US Department of Defense

Compiled by PlainEnviro · August 25, 2026

278 facilities · 53 states · 136.1M lbs total releases

According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, US Department of Defense is the reported parent of 278 Form R facilities across 53 states, disclosing 136.1M lbs of toxic releases. 23 of 919 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Virginia (52.2M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for US Department of Defense, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.

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Same facilities, both years

+8.7%

246 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023

Whole inventory

+8.7%

24.9 million lb → 27.1 million lb, every facility that filed

Between the two reporting years, 6 facilities filed for the first time and 5 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.

US Department of Defense's total reported releases rose from 24.9 million lb in 2022 to 27.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Department of Defense's water releases rose from 10.2 million lb in 2022 to 14.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Department of Defense's land releases fell from 9.2 million lb in 2022 to 7.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Department of Defense's off-site transfers fell from 5.0 million lb in 2022 to 4.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

TRI parent disclosure trail

Read US Department of Defense from filing to facility

Largest Form R sites under this parent: U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant; US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant; McIeast-Mcb Camlej Main Facility; US Marine Corps Mcb Camp Pendleton. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Westrock Co; Suncoke Energy Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Copper; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead; Nitroglycerin. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Virginia; Tennessee; California. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Other; Fabricated Metals. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026

Total Releases

136.1M lbs

Facilities

278

Chemicals

919

Carcinogens

Among slug-merged TRI parents in this extract, US Department of Defense sits near the top of the release list (rank #16 of 4,988). US Department of Defense spans 53 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. US Department of Defense's disclosed pounds are spread across 278 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.

Parent aggregation for US Department of Defense follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Westrock Co; Suncoke Energy Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.

Where US Department of Defense sits among TRI parents

US Department of Defense sits on a disclosure ladder beside Westrock Co and Suncoke Energy Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.

Lower disclosed volume

Westrock Co · rank #17 · 17.0M lbs
Suncoke Energy Inc · rank #18 · 7.9M lbs

Largest chemicals disclosed by US Department of Defense

Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Copper; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead; Nitroglycerin lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.

Chemical	Disclosed lbs	Carcinogen flag
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	84.6M lbs	No
Copper	21.4M lbs	No
Lead And Lead Compounds	9.5M lbs	No
Lead	5.1M lbs	Yes in TRI extract
Nitroglycerin	2.1M lbs	No

Where does this company operate?

State	Facilities	Total Releases
Virginia	22	52.2M lbs
Tennessee	4	22.5M lbs
California	26	7.0M lbs
North Carolina	8	6.6M lbs
Georgia	11	5.5M lbs
Texas	18	4.6M lbs
Kentucky	4	4.4M lbs
Hawaii	6	3.8M lbs
Indiana	4	3.2M lbs
Colorado	4	3.0M lbs
Alabama	5	2.6M lbs
Missouri	9	2.2M lbs
Florida	15	1.9M lbs
Alaska	4	1.8M lbs
New Mexico	6	1.7M lbs
South Carolina	6	1.3M lbs
Washington	6	1.2M lbs
New York	4	1.2M lbs
Guam	2	1.1M lbs
Oklahoma	3	992.3K lbs
Pennsylvania	4	718.7K lbs
Mississippi	4	652.8K lbs
Maryland	7	617.1K lbs
Utah	5	515.5K lbs
Ohio	5	514.7K lbs
Louisiana	5	467.2K lbs
Arizona	7	437.0K lbs
Arkansas	3	400.3K lbs
Nevada	10	362.8K lbs
New Jersey	3	326.6K lbs
Wisconsin	3	312.2K lbs
Idaho	3	308.0K lbs
Minnesota	1	297.6K lbs
Iowa	3	272.1K lbs
Kansas	2	202.2K lbs
Michigan	5	196.6K lbs
Wyoming	3	178.4K lbs
Massachusetts	4	130.0K lbs
Vermont	2	108.3K lbs
Maine	2	95.1K lbs
District of Columbia	4	83.2K lbs
Montana	4	71.9K lbs
Puerto Rico	2	28.5K lbs
West Virginia	1	21.7K lbs
North Dakota	1	21.6K lbs
Oregon	4	14.9K lbs
Delaware	2	14.5K lbs
Illinois	5	12.8K lbs
Rhode Island	1	2.5K lbs
South Dakota	2	1.5K lbs
Connecticut	1	758 lbs
Nebraska	1	246 lbs
New Hampshire	2	39 lbs

Facilities (278)

