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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 ...
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 ...
Local News Local lawmakers call US Army secretary's visit to the Rock Island Arsenal a success A merger proposed by the U.S. Department of Defense could cut up to 400 jobs from the base.
The Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll joined officials at the Rock Island Arsenal Monday as the federal government considers possible job cuts at the facility. Driscoll met with Democratic Rep ...
Members of Congress representing the Quad Cities sent a joint letter to Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll, demanding evidence of inefficiency at the Rock Island Arsenal. The Army proposed ...
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is joining with other lawmakers from Iowa and Illinois in seeking answers from the Secretary of the Army about future plans for the Rock Island Arsenal. Grassley says ...
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 ...
The Rock Island Arsenal Museum is listed for potential closure, with a final decision weeks away. F. Lee Reynolds, chief of the Engagements Division and strategic communications officer with the U ...
Memorial Day at the Rock Island ArsenalJim speaks with Lt. General Mark Landes, the Commander of the First Army, about Memorial Day, the future of the Rock Island Arsenal, and recruitment rates in ...