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Anniston Ordnance Depot was established in February 1941. In 1952, the depot was assigned a maintenance mission for the overhaul and repair of combat vehicles. In 1962, the installation was renamed Anniston Army Depot and became part of the Army Materiel Command. In 1976, Anniston Army Depot became a part of the U.S. Army Depot System Command.
Up to eight U.S. grocery stores, which include Fresh Value, Super C Mart, and Lowe's Market now have ammo vending machines. One store in Alabama recently removed its dispenser after questions ...
The depot is located in Calhoun County, Alabama, 10 miles (16 km) west of Anniston. It covers 25 square miles (65 km 2) of land, or 15,200 acres (6,200 ha). [4] Its northern side is the Pelham Range portion of Fort McClellan. The central and northern portions of the depot span over 13,000 acres (5,300 ha) and serve as an ammunition storage area.
The first ammo dispensing machine was installed in a Fresh Value grocery store in Pell City, Alabama, in November 2023, Magers said. American Rounds expanded to a Lowe’s Market in Canyon Lakes ...
In the nearby Mobile River, two ships sank, and a man standing on a wharf was blown into the river. Several houses collapsed from the concussion. A reporter for The Mobile Morning News newspaper described "bursting shells, flying timbers, bales of cotton, horses, men, women, and children co-mingled and mangled into one immense mass". He ...
Walmart, which operates 4,700 stores in the U.S., didn't disclose the number of stores affected by the change. Walmart moves guns, ammunition in some stores to secure area Skip to main content
The city of Mobile later surrendered to the Union army in order to avoid destruction. Ironically, on May 25, 1865, weeks after Jefferson Davis had dissolved the Confederacy, an ammunition depot explosion, termed the great Mobile magazine explosion, killed some 300 people and destroyed a significant portion of the city.
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