Facility	Location	Industry	Releases	Chemicals
U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant Radford, VA	Radford, VA	Other	50.1M lbs	12
US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant Kingsport, TN	Kingsport, TN	Other	22.4M lbs	6
McIeast-Mcb Camlej Main Facility Camp Lejeune, NC	Camp Lejeune, NC	Other	4.1M lbs	11
US Marine Corps Mcb Camp Pendleton Camp Pendleton, CA	Camp Pendleton, CA	Other	3.3M lbs	11
US Navy Nswc Crane Div Installation Activity-Installation Crane, IN	Crane, IN	Other	2.9M lbs	17
US Army Fort Campbell Fort Campbell, KY	Fort Campbell, KY	Other	2.9M lbs	7
US Army Fort Carson (cantonment) Fort Carson, CO	Fort Carson, CO	Other	2.8M lbs	5
U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence Fort Benning, GA	Fort Benning, GA	Other	2.7M lbs	10
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Hawaii Jbphh, HI	Jbphh, HI	Other	2.5M lbs	7
U.S. Army Fort Bragg Fort Bragg, NC	Fort Bragg, NC	Other	2.3M lbs	12
US Army Garrison-Redstone Huntsville, AL	Huntsville, AL	Other	2.0M lbs	3
U.S. Army Red River Army Depot Texarkana, TX	Texarkana, TX	Other	1.4M lbs	9
US Army Fort Stewart (part) Fort Stewart, GA	Fort Stewart, GA	Other	1.3M lbs	11
US Army Fort Cavazos Range Facility Fort Cavazos, TX	Fort Cavazos, TX	Other	1.3M lbs	5
US Army Garrison Fort Knox Fort Knox, KY	Fort Knox, KY	Other	1.1M lbs	4
Naval Base Guam-Apra Harbor WWTP Santa Rita, GU	Santa Rita, GU	Other	1.1M lbs	1
US Army Maneuver Support Center Imld-Pw-E Fort Leonard Wood, MO	Fort Leonard Wood, MO	Other	1.1M lbs	2
US Army 1ST Armored Div & Fort Bliss Ranges Fort Bliss, TX	Fort Bliss, TX	Other	1.1M lbs	8
US Army Lake City Army Ammunition Plant Independence, MO	Independence, MO	Fabricated Metals	1.0M lbs	17
US Army Fort Irwin National Training Center Fort Irwin, CA	Fort Irwin, CA	Other	981.7K lbs	13
US Dod Usaf Holloman Afb Holloman Afb, NM	Holloman Afb, NM	Other	902.1K lbs	10
US Dod Usaf Eielson Afb Ak Eielson Afb, AK	Eielson Afb, AK	Other	845.3K lbs	8
U.S. Dod Usaf Robins Afb Robins Afb, GA	Robins Afb, GA	Other	808.0K lbs	14
U.S. Army Fort Jackson Fort Jackson, SC	Fort Jackson, SC	Other	806.9K lbs	4
U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico (entire Facility) Quantico, VA	Quantico, VA	Other	767.8K lbs	12
U.S. Army Joint Base Lewis-McChord Jblm, WA	Jblm, WA	Other	755.3K lbs	9
Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment Fort Wainwright, AK	Fort Wainwright, AK	Other	754.0K lbs	8
U.S. Navy Naval Station Mayport Jacksonville, FL	Jacksonville, FL	Other	739.6K lbs	7
U.S. Army - Fort Sill, Ok (range Facility) Fort Sill, OK	Fort Sill, OK	Other	717.8K lbs	6
US Army Fort Drum Fort Drum, NY	Fort Drum, NY	Other	700.0K lbs	5
U.S. Marine Corps Twentynine Palms Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA	Twentynine Palms, CA	Other	683.0K lbs	8
US Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range White Sands Missile Range, NM	White Sands Missile Range, NM	Other	660.9K lbs	3
US Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay Mcbh Kaneohe Bay, HI	Mcbh Kaneohe Bay, HI	Other	591.4K lbs	5
U.S. Marine Corps Chocolate Mountains Aerial Gunnery Range Niland, CA	Niland, CA	Other	585.2K lbs	5
US Navy Naval Air Station Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL	Jacksonville, FL	Other	568.2K lbs	2
US Army National Guard Fort Pickett (ranges) Blackstone, VA	Blackstone, VA	Other	529.5K lbs	3
US Army National Guard Fort Indiantown Gap-Wwtp Annville, PA	Annville, PA	Other	512.5K lbs	3
US Army National Guard Camp Shelby Ranges Camp Shelby, MS	Camp Shelby, MS	Other	498.4K lbs	8
U.S. Navy Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, GA	Kings Bay, GA	Other	455.7K lbs	5
US Navy Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX	Corpus Christi, TX	Other	442.2K lbs	8
U.S. Army Schofield Barracks - Range Facility Schofield Barracks, HI	Schofield Barracks, HI	Other	438.6K lbs	4
US Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island (ranges) Parris Island, SC	Parris Island, SC	Other	435.0K lbs	3
US Army Aviation Center of Excellence & Ft Rucker Firing Rng Fort Rucker, AL	Fort Rucker, AL	Other	375.0K lbs	3
US Army Blue Grass Army Depot Richmond, KY	Richmond, KY	Other	367.8K lbs	6
U S Army Jrtc & Fort Polk Fort Polk, LA	Fort Polk, LA	Other	354.2K lbs	5
US Army National Guard Camp Atterbury Ranges Edinburgh, IN	Edinburgh, IN	Other	339.7K lbs	3
