Anniston Army Depot Alabama

Anniston Army Depot, located in Bynum, has the primary task of repairing tracked vehicles, ie: tanks. During the 2003 Iraq War more than a thousand tanks were stored here for repairs and improvements.

Anniston is also a storage depot for a little more than 7% of the United States chemical weapon stockpile. The chemicals used in these weapons include VX, a nerve agent classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the UN, and mustard gas.

The depot employs more than 2,000 people and covers an area of about 25 square miles.

Location: 33.65, -85.975
Phone: (256) 235-7445
DSN: 571-4874December 17, 2011

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