Anniston Army Depot

Anniston Army Depot
Bynum, Alabama
Mechanics at Anniston Army Depot line up an M1 Abrams turret with its hull.
Anniston Army Depot
Coordinates	33°39′08″N 85°57′44″W / 33.65222°N 85.96222°W / 33.65222; -85.96222
Site information
Controlled by	United States Army U.S. Army Materiel Command U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command
Site history
Built	1940 (1940)
In use	1940–present
Garrison information
Current commander	Colonel Craig A. Daniel[1]
Airfield information
Identifiers	FAA LID: 04AL
Elevation	686 feet (209 m) AMSL
Helipads Number Length and surface H1 100 by 75 feet (30 m × 23 m) Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[2]

Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) is a major United States Army facility for the production and repair of ground combat vehicles, overhaul of Small Arms Weapon Systems and the storage of chemical weapons, a.k.a. the Anniston Chemical Activity. The depot is located in Bynum, Alabama.

The Department of the Army established the site in 1940, buying 10,640 acres (4,310 ha) in Calhoun County, where Anniston is the county seat. The site was originally a munitions storage facility, and, later, a disposal facility.^[3]

ANAD was placed on the Superfund National Priorities List in 1990 because of soil and groundwater contamination with antimony, chromium, lead, thallium and trichloroethylene.