Yakima Training Center- Range Yakima, WA	Yakima, WA	Other	339.3K lbs	5
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakhurst Dix Area Cantonment Mcguire Afb, NJ	Mcguire Afb, NJ	Other	323.5K lbs	4
U.S. Dod Usaf Eglin Afb Fl Eglin Afb, FL	Eglin Afb, FL	Other	315.9K lbs	8
U.S. Army Fort McCoy Range Facility Fort Mccoy, WI	Fort Mccoy, WI	Other	310.7K lbs	3
US Army - Watervliet Arsenal Watervliet, NY	Watervliet, NY	Other	308.4K lbs	7
U.S. Army National Guard Camp Ripley Ranges Little Falls, MN	Little Falls, MN	Other	297.6K lbs	3
U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD	Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD	Other	288.9K lbs	3
US Army Fort Ap Hill Bowling Green, VA	Bowling Green, VA	Other	282.5K lbs	4
US Army National Guard Fort Chaffee Ranges Fort Chaffee, AR	Fort Chaffee, AR	Other	274.5K lbs	2
US Dod Usaf Tinker Afb Tinker Afb, OK	Tinker Afb, OK	Other	262.6K lbs	13
US Dod Usaf Edwards Afb Ca Edwards, CA	Edwards, CA	Other	259.9K lbs	3
U.S. Navy Naval Support Facility Indian Head Indian Head, MD	Indian Head, MD	Other	250.5K lbs	5
U.S. Army Pohakuloa Training Area - Range Facility Hilo, HI	Hilo, HI	Other	242.3K lbs	4
US Dod Usaf Camp Bullis Ranges San Antonio, TX	San Antonio, TX	Other	234.0K lbs	2
US Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant Middletown, IA	Middletown, IA	Fabricated Metals	232.8K lbs	3
U.S. Dod Usaf Hill Afb Hill Afb, UT	Hill Afb, UT	Other	231.9K lbs	6
US Army National Guard Camp Perry Ranges Port Clinton, OH	Port Clinton, OH	Other	228.1K lbs	1
U.S. Naval Air Station North Island San Diego, CA	San Diego, CA	Other	206.9K lbs	6
U.S. Army Letterkenny Army Depot Chambersburg, PA	Chambersburg, PA	Other	204.9K lbs	6
US Army Fort Riley-Garrison Fort Riley, KS	Fort Riley, KS	Other	202.1K lbs	4
US Army Garrison Yuma Proving Ground Yuma, AZ	Yuma, AZ	Other	191.5K lbs	4
US Army Camp Guernsey Training Areas Guernsey, WY	Guernsey, WY	Other	178.1K lbs	2
US Dod Usaf Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Jber, AK	Jber, AK	Other	175.1K lbs	4
U S Army Joint Systems Manufacturing Center Lima, OH	Lima, OH	Other	165.7K lbs	5
US Dod Usaf Mountain Home Afb Mountain Home Afb, ID	Mountain Home Afb, ID	Other	163.3K lbs	2
US Navy Naval Air Facility el Centro El Centro, CA	El Centro, CA	Other	156.1K lbs	1
US Marine Corps Air Station Miramar San Diego, CA	San Diego, CA	Other	151.3K lbs	5
U.S. Dod, Usaf, Hill Afb Uttr Activities, Range Uttr, UT	Uttr, UT	Other	146.1K lbs	5
US Navy Camp Keller Small Arms Range Biloxi, MS	Biloxi, MS	Other	142.2K lbs	1
Army National Guard Orchard Combat Training Center Ranges Boise, ID	Boise, ID	Other	140.6K lbs	3
U.S. Military Academy West Point West Point, NY	West Point, NY	Other	138.9K lbs	3
U.S. Dod Usaf Nellis Afb Test & Trainging Range Nellis Afb, NV	Nellis Afb, NV	Other	138.5K lbs	6
US Army National Guard Fort McClellan Ranges Anniston, AL	Anniston, AL	Other	138.4K lbs	4
U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett Ranges Jolon, CA	Jolon, CA	Other	133.5K lbs	3
U.S. Army National Guard Camp Robinson Ranges North Little Rock, AR	North Little Rock, AR	Other	125.6K lbs	2
US Dod Usaf Nellis Afb Nellis Afb, NV	Nellis Afb, NV	Other	123.6K lbs	6
U.S. Navy Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth, VA	Portsmouth, VA	Other	122.8K lbs	8
U.S. Army - Anniston Army Depot Anniston, AL	Anniston, AL	Other	121.5K lbs	13
U S Army Garrison Fort Devens Ranges Devens, MA	Devens, MA	Other	120.2K lbs	2
Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center Newton Falls, OH	Newton Falls, OH	Other	118.5K lbs	1
U.S. Marine Corps McAs Cherry Pt - BT11 Bombing Range - Rnge Piney Island, NC	Piney Island, NC	Other	116.1K lbs	3
U.S. Army National Guard Camp Roberts Ranges Camp Roberts, CA	Camp Roberts, CA	Other	115.2K lbs	2
U.S. Army National Guard Ethan Allen Firing Range Jericho, VT	Jericho, VT	Other	108.3K lbs	2
U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot Pueblo, CO	Pueblo, CO	Other	106.3K lbs	2
U.S. Navy San Clemente Island San Clemente Island, CA	San Clemente Island, CA	Other	103.0K lbs	3
US Army National Guard Camp Grayling Jmtc North Ranges Camp Grayling, MI	Camp Grayling, MI	Other	100.8K lbs	4
U.S. Army National Guard Camp Williams Ranges Riverton, UT	Riverton, UT	Other	99.2K lbs	2
