Redstone Arsenal News

The Army Space and Missile Defense/Army Forces Strategic Command based at Redstone Arsenal may soon welcome a new commanding general.

Northrop Grumman has received a $58 million order to install additional systems and continue maintenance of existing installations for the Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortars system at forward-operating bases in Iraq.

Experimental test pilot Army Chief Warrant Officer Cary Nadeau views his job as being the consumer advocate for Army aviators.

Redstone Arsenal's senior commander says all Huntsville-based Army employees and defense contractors working at Fort Hood, Texas, are safe following Thursday's shooting rampage.

The U.S. Army has awarded a contract modification to Raytheon to continue support for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense system.

A suicide prevention program used widely by the U.S. military is now being made available to local caregivers.

The local group Still Serving Veterans won the Army's national Spirit of Hope award for work to help veterans connect with resources.

John Pike John R. Pike graduated from Army Basic Combat Training Oct. 15 with the 193rd.3/13 Inf.

Three new majors are coming to Athens State University as a direct result of the military jobs moving to the Huntsville area through the BRAC process.

"My job is to embed with the aviation brigade to impart my experience in flight testing." "I've seen it work against real live missiles.

More than 250 sixth- and seventh-graders from seven schools in Huntsville, Madison, Decatur and Cullman were treated to special exhibits and activities Tuesday at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center during the third annual Space and Missile Defense Student Day.

The first tenant in the Port of Huntsville's new air cargo building is taking the entire building to work on Army helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.

FAITH AND FAMILY Words of Inspiration Greg King, chief executive officer of the Heart of Tennessee Chapter of the American Red Cross, shared a quote from his father, Glenn King: 'You can only lead from the front, and you can never ask anyone to do a job you won't do yourself.' For Greg, the quote from his father has been an inspiration.

An Air Force scientist, an Army researcher and two hospital executives are among nine University of Alabama in Huntsville graduate who are being honored as Alumni of Achievement, the highest honor bestowed by the UAH Alumni Association.

Agility Defense & Government Services, a worldwide provider of logistics and support services, is joining the list of companies making Huntsville their headquarters.

Firestone Complete Auto Care has partnered with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service to open a new store at 3240 Goss Road on Redstone Arsenal.

Teams and individuals from the Program Executive Office for Aviation headquartered in Redstone Arsenal were recognized in three out of 16 categories at the recent 2009 U.S. Army Acquisition annual awards ceremony at the Crystal City Gateway Marriot in Washington, D.C. While 139 nominations were received from the field, only 18 were recognized.

The Army is working to train human pilots to work with unmanned ones, like the one pictured here.

The following federal contracts were awarded to this area: Lockheed Martin was awarded a $33.1 million federal contract by the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal for M299 launchers and launcher spares for the Longbow program.

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea a ' High in the night sky somewhere downrange, an unmanned drone loiters unheard, unseen, over terrain where insurgents have been operating.