Destruction of mustard-filled munitions began on July 2, 2009 after several months of retooling.
[2][3] On September 22, 2011, the last mustard gas shells were burned, completing chemical weapons disposal at the facility.
[4] The facilities were scheduled for dismantlement by about 2013[5] and some of the weapon-handling equipment was planned for transfer to the depots at Kentucky and Colorado.
Local government emergency departments are expecting to lose millions in annual funding from the federal government related to the presence of the chemical depot and as many as 1000 jobs will be cut on the base.
[5][6] According to the US Army Corps of Engineers the disposal and closure of Anniston Chemical Activity were completed on May 7, 2013.