U.S. Dod Usaf Moody Afb Small Arms & Grand Bay Ranges Moody Afb, GA	Moody Afb, GA	Other	98.5K lbs	3
U.s/ Navy Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex Base Chesapeake, VA	Chesapeake, VA	Other	98.2K lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Cannon Afb Melrose Range Floyd, NM	Floyd, NM	Other	95.2K lbs	5
US Navy Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, ME	Kittery, ME	Other	95.1K lbs	5
U.S. Navy Fleet Combat Training Center Atl Dam Neck Base Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach, VA	Other	86.9K lbs	1
Dod, Usaf, Avon Park Air Force Range Avon Park, FL	Avon Park, FL	Other	85.8K lbs	3
US Marine Corps Base Hawaii Puuloa Training Facility Ewa Beach, HI	Ewa Beach, HI	Other	84.1K lbs	1
U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range Gila Bend, AZ	Gila Bend, AZ	Other	83.2K lbs	5
US Navy Silver Strand Training Complex (sstc) Coronado, CA	Coronado, CA	Other	81.7K lbs	2
US Army National Guard - Camp Villere Range(s) Slidell, LA	Slidell, LA	Other	80.1K lbs	1
U.S. Marine Corps Cherry Point Air Station Cherry Point, NC	Cherry Point, NC	Other	80.0K lbs	13
US Navy Nas Whidbey Island Ault Field Oak Harbor, WA	Oak Harbor, WA	Other	77.3K lbs	4
US Army National Guard Camp Grayling Jmtc South Camp Grayling, MI	Camp Grayling, MI	Other	74.7K lbs	2
U.S. Marine Corps Barry M. Goldwater Range Complex Yuma, AZ	Yuma, AZ	Other	74.5K lbs	3
U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon Augusta, GA	Augusta, GA	Other	73.6K lbs	2
US Army Corps of Engineers McMillan WTP Washington Aqueduc Washington, DC	Washington, DC	Other	73.2K lbs	4
US Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 16 Fallon, NV	Fallon, NV	Other	67.9K lbs	2
US Navy Camp Michael Monsoor - la Posta (ranges) (part) Campo, CA	Campo, CA	Other	62.8K lbs	2
U.s Navy Cheatham Annex Base Williamsburg, VA	Williamsburg, VA	Other	59.2K lbs	1
US Navy Naval Station Norfolk Norfolk, VA	Norfolk, VA	Other	57.6K lbs	2
U.S. Navy Naval Air Station Pensacola Pensacola, FL	Pensacola, FL	Other	57.3K lbs	6
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Woodruff/seminole Site Chattahoochee, FL	Chattahoochee, FL	Other	52.9K lbs	3
Army Nat Guard Florence Training Range Florence, AZ	Florence, AZ	Other	49.5K lbs	2
U.S. Army National Guard Camp Butner Range Stem, NC	Stem, NC	Other	42.1K lbs	3
US Naval Air Station Patuxent River Patuxent River, MD	Patuxent River, MD	Other	37.0K lbs	1
U.S. Army Iowa Army National Guard Camp Dodge Installation Johnston, IA	Johnston, IA	Other	36.9K lbs	2
US Dod, Usaf, Hurlburt Field Hurlburt Field, FL	Hurlburt Field, FL	Other	36.1K lbs	3
US Army National Guard Fort Harrison Ranges Fort Harrison, MT	Fort Harrison, MT	Other	35.6K lbs	1
National Security Agency Firing Range Fort George G Meade, MD	Fort George G Meade, MD	Other	35.6K lbs	1
Joint Base Langley Eustis-Eustis (jble-Eustis) Ranges Fort Eustis, VA	Fort Eustis, VA	Other	33.4K lbs	2
US Army Donnelly Training Area Ranges Delta Junction, AK	Delta Junction, AK	Other	32.5K lbs	5
US Army National Guard-Camp Beauregard Range(s) Pineville, LA	Pineville, LA	Other	32.4K lbs	1
U.S. Army National Guard Camp San Luis Obispo Ranges San Luis Obispo, CA	San Luis Obispo, CA	Other	31.9K lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Cannon Afb Cannon Afb, NM	Cannon Afb, NM	Other	31.9K lbs	6
U.S. Dod Usaf Davis-Monthan Afb Tucson, AZ	Tucson, AZ	Other	30.9K lbs	1
US Navy Yorktown Naval Weapons Station Base Yorktown, VA	Yorktown, VA	Other	29.7K lbs	1
U.S. Army National Guard Camp Smith Training Site Ranges Cortlandt Manor, NY	Cortlandt Manor, NY	Other	29.3K lbs	1
US Army National Guard Camp Santiago Training Center-Ranges Salinas, PR	Salinas, PR	Other	28.4K lbs	1
U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground Dugway, UT	Dugway, UT	Other	27.2K lbs	1
US Army National Guard Camp Swift Ranges Bastrop, TX	Bastrop, TX	Other	24.5K lbs	2
US Dod Usaf Arnold Afb Arnold Afb, TN	Arnold Afb, TN	Other	23.2K lbs	2
US Army National Guard Limestone Hills Ranges Townsend, MT	Townsend, MT	Other	23.0K lbs	2
U.S. Army National Guard Camp Dawson Kingwood, WV	Kingwood, WV	Other	21.7K lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Minot Afb Minot Afb, ND	Minot Afb, ND	Other	21.6K lbs	1
US Navy Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX	Fort Worth, TX	Other	21.0K lbs	3
