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    The Rock Island Arsenal comprises 946 acres (383 ha) and is located on Arsenal Island, originally known as Rock Island, on the Mississippi River between...
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  • Rock Island Arsenal is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 149 at the 2010 census. The...
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    to Rock Island Arsenal, the largest government-owned weapons manufacturing arsenal in the US, which employs 6,000 people. The original Rock Island, from...
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    The Rock Island Arsenal Museum explores the history of Arsenal Island, its commands and the history of Army manufacturing at Rock Island Arsenal. It is...
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    Picatinny Arsenal Pine Bluff Arsenal Rock Island Arsenal Royal Arsenal (UK) Royal Armouries (UK) Spandau Arsenal Springfield Armory Venetian Arsenal Watertown...
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    General Officers is a .45 ACP pistol developed by the U.S. Army's Rock Island Arsenal from stock M1911 pistols as a replacement for the aging Colt Model...
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  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, a multi-state conurbation Rock Island County, Illinois Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois Rock Island, Oklahoma Rock Island, Tennessee Rock Island...
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  • Kremlin Arsenal, in Moscow Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London South Carolina State Arsenal, in Charleston, South Carolina...
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    States. The arsenal is located on Arsenal Island (formerly known as Rock Island) in the Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois...
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    Rock Island County was formed in 1831 out of Jo Daviess County. It was named for Rock Island, an island in the Mississippi River now known as Arsenal...
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    II-era M114 155 mm howitzer. It was designed and prototyped at the Rock Island Arsenal in 1969 with firing tests beginning in 1970 and went into full production...
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    to 1963 at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois Research and Development Division. Seven prototypes were built and tested at Rock Island Arsenal and Aberdeen...
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    towed howitzers had been built and post-war production continued at Rock Island Arsenal until 1953, by which time 10,202 had been built. The M2A2 howitzer...
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    the Rock Island Arsenal which had been in storage since 1919. The very early Remington-made rifles are almost indistinguishable from 1919-made Rock Island...
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    developed to provide a suitable weapon for this role. Designed by the Rock Island Arsenal, the M231 FPW remains in service. All but the rear two firing ports...
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    headquartered on Rock Island Arsenal. Brigadier General Gavin J. Gardner commands the JMC. The headquarters on Rock Island Arsenal is responsible for...
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  • the nearby US Army Rock Island Arsenal and sold military surplus from the base but the two were not formally associated. Rock Island Armory, Inc. was acquired...
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    bolt-action hunting rifles, U.S. Army snipers were issued XM21 rifles. The Rock Island Arsenal converted 1,435 National Match (target grade) M14s by adding a 3-9x...
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    bayonet was produced from 1906 to 1922 by Springfield Armory and Rock Island Arsenal. The blade and handle frame were forged as a single piece with a...
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    United States Army medium tank that was first produced in 1939 by the Rock Island Arsenal, just prior to the commencement of the Second World War in Europe...
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    was briefly the only government manufacturer of arms, until the Rock Island Arsenal was established in 1862. During this time production ramped up to...
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    the M119 to be produced by the Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing & Technology Center (RIA-JMTC) at Rock Island, Illinois, into the year 2013. The...
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    S. Army Sustainment Command and Rock Island Arsenal, and as the senior commander for U.S. Army Garrison, Rock Island, Illinois. Born in Delaware and raised...
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    VADS, were developed by the United States Army Weapons Command at Rock Island Arsenal in 1964. They were accepted as a replacement for the M45 Quadmount...
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    decision called for the relocation of First Army headquarters to Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, in 2011. Its former quarters at Fort Gillem was to transition...
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  • & Space Raytheon Missiles & Defense Raytheon BBN Remington Arms Rock Island Arsenal Roundhill Group Ruger Saab Sensis Science Applications International...
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    tanks starting in 1954. From 1956, 60 M32B3A1s were converted by Rock Island Arsenal until 1958. After the Korean War the M74 was designed to cope with...
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    different companies in the United States: Buffalo Arms Corporation, Rock Island Arsenal, and the Saginaw Steering Gear division of General Motors. In the...
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    May 2021, back to its original construction location at the Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, Illinois, where it was placed on exhibit in 2024. The British...
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    is the former residence of the highest-ranking officer at Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, Illinois on the banks of the Mississippi River. At 51 rooms...
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