U.S. Army ARDEC-Benét Laboratories

ARDEC-Benet Labs welcomes WVA's new commander, Col. Milton G. Kelly.

Watervliet Arsenal welcomes new commander The civilian workforce, soldiers, family and friends of the Watervliet Arsenal welcomed a new commander during a ceremony at the Arsenal. U.S. Army Col. Milton G. Kelly took command as the 60th commander of the Watervliet Arsenal during an assumption...

Watervliet Arsenal Holds Relinquishment of Command Ceremony The civilian workforce, soldiers, family and friends of the Watervliet Arsenal said farewell to Arsenal commander Col. Joseph R. Morrow at a ceremony on July 24, 2018 at the Watervliet Arsenal.

Today we had the honor of hosting a visit from members of the Land Forces Technical Staff Program at Canada's Royal Military College. For most of our guests this was their first experience with cannon and mortar manufacturing. Special thanks to members of the Watervliet Arsenal and Benet Labs staff who helped lead this visit.

On Thursday, May 10, Advanced Manufacturing Technology students were recognized for their work on the 17 capstone models built over the past year. This year's model was the Titan 3E Missile that was used to launch the Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1977. The class fabricated the launch pad and missile at 1:40th scale and the Voyager model is 1:16th scale.

A special thanks to our local and national corporate sponsors and partners: Simmons Machine Tool Corporation, Gene Haas Foundation, Blanchard Industrial Supplies, Inc., Allendale Machinery Systems, Kintz Plastics, GE Power, Dorsey Metrology International, LAI International, U.S. Army ARDEC-Benét Laboratories, Package One, Espey Mfg. & Electronics, Troy Industrial Solutions, DK Machine, CEN, Mastercam, Saturn Industries Inc. and ThermoFab.

Senior acquisition official tours, challenges Army's oldest manufacturing center WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. -- Dr. Bruce Jette, who in March was sworn in as the Army's assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, made his first visit to the Army's oldest operating arsenal on May 8 to learn more about t...

Do something good for yourself and your country...Several jobs are now in high demand at the Watervliet Arsenal and a great way of checking your resume against those jobs is to attend the Albany Times Union job fair on April 24 at the Albany Marriott Hotel, 189 Wolf Road, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Army secretary talks vision, priorities in visit to historic Army arsenal WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. -- Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper today made his first visit to the Army's historic Watervliet Arsenal to assess the arsenal's ability to support the rising readiness challenges facing today's and tomorrow's Soldiers...

ARDEC-Benet U.S. Army ARDEC-Benét Laboratories' Deputy Director John Askew briefing Secretary of the Army Mark Esper and Congressman Paul Tonko. Arsenal Commander Col. Joseph Morrow is to the left.

Answering the call for readiness, one Soldier at a time WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. -- The Army's manufacturing and research centers at Watervliet, N.Y., share a proud history of responsive support to the nation's Soldiers that dates back to the 1800s. That history and tradition was recently tested by an in...