US Army National Guard Fort Custer Training Center Ranges Augusta, MI	Augusta, MI	Other	19.0K lbs	1
U.S. Dod Naws China Lake China Lake, CA	China Lake, CA	Other	18.8K lbs	3
US Army National Guard Fort Leonard Wood Ranges Fort Leonard Wood, MO	Fort Leonard Wood, MO	Other	18.8K lbs	1
U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Albany, GA	Albany, GA	Other	18.3K lbs	3
US Dod Usaf Lackland Afb Range Lackland Afb, TX	Lackland Afb, TX	Other	17.9K lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Kirtland Air Force Base Kirtland Afb, NM	Kirtland Afb, NM	Other	17.4K lbs	3
US Defense Logistics Agency Defense Supply Center Richmond Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	Other	16.1K lbs	6
Naval Base Kitsap Bangor - Range Activities Silverdale, WA	Silverdale, WA	Other	16.0K lbs	1
US Army National Guard Camp Crowder Ranges Neosho, MO	Neosho, MO	Other	15.2K lbs	1
US Naval Submarine Base San Diego San Diego, CA	San Diego, CA	Other	15.0K lbs	4
US Army National Guard Camp Bowie Ranges Brownwood, TX	Brownwood, TX	Other	14.6K lbs	1
Andersen Air Force Base (us Air Force) Yigo, GU	Yigo, GU	Other	14.3K lbs	3
U.S. Dod, Usaf, Beale Afb Beale Afb, CA	Beale Afb, CA	Other	14.1K lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Academy U S A F Academy, CO	U S A F Academy, CO	Other	13.9K lbs	1
US Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 19 Fallon, NV	Fallon, NV	Other	13.3K lbs	2
US Dod Usaf Malmstrom Afb Malmstrom Afb, MT	Malmstrom Afb, MT	Other	13.2K lbs	1
US Army National Guard River Road Training Site Range De New Castle, DE	New Castle, DE	Other	12.7K lbs	1
U.S. Navy Nbvc Naval Air Station Point Mugu Point Mugu, CA	Point Mugu, CA	Other	12.6K lbs	3
U.S. Dod, Usaf, Dare County Bomb Range Stumpy Point, NC	Stumpy Point, NC	Other	12.4K lbs	2
US Army National Guard Marseilles Training Center Ranges Marseilles, IL	Marseilles, IL	Other	12.0K lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Vandenberg Afb Vandenberg Afb, CA	Vandenberg Afb, CA	Other	12.0K lbs	5
US Army National Guard Camp Gruber Range Braggs, OK	Braggs, OK	Other	11.9K lbs	1
US Army National Guard Camp McCain Ranges Grenada, MS	Grenada, MS	Other	11.9K lbs	1
US Navy Naval Air Station Oceana Base Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach, VA	Other	11.8K lbs	3
U.S. Army Tooele Army Depot Tooele, UT	Tooele, UT	Other	11.1K lbs	8
U.S. Dod, Usaf, Laughlin Afb Laughlin Afb, TX	Laughlin Afb, TX	Other	10.9K lbs	2
US Marine Corps McAs Beaufort Station (station) Beaufort, SC	Beaufort, SC	Other	10.7K lbs	1
US Naval Station Everett Everett, WA	Everett, WA	Other	10.6K lbs	2
U.S. Army National Guard Camp Edwards Range Bourne, MA	Bourne, MA	Other	9.3K lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Shaw Afb Shaw Afb, SC	Shaw Afb, SC	Other	9.0K lbs	2
US Dod Usaf Randolph Afb Range Randolph Afb, TX	Randolph Afb, TX	Other	8.7K lbs	2
US Army National Guard Camp Rilea Ranges Warrenton, OR	Warrenton, OR	Other	8.5K lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Ang Jefferson Proving Ground Madison, IN	Madison, IN	Other	8.3K lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Holloman Afb Range Holloman Afb, NM	Holloman Afb, NM	Other	8.1K lbs	2
US Army National Guard Wendell Ford Training Center Ranges Greenville, KY	Greenville, KY	Other	8.1K lbs	1
US Army Hawthorne Army Depot New Bomb Hawthorne, NV	Hawthorne, NV	Other	7.7K lbs	5
U.S. Army National Guard Camp Navajo Range Bellemont, AZ	Bellemont, AZ	Other	7.2K lbs	1
U.S. Navy Naval Air Station Kingsville Kingsville, TX	Kingsville, TX	Other	7.1K lbs	2
U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow Nebo Range Barstow, CA	Barstow, CA	Other	6.3K lbs	1
Joint Base Anacostia Bolling Ranges Washington, DC	Washington, DC	Other	6.0K lbs	1
US Dod Nas Key West Key West, FL	Key West, FL	Other	5.6K lbs	5
US Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 17 Fallon, NV	Fallon, NV	Other	5.5K lbs	2
US Army National Guard Rees Training Center Ranges Hermiston, OR	Hermiston, OR	Other	5.4K lbs	1
US Army National Guard Ft Wolters Ranges Mineral Wells, TX	Mineral Wells, TX	Other	5.1K lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Tyndall Afb Florida Tyndall Afb, FL	Tyndall Afb, FL	Other	5.0K lbs	3
US Navy Joint Expeditionary Fort Story Base Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach, VA	Other	4.3K lbs	1
