FPI Supports War Efforts

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FPI stands prepared to work around the clock to support our Nation’s military preparedness.

Since before World War II, FPI has been a critical component of the military supply network. FPI was an important defense supplier to the military during World War II, providing more than $75 million in goods toward the War effort, producing items such as bomb fins, TNT cases, parachutes, and cargo nets. Stateside, FPI repaired military patrol boats, tugboats, barges and Navy floats used in submarine defense. In 1990-91, during the Persian Gulf conflict, inmates produced Kevlar helmets, camouflage battle dress uniforms, lighting systems, sandbags, blankets, night vision eyewear, chemical gas detection devices, and cabling used in the Patriot missile systems, which played a key role in defending Allied troops. Most recently, in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, FPI provided relief assistance by sending 5,000 goggles to the New York and Pentagon recovery sites. It was also called upon to refurnish portions of the Pentagon destroyed by the devastating attack. FPI responded immediately by ramping up its factories and running double and triple shifts in order to meet the Pentagon’s emergent requirements. Further, FPI increased its prodution of war support items, as requested by the Department of Defense.