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COLONEL CURTIS S PERKINS
COMMANDER, MCALESTER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT

Col. Curtis S. Perkins assumed command of the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant on June 18, 2025. MCAAP provides timely delivery of quality products and services to the joint force and partners in support of our nation’s security and defense interests.

In December 1999, Perkins was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Quartermaster branch from the Army ROTC program at South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina.

Col. Perkins has earned a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, a Master of Military Operational Art and Science from the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Master of Arts in procurement and acquisition management from Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri, and a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering technology from South Carolina State University.

Perkins’ previous assignments include Assistant Brigade Logistics Officer and Forward Support Company Commander, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Hood, Texas; Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, and Deputy Support Operations officer, 404th Division Aviation Support Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado; S3 Operations Officer, and Brigade Resource Manager, 27th Brigade Support Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas; Brigade Support Operations Officer and Executive Officer, 603rd Aviation Support Battalion, Fort Stewart, Georgia; Plans Chief, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait; Professor of Military Science, University Department Chair for Military Science, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia; Commander, Army Field Support Battalion-Kuwait, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait; Chief of Quartermaster Branch Proponent, U.S. Army Quartermaster School, Fort Lee, Virginia; Chief of Staff, 13th Armored Corps Sustainment Command, Fort Hood, Texas. Perkins’ deployments include four in support of OIF, two in support of OEF, and one in support of OIR.

Col. Perkins’ military education includes Quartermaster Officer Basic Course, Combined Logistics Captain’s Career Course, Army School of Advanced Military Studies, Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College.

His awards and achievements include the Legion of Merit (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Bronze Star Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters), Meritorious Service Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters), and Joint Service Commendation Medal.



BRIAN D. LOTT
DEPUTY TO COMMANDER

Brian D. Lott assumed his position as Civilian Deputy for the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant in Feb. 2019.

In this capacity, he is responsible for managing the plant’s mission programs, the safety, security, quality and reliability of the munitions stockpile, maintenance of the infrastructure, and formulating long-range strategic plans and policies to accomplish the plant’s mission efficiently and effectively.

Before assuming the position of Civilian Deputy, Lott served as the plant’s Chief of Staff, which included responsibilities for Risk Management (Safety, Security, Fire and Emergency Services), Logistics, Information Management, Quality Assurance, Community and Family Activities, Environmental Management, Equal Employment Opportunity, Internal Review and Audit Compliance, Public Affairs and the Commander’s Initiative Group.

He began his civil service career in 1991 as a student employee in the Resource Management Directorate at MCAAP. During his career, he has held a number of positions including Explosives Worker, Program/Management Analyst, Marketing Specialist, Chief of the Industrial Operations Division and Director of Ammunition Operations.

Lott earned a Bachelor of Science in Business and Elementary Education from Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, Oklahoma, in May 1996, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma, in 2001. He is a graduate of the Depot and Arsenal Executive Leadership Program administered by the Institute for Defense and Business and taught in partnership with the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School and a member of Leadership Oklahoma Class 31.

Lott serves on the Board of Regents for Eastern Oklahoma State College and is President of the Frink-Chambers Public Schools Board of Education.



MISSION
McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP) delivers Joint Force Readiness through ammunition production, maintenance, storage, shipment, and demilitarization operations.
VISION

To be DoD's best-equipped ammunition depot while maintaining a competitive stabilized labor rate and modernizing to increase output capacity and execution of future force requirements.

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Last updated: 06/18/2025 8:54 AM