US Navy Pinecastle Bombing Range Altoona, FL	Altoona, FL	Other	4.1K lbs	2
US Dod Usaf Small Arms Range Mountain Home Afb, ID	Mountain Home Afb, ID	Other	4.0K lbs	1
US Army Corps of Engineers Dalecarlia WTP Washington, DC	Washington, DC	Other	3.9K lbs	1
Hunter Army Airfield Firing Ranges Hunter Army Airfield, GA	Hunter Army Airfield, GA	Other	3.6K lbs	1
US Army Hawthorne Army Depot Main Base Hawthorne, NV	Hawthorne, NV	Other	3.4K lbs	9
U.S. Marine Corps McAs Beaufort Townsend Bombing Range Townsend, GA	Townsend, GA	Other	2.9K lbs	1
US Dod Nas Lemoore (installation) Lemoore, CA	Lemoore, CA	Other	2.9K lbs	2
US Dod Usaf Fairchild Afb Fairchild Air Force Base, WA	Fairchild Air Force Base, WA	Other	2.5K lbs	1
US Navy Naval Station Newport Newport, RI	Newport, RI	Other	2.5K lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Joint Base Andrews Andrews Air Force Base, MD	Andrews Air Force Base, MD	Other	2.5K lbs	2
US Dod Usaf Sioux City Ang Range Sioux City, IA	Sioux City, IA	Other	2.4K lbs	1
U.S. Dod, Usaf, Macdill Afb Tampa, FL	Tampa, FL	Other	2.4K lbs	5
US Army National Guard Range - Camp Sherman Chillicothe, OH	Chillicothe, OH	Other	2.4K lbs	1
Pentagon Reservation Arlington, VA	Arlington, VA	Other	2.3K lbs	8
Fort George G Meade (range) Fort George G Meade, MD	Fort George G Meade, MD	Other	2.3K lbs	1
US Army National Guard Camp Clark Ranges Nevada, MO	Nevada, MO	Other	2.1K lbs	1
U.S. Dod, Usaf Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mi Harrison Township, MI	Harrison Township, MI	Other	2.1K lbs	3
U.S. Dod Usaf Buckley Sfb Co Aurora, CO	Aurora, CO	Other	2.0K lbs	4
US Army National Guard Smyrna Range(s) Smyrna, TN	Smyrna, TN	Other	2.0K lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Lackland Afb Lackland Afb, TX	Lackland Afb, TX	Other	2.0K lbs	1
U.S. Dod Naval Weapons Station Earle Colts Neck, NJ	Colts Neck, NJ	Other	1.9K lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Dover Afb Dover Afb, DE	Dover Afb, DE	Other	1.8K lbs	6
U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb Sheppard Afb, TX	Sheppard Afb, TX	Other	1.7K lbs	5
US Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 20 Fallon, NV	Fallon, NV	Other	1.7K lbs	2
US Dod Usaf Gen Mitchell Ang Range Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee, WI	Other	1.6K lbs	1
US Air Force Patrick Afb Fl Patrick Afb, FL	Patrick Afb, FL	Other	1.5K lbs	6
U.S. Dod Usaf, Ellsworth Afb Ellsworth Afb, SD	Ellsworth Afb, SD	Other	1.5K lbs	6
US Army National Guard Wappapello Ts Ranges Wappapello, MO	Wappapello, MO	Other	1.4K lbs	1
U.S. Army Tobyhanna Army Depot Tobyhanna, PA	Tobyhanna, PA	Other	1.3K lbs	1
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Lakehurst Area Lakehurst, NJ	Lakehurst, NJ	Other	1.2K lbs	2
U.S. Navy Naval Air Station Whiting Field Milton, FL	Milton, FL	Other	1.1K lbs	1
US Army National Guard Milan Range(s) Lavinia, TN	Lavinia, TN	Other	1.1K lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Creech Afb Nellis Afb, NV	Nellis Afb, NV	Other	1.1K lbs	2
Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow Yermo Annex Barstow, CA	Barstow, CA	Other	912 lbs	2
U.S. Dod Usaf Kingsley Field Ang Klamath Falls, OR	Klamath Falls, OR	Other	896 lbs	2
US Army National Guard Camp Maxey Ranges Powderly, TX	Powderly, TX	Other	829 lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Poinsett Bombing Gunnery & Electronic Warfare Wedgefield, SC	Wedgefield, SC	Other	823 lbs	3
Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, CA	Bridgeport, CA	Other	803 lbs	1
US Dod-Naval Submarine Base New London Groton, CT	Groton, CT	Other	758 lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Whiteman Afb Whiteman Air Force Base, MO	Whiteman Air Force Base, MO	Other	617 lbs	2
US Dod Usaf Seymour Johnson Afb Goldsboro, NC	Goldsboro, NC	Other	533 lbs	3
US Air Force/scott Air Force Base Scott Air Force Base, IL	Scott Air Force Base, IL	Other	504 lbs	4
US Dod Marine Corps Blount Island Command Jacksonville, FL	Jacksonville, FL	Other	427 lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Barksdale Afb Barksdale Afb, LA	Barksdale Afb, LA	Other	424 lbs	2
US Army National Guard Ctc Camp Pendleton (ranges) Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach, VA	Other	391 lbs	1
U.S. Dod Usaf Wyoming Ang Cheyenne, WY	Cheyenne, WY	Other	334 lbs	5
US Army Fort Detrick Fort Detrick, MD	Fort Detrick, MD	Other	334 lbs	3
