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McAlester Ammunition Plant Says It Needs More Workers

LTG Pillsbury watching removal of a bomb rear casing plate in 2010 at the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant.
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McAlester Army Ammunition Plant’s PAO.

The Oklahoma army ammunition plant in McAlester says it wants to hire 200 new employees.

The McAlester News-Capital reports the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant hired nearly 100 workers in November. According to plant official Robert Mabray, the group still needs the additional employees to fill current and future ammunition orders.

The plant's commander Col. Joseph G. Dalessio says the group currently has more than 1,250 employees.

Dalessio says some employees have retired or are seeking work elsewhere.

The plant says it has new ammunition orders it needs to fulfill for the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy.

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