AMMO Heritage Monument

Page Updated: 9 Sep 2025

The purpose of the AMMO Heritage Monument is to preserve the AMMO Heritage with a suitable Monument that depicts or symbolizes the efforts of the USAF Munitions Systems Career Field personnel and their achievements. 

Monument Construction:

The AMMO Heritage Monument was built by Rock of Ages, Graniteville, Vermont 05654 (https://rockofages.com/).

The monument was delivered to the USAF Armament Museum on 28 Nov 2023. After a few needed modifications to improve fit and stability, the base, shell, and flame were installed onto the pad and surrounding pavers were placed into position by the Emerald Coast Chapter (ECC) monument project lead and others. The base is engraved with inscriptions of Munitions Badges, Maintenance Badge, and Air Force Logo. The AMMO Monument was dedicated on 2 Dec 2023.

Finished Monument Flame with Lines at ROA facility
Monument Shell being finished at Rock of Ages facility
Site Preparation: The selected site is the USAF Armament Museum near Eglin AFB, FL. URL: http://www.afarmamentmuseum.com/.
AMMO Monument as of 9 Sep 2025
AMMO Monument – AMMO Chief Paver board

Munitions Plaque Installed on Base of the AMMO Monument

AMMO Monument Pavers:

All AMMO Troops (AFSC 461/465/2W0/21M) that are active duty, retired or honorably separated are eligible to have a paver laid around the monument.  Pavers for AMMO spouses will also be accepted. We request a $50 donation for each paver.

NOTE: These are NOT Airman Heritage Foundation (AHF) – Lackland AMMO Legacy Pavers.

If you want to order an AHF AMMO Legacy Paver to be placed at Lackland Parade Grounds, please go to: Airman Heritage Foundation (AHF) AMMO LEGACY PAVER Program | AMMO Chief’s Association (ammochiefs.com)

To Order a AMMO Monument Paver fill out the embedded form at this link: https://ammochiefs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AMMO-Monument-Paver-Order-Form-Aug-2025.pdf

Complete one form for each paver. Ensure the information is accurate. Place your email address and phone number on each form.  Save the order form using “Last Name, First Name AMMO paver order form” of the person the paver is for.  Completed forms must be emailed to both Gene Cox at spectre1221@gmail.com and Johnny Long at acaemerald.coast.chapter@gmail.com .

Methods to submit donations is by using VENMO (SELECT PAYMENT BETWEEN FRIENDS), Cash App, or by mailing a check made out to “ACA Emerald Coast Chapter” to ECC Treasurer, C/O Johnny Long, 101 Nicole Lane, Crestview, Florida, 32539; information is also on the embedded form. 

The graphic of the monument (on the order form) with paver numbers is not exact. We made the graphic before we poured the monument base and installed the blank pavers. We can get your pavers in the vicinity of the number you request in reference to the general location on the paver pad, we cannot guarantee you’ll get the exact location. There are over 350 engraved pavers on the pad, as of the edit of this order, form and some of them might be in the same area you requested.

AMMO Monument Paver Placement Map

We order the pavers from a company on southwest Florida.  To optimize shipment costs, we place an order when we’ve received 100 requests or every six months regardless of the number of requests we have.  Once we receive an order, we will email pictures of the paver to the email address on the order form.

JOHNNY LONG, Treasurer, ACA Emerald Coast Chapter, Not for profit organization, IYAAYAS