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New commander for Pueblo Chemical Depot
June 20, 2011 4:34 AM
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - A new commander is taking over the Army's Pueblo Chemical Depot, where 2,600 tons of mustard agent is awaiting destruction. The Army says Lt. Col. Timothy M. Greenhaw will assume command in a ceremony on Monday. He replaces Lt. Col. Rob C. Wittig, who will... more » -
Army names new officer to chemical operations
June 7, 2010 1:09 PM
A former commander of the Pueblo Chemical Depot has been named director of stockpile operations for the Army agency that oversees storage of the nation's chemical weapons. The Chemical Materials Agency announced the appointment of Col. John J. Megnia on Monday. The agency is based at Aberdeen Proving Ground,... more » -
Mustard agent leak isolated in Pueblo
June 4, 2010 11:38 AM
An automated monitoring system detected a mustard gas leak inside an igloo at the Pueblo Chemical Depot Thursday. Specially trained personnel placed impermeable covers over the munitions pallets, then monitored the air inside. Prior to the start of the isolation operation, a charcoal filter was attached to the air... more » -
Court hearing set in Pueblo chemical arms lawsuit
March 22, 2010 12:00 PM
Lawyers for the Army and the Colorado health department will return to court next month to talk about monitoring chemical weapons after bad weather forced a postponement in a conference scheduled last week. A new settlement conference is scheduled in Denver federal court for April 27. The state sued... more » -
Colorado appeals ruling on mustard agent deadline
January 5, 2010 9:42 AM
Colorado has appealed a federal court ruling that limited the state's ability to regulate the destruction of obsolete chemical weapons stored outside Pueblo. The state filed suit in 2008 hoping to require that the Army meet a congressional deadline to destroy about 2,600 tons of mustard agent stored at the... more »
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