National Guard General takes a big job
Redstone Arsenal, Ala - National Guard Major General Allen Harrell has been on the job at Redstone Arsenal for just a few weeks. He is the new Assistant Deputy Commanding General For National Guard...
View Article2017 helps defend the nation in 2018
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. --In one way, you could say it was only a test. On May 30th of 2017, the Missile Defense Agency put the Ground Based Mid Course Missile Defense System, GMD, through its paces....
View ArticleRedstone Arsenal engineer gets recognition for being a Multiplier
Redstone Arsenal, AL--Eric Sholes is a busy guy. He's the lead, the manager if you will, for a team of 50 doing computer simulation and modeling for the Missile Defense Agency. The lab is at the...
View ArticleFor the Army Materiel Command practice makes perfect
Redstone Arsenal, Ala. -- Ask any expert and they'll likely tell you the American Army is the best in the world. It achieves that lofty status because of training, and also because of rehearsal which...
View ArticleAt Redstone Arsenal the taxpayer counts
Redstone Arsenal, Ala – Right this moment there are thousands of American soldiers deployed around the world. It takes a lot of support for those soldiers to be able to do their jobs. Obviously it’s...
View ArticleAMC Band leaves a legacy in more ways than one
Redstone Arsenal, Ala. -- They are definitely soldiers first, but when you think of the 389th Army Materiel Command Band you think of all the entertaining performances on Redstone Arsenal and around...
View ArticleMissile Defense technologies are Defending America
It's hard not to be worried; rogue nations like North Korea keep talks of "offensive" missiles. That's the reason why a successful test of America's GMD, the ground-based mid course missile system,...
View ArticlePredictable funding is the need for the U.S. military
Redstone Arsenal, Ala. -- It should be obvious. Everything that soldiers need from uniforms to food to spare parts for equipment has to be bought and paid for. Shipping costs have to be met. Contracts...
View ArticleHappy workers rule at the Space and Missile Defense Command
Redstone Arsenal, Ala -- On most work days some 40,000 people work at Redstone Arsenal. You can assume most of them like their jobs. You can figure many of them have great work environments. "It's...
View ArticleMaking maps for fun, and to save lives
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- It might surprise you, but when you hear the sound of an emergency vehicles siren, you could think about the quiet of an art studio and the patient painting of David Nuttall. Since...
View ArticleArmy Materiel Command taking over Army social media
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala -- Usually employers might frown on workers being on Facebook during work hours. Then again, at Redstone Arsenal's Army Materiel Command Headquarters, Megan Gully is on Facebook...
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Cool and fun things make a Huntsville company an aerospace-defense power
HUNTSVILLE, Ala --It was in the late 1980s that one Huntsville company got its start. CFD Research Corporation helped NASA return to flight after the Challenger disaster. That wasn't the last project...
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Mentor-Protege program pays off in defending the nation
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The Department of Defense has made it official. A prestigious Nunn-Perry Award goes to Northrop Grumman and Huntsville's QTEC Aerospace. The award for, "Outstanding achievement in...
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A growing Huntsville company achieves success one award at a time
HUNTSVILLE, Ala -- NASA has big plans for it almost ready-to-fly Space Launch System. Major contractors like Boeing will be in the middle of the expected success, and so will other companies, like...
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A Commander at Redstone Arsenal only wants skilled workers with a passion to...
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- It's well documented that there are dozens of commands, agencies, and activities at Redstone Arsenal. Some like NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center or the Army Materiel...
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War Vets say Defending America is the job
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — On June 6, 1944, Allied troops invaded Europe. The day they hit the beaches at Normandy was one of the World War II’s crucial battles. “Right here,” said 93-year-old Harold McMurran...
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One Huntsville company has two main tasks, protect soldiers and help put...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala -- When you consider NASA's next rocket to carry humans, the powerful Space Launch System, and when you think about work to keep American soldiers safe. Give some thanks to...
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Making it cold and snowy to keep America’s war fighters safe
Redstone Arsenal, AL--Most everyone knows what hard rain looks like and the problems it can cause. The same could be said about high wind, especially when you add it to rain. Dust causes its own...
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“Smart” people do great things for the Space and Missile Defense Command
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- Sometime early next year a Space-X Falcon 9 rocket will launch. Hitching a ride will be a small satellite. The loaf-of-bread sized small satellite is called ACES RED. It...
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Saving Soldier’s lives in North Alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --It is well-known that all sorts of companies, commands, and agencies at Redstone Arsenal and across North Alabama work every day to defend the nation. That eventually, and maybe...
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