Red River Army Depot: Difference between revisions

|current_commander = [[Colonel (United States)|COL]] John W. Kredo

A depot workforce of more than 3,500 engage in work ranging from producing timber to remanufacturing the [[Mine Resistant Ambush Protected]] Vehicle. The depot occupies {{convert|15,375|acre}} houses more than 1,400 buildings and is host to 16 tenant organizations. Over {{convert|8,000,000|sqft}} of floor space provides the capability 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 [[Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command]] (TACOM) facility to achieve Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Status (occupational safety and health). In addition, Red River was the first depot within the  [[United States Army Materiel Command|Army Materiel Command]] to achieve [[ISO 9001]]:2000 certification throughout all administrative and production processes. The depot also possesses a long-standing [[ISO 14001]]:2004 registration for Environmental Management Systems. The depot not only supports the US Army but also provides inter-service support to the Marine Corps, Air Force, and Navy repair and overhaul programs.

{{As of|2020|July|08|df=us}}, Colonel John "Jack" Kredo assumed duties as the 43rd Commander of Red River Army Depot.<ref name="Army.mil-red-river-bio">{{cite web |title=Depot Commander |url=https://www.redriver.army.mil/rradsite/pages/sybio.html |website=Army.mil-redriver-bio |publisher=U.S. Army |access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref>

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 ([[Humvee|HMMWV]]); the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck ([[Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck|HEMTT]]); the Armored Security Vehicle ([[M1117 Armored Security Vehicle|ASV]]); the [[M939 series 5-ton 6x6 truck|5-Ton Truck]] Family of Vehicles; the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles ([[Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles|FMTV]]); the Heavy Equipment Transporter ([[Heavy Equipment Transport System|HET]]); Palletized Load System ([[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 ([[M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System|MLRS]]) and the High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System ([[M142 HIMARS|HIMARS]]).