs more than 10,000 active duty, RIA-JMTC’s unique capabilities, they • Blasting reserve component, and civilian personnel, and has trained and produce the best high-quality weapons and integrated metal manufacturer • Welding mobilized more than 700,000 service members and more than manufactured items for the Department of in the Department of
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