The Red River Army Depot (RRAD) is an (24 sq. mi) depot-level maintenance facility west of
Texarkana, Texas
Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States, in the Ark-La-Tex region. Located approximately from Dallas, Texarkana is a twin cities, twin city with neighboring Texarkana, Arkansas. The Texas city's population was 36,193 at the 2 ...
, in
Bowie County.
History
RRAD was activated in 1941 to create an ammunition storage facility. Due to the demands of WWII, the mission was expanded to include general supply storage and tank repair. The depot was supposed to be deactivated after the findings of the
1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The depot remained open after the commission reconsidered. It was again decided that the depot was to be closed upon a recommendation from the
2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, but it remained open to provide maintenance support for the Army.
A workforce of more than 3,500 engage in work ranging from producing timber to remanufacturing the
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle. The depot occupies , has more than 1,400 buildings, and is host to 16 tenant organizations. Over of floor space allows workers to rebuild a large variety of vehicle systems and components for the US Army. The depot also continues to support the field army with deployments to Southwest Asia to maintain various vehicle systems. RRAD is responsible for over 5,000 civilian deployments to Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Iraq in direct support of the soldiers in the field. Red River is the first
(TACOM) facility to achieve Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Status (occupational safety and health). In addition, Red River was the first depot within the
Army Materiel Command to achieve
ISO 9001
The ISO 9000 family is a set of international standards for quality management systems. It was developed in March 1987 by International Organization for Standardization. The goal of these standards is to help organizations ensure that they meet ...
:2000 certification throughout all administrative and production processes. The depot also has a long-standing
ISO 14001
The ISO 14000 family is a set of international standards for Natural environment, environment management systems. It was developed in March 1996 by International Organization for Standardization. The goal of these standards is to help organizations ...
:2004 registration for Environmental Management Systems. The depot supports the US Army and provides inter-service support to the Marine Corps, Air Force, and Navy repair and overhaul programs.
Command
, Colonel Denis J. Fajardo assumed duties as the 45th Commander of Red River Army Depot.
CITE designation
Red River is the Army's Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) for Tactical Wheeled Vehicles including but not limited to each variant of the
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle; the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (
HMMWV
The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV; colloquial: Humvee) is a family of Military light utility vehicle, light, four-wheel drive Military vehicle#Military trucks, military trucks and utility vehicles produced by AM General. It ...
); the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (
HEMTT
The Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) is an eight-wheel drive, diesel-powered, tactical truck. The M977 HEMTT first entered service in 1982 with the United States Army as a replacement for the M520 Goer, and since that date ha ...
); the Armored Security Vehicle (
ASV); the
5-Ton Truck Family of Vehicles; the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (
FMTV); the Heavy Equipment Transporter (
HET); Palletized Load System (
PLS) and the Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH). The depot is also CITE for the
Bradley Fighting Vehicle and also conducts rebuild work on the Multiple Launch Rocket System (
MLRS) and the High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (
HIMARS
The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS ) is a light multiple rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the United States Army and mounted on a standard U.S. Army Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) M1140 truck frame ...
).
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United States Army arsenals
Military installations in Texas
Buildings and structures in Bowie County, Texas
Historic American Engineering Record in Texas
Texarkana, Texas
United States Army arsenals during World War II