US Dod Usaf Barnes Ang Ma Westfield, MA	Westfield, MA	Other	317 lbs	1
US Navy Naval Air Station Meridian Meridian, MS	Meridian, MS	Other	299 lbs	1
US Army National Guard Ike Skelton Training Site Ranges Jefferson City, MO	Jefferson City, MO	Other	266 lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Joint Base Charleston Air Ranges Joint Base Charleston, SC	Joint Base Charleston, SC	Other	252 lbs	4
US Army National Guard Macon Ranges Macon, MO	Macon, MO	Other	247 lbs	1
US Air Force Offutt Afb NE Offutt Afb, NE	Offutt Afb, NE	Other	246 lbs	1
US Army National Guard Sparta Training Area Ranges Sparta, IL	Sparta, IL	Other	233 lbs	1
US Dod Warrenton Training Center Station B Warrenton, VA	Warrenton, VA	Other	229 lbs	5
U.S. Dod Usaf Little Rock Afb Ar Little Rock Afb, AR	Little Rock Afb, AR	Other	225 lbs	2
US Dod Warrenton Training Center Station C Range Remington, VA	Remington, VA	Other	211 lbs	1
U.S. Dod Usaf Westover Arb Chicopee, MA	Chicopee, MA	Other	210 lbs	4
US Army Garrison Fort Belvoir Fort Belvoir, VA	Fort Belvoir, VA	Other	210 lbs	3
U.S. Naval Base San Diego San Diego, CA	San Diego, CA	Other	184 lbs	1
US Air Force Cape Canaveral Afs Cape Canaveral Afs, FL	Cape Canaveral Afs, FL	Other	175 lbs	3
U.S. Dod, Usaf, Joint Base Langley Eustis - Langley Afb Langley Afb, VA	Langley Afb, VA	Other	174 lbs	1
McOlf-Atlantic Atlantic, NC	Atlantic, NC	Other	168 lbs	1
U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Yuma, AZ	Yuma, AZ	Other	165 lbs	1
US Navy Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans Belle Chasse, LA	Belle Chasse, LA	Other	102 lbs	2
Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs, NV	Indian Springs, NV	Other	95 lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Ksang 190ARW Forbes Field Topeka, KS	Topeka, KS	Other	85 lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Grissom Arb Grissom Arb, IN	Grissom Arb, IN	Other	85 lbs	2
US Dod Usaf Joe Foss Field Ang Sd Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls, SD	Other	60 lbs	3
US Dod Usaf March Air Reserve Base March Arb, CA	March Arb, CA	Other	49 lbs	1
U.S. Dod Usafr Dobbins Arb Marietta, GA	Marietta, GA	Other	47 lbs	2
US Army Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant Texarkana, TX	Texarkana, TX	Fabricated Metals	46 lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Peoria Il Ang Peoria, IL	Peoria, IL	Other	44 lbs	4
US Army National Guard Strafford Training Site Range Strafford, NH	Strafford, NH	Other	39 lbs	1
US Dod Usaf 171 Arw Pennsylvania Ang Coraopolis, PA	Coraopolis, PA	Other	31 lbs	2
US Dod Usaf Fe Warren Afb (part) Fe Warren Afb, WY	Fe Warren Afb, WY	Other	28 lbs	1
U.S. Army Maine National Guard Bangor Training Site Range Bangor, ME	Bangor, ME	Other	27 lbs	1
US Naval Observatory Washington, DC	Washington, DC	Other	26 lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Portland Ang Afb Oregon Portland, OR	Portland, OR	Other	24 lbs	1
US Navy Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach (small Arms) (part) Seal Beach, CA	Seal Beach, CA	Other	13 lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Puerto Rico Ang Carolina, PR	Carolina, PR	Other	8 lbs	2
US Navy Pacific Missile Range Facility Kekaha, HI	Kekaha, HI	Other	7 lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Michigan Ang Crtc Alpena Alpena, MI	Alpena, MI	Other	6 lbs	1
U.S. Dod Usaf Ohang - 180TH Fighter Wing Swanton, OH	Swanton, OH	Other	4 lbs	2
US Dod Usaf Capital Map Ang Springfield, IL	Springfield, IL	Other	2 lbs	2
US Army National Guard Westminster Training Site (range) Westminster, VT	Westminster, VT	Other	2 lbs	1
US Army Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall (jbm-Hh) Fort Myer, VA	Fort Myer, VA	Other	1 lbs	1
US Dod Warrenton Training Center Station a Range Warrenton, VA	Warrenton, VA	Other	0 lbs	1
Dod Usaf Goodfellow Afb Goodfellow Afb, TX	Goodfellow Afb, TX	Other	0 lbs	1
US Dod Usaf 120 Aw Montana Ang (range) Great Falls, MT	Great Falls, MT	Other	0 lbs	1
US Dod, Usaf, Volk Field Crtc Camp Douglas, WI	Camp Douglas, WI	Other	0 lbs	1
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers W F George Lake Fort Gaines, GA	Fort Gaines, GA	Other	0 lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Maxwell Afb Maxwell Afb, AL	Maxwell Afb, AL	Other	0 lbs	1
US Dod Usaf Pease Ang Portsmouth, NH	Portsmouth, NH	Other	0 lbs	4

