(Lancaster, KY - September 7, 2021) — Chemical weapons destruction updates will be discussed at a quarterly public meeting Sept. 8. The meeting will be held online via the Microsoft Teams platform. Join the meeting to learn more about the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP), the facility that is destroying the chemical weapons stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD).

 The meeting will be held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is open to the public. A telephone option is also available. If you wish to attend the meeting, please email the Blue Grass Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office at bgoutreach@iem.com or call (859) 626-8944 for information on how to join.

 WHAT: Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission and Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board (CDCAB) meeting.

 WHO:  Craig Campbell, Performing the Duties of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Threat Reduction and Arms Control

Michael Abaie, Program Executive Officer, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives

Dr. Candace Coyle, Site Project Manager, BGCAPP

Ron Hink, Project Manager, Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass

Dale Burton, BGAD Section, Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection

Craig Williams, Co-Chair, CDCAB

 WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1:30 p.m. ET

 WHERE: Online—Microsoft Teams platform with telephone option. For information, contact the Blue Grass Chemical Stockpile Outreach Office at bgoutreach@iem.com or (859) 626-8944.