FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky ~ 14 OCT 2025

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky

Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD) is a U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command storage facility for conventional munitions and chemical weapons. The facility is located in east central Kentucky, southeast of the cities of Lexington and Richmond, Kentucky. The 14,494-acre site, composed mainly of open fields and wooded areas, is used for munitions storage, repair of general supplies, and the disposal of munitions.

The installation is used for the storage of conventional explosive munitions as well as assembled chemical weapons. The depot primarily is involved in industrial and related activities associated with the storage and maintenance of conventional and chemical munitions.

Blue Grass Army Depot is housed on 14,594 acres with 1,153 buildings, 902 igloos and storage capacity of 3,233,598 square feet. BGAD manufactures combat lock tools, which are a multipurpose key that allows war fighters access to MRAPs other than their own in the case of an emergency.

BGAD stores a small stockpile of chemical agents, comprising 523 short tons of nerve agents GB (sarin) and VX, and mustard gas, or about two percent of the United States chemical weapons stockpile.

Beginning in June 2019, destruction of the Blue Grass chemical weapons stockpile, in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Treaty, was begun, starting with mustard gas. Operations are planned to conclude in 2023.

Nerve agents were planned to be treated using a technology known as neutralization followed by supercritical water oxidation. This is a different method than the incineration that is used at the larger stockpiles.

Blue Grass Army Depot is a multi-functional ordnance depot with expertise in ammo storage, shipping, maintenance and demil. However, BGAD's Military Training Program (MTP) is designed to support training needs for both ammo and non-ammo related units.

Learn More About Blue Grass Army Depot HERE!!

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Everybody!

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[PROCON]

WOO-HOO, it's Road Trip time again, thanks Lauren!

[lightman]

Happy Monday—happy motoring!

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you left that other site!

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[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy PROCON!

[laurenmarlowe]

Thank you lightman, to you as well!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy and thank you radu!

*HUGS*

[radu]

[luvie]

~ Road Trip: Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky ~

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[luvie]

Oops! I nearly missed this one. LOL!

[laurenmarlowe]

Happy Birthday Navy!

250 years old today. WOO HOO!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening and thank you luvie!

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[Allegra]

Happy Birthday, NAVY! ⚓️⚓️⚓️

[radu]

Howdy, lauren! *HUGZ*

I hope all’s going well with you this week. Any hint’s of Fall in the air yet?
Our days are a warm but the nights feel like Fall.

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy Allegra, great to see you!

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[PROCON]

Hiya radu!

Sorry I missed you last night, was too tired, *Sigh*

I actually did nothing nor go anywhere, weather has been too cold!

Anyway, hope your week is starting off nicely.

[SkyDancer]

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[laurenmarlowe]

Hi radu!

Very busy week, but after this one, a bit quieter. Lots of deadlines this week, and one huge meeting tomorrow evening. Yikes, LOL!

Not too bad outside, still up to 90 during the day, but nights are really pleasant. Next week expecting some nice changes!

Hope you have a good week!