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60 Chemical Demilitarization

INVESTMENT COMPONENT Modernization MISSION and assessment and destruction of • 4QFY10: CMA announced the Enhances national security by non-stockpile and recovered chemical destruction of 75 percent of the Recapitalization eliminating U.S. warfare materiel. chemical agent stockpile since entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Maintenance materiel (CWM) and supporting CWM SYSTEM INTERDEPENDENCIES Convention responses, while ensuring maximum None protection for the public, workers, and PROJECTED ACTIVITIES the environment. PROGRAM STATUS • 1QFY11: Complete final agent • 4QFY09: Tooele Chemical Agent disposal campaign at Pine Bluff, AR DESCRIPTION Disposal Facility becomes fourth • 3QFY12: Complete final agent The Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) chemical agent disposal facility disposal campaign at Anniston, AL; mission is mandated by public law to achieve Star status in the Tooele, UT; and Umatilla, OR and includes the design, construction, Occupational Safety and Health systemization, operations, and closure Administration’s Voluntary of chemical agent disposal facilities Protection Program in , , , • 1QFY10: CMA announced the , , , and the destruction of the two millionth Johnston in the South Pacific. munition since entry into force of the Demilitarization operations have been Chemical Weapons Convention completed in Indiana, Maryland, and • 2QFY10: The Newport Chemical the . Stockpile disposal Agent Disposal Facility Resource at locations in and Conservation and Recovery Act is the responsibility of the Assembled permit is released, marking the Chemical Weapons Alternatives completion of the facility’s mission Program, which reports directly to the • 3QFY10: The Non-Stockpile Office of the Secretary of Defense. Chemical Material Project completed destruction of all recovered chemical CMA is also responsible for emergency warfare material stored at Pine preparedness activities at the Bluff, AR chemical weapons storage depots

ACQUISITION PHASE Technology Development Engineering & Manufacturing Development Production & Deployment Operations & Support

UNITED STATES ARMY 61

Chemical Demilitarization

FOREIGN MILITARY SALES None

CONTRACTORS URS Corp. (Anniston, AL; Pine Bluff, AR; Umatilla, OR; Tooele, UT)

WEAPON SYSTEMS 2011