LAKE CITY ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT (LCAAP)

HISTORY

LCAAP was established as the Lake City Ordnance Plant in 1940 as one of 12 small-caliber ammunition plants constructed in support of World War II. LCAAP has operated continuously, with the exception of the five years between WWII and the Korean War. The installation was renamed the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in 1963.

Through the 1970s, the Small-Caliber Ammunition Modernization Program modernized certain production processes with high-speed, computer controlled, automated production systems. The plant continued to modernize and increase efficiencies through the 1990s, but did not require a great production increase in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the 1990s.

After the 2001 terrorist attacks, workload increased significantly in support of Operation Enduring and Iraqi Freedom requirements. During this period, LCAAP established a link production capability, while modernizing to reach an annual production capacity of 1.6 billion rounds. Today, LCAAP plays a critical role in sustaining the Army’s small-caliber ammunition supply chain to ensure Joint Warfighter readiness.