Picatinny Arsenal celebrates American firepower for 130 years

PICATINNY ARSENAL, n.-Picatinny managers and employees with Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, New Jersey 11th District, collected-post Café, Sept 7 cake key ceremony for US Army Picatinny Arsenal 130th birthday.

"Today is a great day for the Team, because today we get Picatinny celebrate the huge historical relevance, the place where many generations dedicated to the people was American firepower home place" said Gerardo Mélendez, Cannon Research Development Director and Engineering Center (ARDEC), the largest tenant organization here.

The location was already in the 18th century Central, privately owned forge, Continental Army armaments in the United States. Arsenal was established officially Sept 6, 1880, when the War Department of special order designation "Dover Powder Depot" it was purchased by various landowners 1,866 Ares.

Four days later the site was designated Picatinny powder Depot. The site was in 1907, Picatinny Arsenal, which now is almost 6,500 acres and employs nearly 5 000 military, civil and contractor employees in the group.

"Our predecessor was our warfighters during the war of the people in the same way as at present, we are" said it was the General Jonathan Maddux, advance sale General Picatinny. "Many exceptional achievements, which Japonesque Precision Lash Curler helped the men and women in uniform to defend our way of life it came here Picatinny. Today is the big workforce in the past and this Picatinny abnormally labour party. "

Although it is the US Army installation, Picatinny has grown to become the common support service, the United States branches of the military institution.

Also spoke at the ceremony Frelinghuysen."American firepower home is, and I am proud to represent him, and represents all," he told the audience.".. .If the US young people go to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, whether, they have a piece of the Picatinny Arsenal their hands, and we want to make sure that protects them and to protect us on. "

Picatinny's birthday cake was finished and decorated ARDEC engineer Michelle Malham, who recently tried out reality TV series, "Cake Boss."

Also helps cut the cake was the longest in the service of Malham Picatinny team member, Carlo Defranco a mechanical engineer by training, which is close to 60 years. Picatinny's newest employee Maxim Savranksy, a mechanical engineer by training, also with the cake cutting.

Picatinny Arsenal is the Ministry of defence has a role to play in research, development, design and developed in the field and the u.s. military branches of the weapon systems fielding. known as the "Home of American firepower", New Jersey installation employs a group of nearly 5 000 strong, which provides a range of innovative technologies to support and protect today's warfighters. for more information, visit the following Web address: www.pica.army.mil