This episode we are on location at the Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, IL. Jim speaks with the Commander of the Joint Munitions and Technology center, Col. David Guida about the foundry and ...

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. — On June 30, Dan Driscoll, the 26th Secretary of the Army, made his first official visit to the Rock Island Arsenal – an installation that has supported Army ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) -- A federal commission voted Wednesday to cut nearly 1,100 civilian jobs from the Rock Island Arsenal, and officials at other military bases throughout Illinois were ...

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.

There’s going to be a great deal of noise in Rock Island on Wednesday and Thursday morning, but there’s no need to panic. The Arsenal is using its cannons in a command change ceremony. They ...

Government Bridge and the Rock Island Viaduct to the Rock Island Arsenal will be closed to vehicles for roadway sealing on Saturday, July 12, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. — Leadership for the U.S. Army Sustainment Command (ASC) at the Rock Island Arsenal officially changed hands Thursday during an assumption of command ceremony. Maj. Gen ...

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois (KWQC) - For months, speculation has swirled in the wake of federal officials proposing cuts at the Rock Island Arsenal. The initial plan would consolidate the logistics and ...

Rock Island firefighters responded to a structure fire early Thursday that caused a neighboring home to be evacuated.

The Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center is the factory on the island, specializing in defense and aerospace products.