Tag: Rock Island Arsenal
Midwest Government Contracting Symposium set
The Iowa-Illinois Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is hosting the 15th annual Midwest Government Contracting Symposium on Tuesday and Wednesday, May...
Wreaths Across America in QC to place wreaths on Arsenal graves
Thousands of holiday wreaths will soon decorate the graves at the Rock Island National Cemetery on Arsenal Island thanks to the Wreaths Across America...
RI Arsenal to host Military Retiree Appreciation Day on Saturday
Quad Cities area military retirees from all service branches and their families are invited to the annual Military Retiree Appreciation Day going on Saturday,...
RIA to host 9/11 Flag Walk and Remembrance Ceremony
The Rock Island Arsenal will again host two events on Monday, Sept. 11, to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that...
Government Bridge, RI Viaduct will be closed on Saturday
The Government Bridge and Rock Island Viaduct will be closed to vehicular traffic for bridge cleaning and maintenance from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m....
Army’s Joint Munitions Command has new commander
The Rock Island Arsenal’s Joint Munitions Command (JMC) has a new commander after Col. Ronnie D. Anderson Jr. took the reins from Col. Landis...
RI Arsenal opens gate May 19-20 to celebrate Armed Forces DayÂ
Quad Citians are invited to the Rock Island Arsenal for a two-day Armed Forces Day Celebration on Friday and Saturday, May 19-20.
Visitor’s passes will...
Union ‘ready to fight’ against Arsenal management
Members of the American Federation of Government Employee (AFGE) union had some strong words for management at the Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center on...
Arsenal union says contract wasn’t bargained in good faith
The union that represents some 400 workers at the Rock Island Arsenal says those skilled employees have been forced since Monday, April 3, to...