Installation Overview
LCAAP is housed on 3,935 acres with 375 buildings, 80 magazines, 25 warehouses, 14 igloos and storage capacity of 652,837 square feet.
Capabilities
- • Small arms cartridges
- • Components such as percussion and electric primer
- • Pyrotechnics
- • Small caliber ammunition
- • Demilitarization and disposal of Plant produced small caliber ammunition and explosives
- • Performs reliability testing of small caliber ammunition
History
LCAAP was established in December 1940, with production beginning in 1941.
It was the first of 12 small arms plants run by the Army.


Support of National Troops
The 325th Field Hospital utilizes Lake City Army Ammunition Plant as a training Facility.
325th Field Hospital
17306 E. US 24 Hwy
Independence, Mo 64056
719-366-3976/4002