Frequently Asked Questions

How much pollution does US Department of Defense release?

US Department of Defense discloses 136.1M lbs across 278 facilities. On the ladder it sits near Westrock Co and Suncoke Energy Inc. Among slug-merged TRI parents in this extract, US Department of Defense sits near the top of the release list (rank #16 of 4,988).

How many facilities does US Department of Defense operate?

US Department of Defense maps to 278 facilities in Virginia, Tennessee, California, including U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant; US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant; McIeast-Mcb Camlej Main Facility; US Marine Corps Mcb Camp Pendleton. US Department of Defense's disclosed pounds are spread across 278 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.

What industries and chemicals show up for US Department of Defense?

US Department of Defense's disclosed pounds span Other; Fabricated Metals, with Other leading the parent total. US Department of Defense's largest disclosed chemicals by pounds are Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Copper, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead, Nitroglycerin (carcinogen flags appear on at least one of those chemicals in the TRI extract). Neighbor parents: Westrock Co; Suncoke Energy Inc.

Does US Department of Defense release carcinogens?

Yes - 23 carcinogen-flagged substances appear in the extract. Largest by pounds include Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Copper; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead; Nitroglycerin.

Compare beyond the release ladder

Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count

Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest US Department of Defense on total disclosed release pounds (136.1M lbs) and reporting facility count (278). Release-volume peers include US Steel Corp, Ineos US I Inc, Republic Services Inc. Facility-count peers include Quikrete Holdings, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Cemex Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.

Similar disclosed release pounds

Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.

Similar facility count

Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).

About This Data

EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Virginia, Tennessee, California; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files

What to do with US Department of Defense's TRI parent record

From US Department of Defense, open U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant or compare against Westrock Co rather than reading rank alone.

Open the largest Form R site for US Department of Defense (U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant in VA). Largest facility
Compare against Westrock Co, the next-lower disclosed-volume parent. Lower-volume parent
Browse the full parent release ranking to see where US Department of Defense sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies

Rank and peers (Westrock Co, Suncoke Energy Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.

Use and verify this record

US Department of Defense's record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.

Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.

Primary sources

EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures

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