The Rock Island Arsenal Museum is facing potential closure as the federal government seeks to consolidate Army museums across the nation. It comes two years and $2 million after the Arsenal's ...

RIA-JMTC gears up for the future under new leadership By Kendall Swank July 18, 2025 The 2025 Change of Command ceremony at Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center.

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. (KWQC) - The Rock Island Arsenal Museum is on a proposed closure list. The announcement comes after the Arsenal Museum reopened in 2023 after being closed for over three ...

Shown in a June, 2024, file photo, the Rock Island Arsenal Museum has been in nearly continuous operation since July 4, 1905. It is free to the public and tells the story of the history of Arsenal ...

The Arsenal announced the changes in a Facebook post on Wednesday. The Davenport Gate has been shut down, and the Rock Island Gate will be closed on Sundays, "due to directed enhanced protection ...

From left, Reps. Eric Sorensen and Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll walk at the Rock Island Arsenal on Monday, June 30, 2025. COURTESY OF REP. ERIC SORENSEN'S OFFICE ...

Col. Eloy Martinez became the 53rd commanding officer of Rock Island Arsenal’s JMTC during a traditional change-of-command ceremony held Tuesday on Arsenal Island.