Redstone Arsenal News

In a formal ceremony this afternoon, Maj. Gen. Lynn Collyar will assume command of Redstone Arsenal and the Army Aviation and Missile Command .

A re-designation for the University of Alabama in Huntsville is a reflection of the times we live in as well as sign of respect for the work and education performed at the school.

Huntsville native Dr. Andy Ozment of the Department of Homeland Security will deliver the luncheon address at next week's North Alabama Cyber Security Summit.

Huntsville is home to Redstone Arsenal , employing thousands of military and civilian personnel who work on the Army's missile defense and helicopter systems.

In a file photo from 2011, Dr. Taylor Lawrence, president of Raytheon Missile Systems, visits the site where the company's Missile Integration Facility is under construction on Redstone Arsenal.

Small, unadorned markers at the Madison County Veterans Memorial in Huntsville symbolize the ultimate sacrifice made by some in the service of their country.

The city Board of Education hired a new operations director and named freshman academy administrators for Butler, Grissom and Lee high schools in a special meeting this morning.

Blondina Steelman, Barbara Fleming, Bill Kling, Pam Cobb, Steve Morgan and Dennes Dempsey are among those who have worked with the Holiday Homes Neighborhood Association.

Alabama U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions said today the Senate Armed Services Committee's mark-up of the annual defense bill preserves funding for critical space and missile defense programs managed at Redstone Arsenal and in Huntsville, Ala.

Paving work will resume Tuesday on Martin Road West and the Gate 7 vicinity of Redstone Arsenal and could affect traffic patterns, according to officials.

Christine Chen, a civil rights activist for Asian Pacific Islander Americans, speaks to Team Redstone about the importance of the Asian American and Pacific Islander population here.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- More than 1,200 Army Black Hawk and Lakota helicopter "users" are meeting here with program managers and industry representatives to share information and experience about what's working, what isn't and what needs to be a priority as budget cuts affect the balance between present needs and the development of future aircraft.

The essence of small business in Huntsville unfolded around 2 p.m. Monday in an office complex just beyond Gate 9 of Redstone Arsenal.

In May 2012, Boeing in Huntsville, AL received an $83 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, for "engineering services in support of the Avenger weapon system." Work will be performed in Huntsville, AL until March 31/15. One bid was solicited, with 1 bid received by US Army Contracting Command in Redstone Arsenal, AL .

Laura Ayers of Huntsville is being recognized for her service to soldiers, veterans and their families and to children with disabilities with the 2012 Spirit of America Festival's Audie Murphy Patriotism Award.

According to Huntsvile Utilities spokesman Bill Yell, there is a large outage in South Huntsville and South Madison County due to the loss of service at a substation that supplies power to the area.

Retired Army Gen. Kevin Byrnes, Raytheon's Huntsville site executive since October 2010, said that construction on a $75 million missile plant at Redstone Arsenal is on schedule and on budget.

The young Army Contracting Command is celebrating a milestone as Maj. Gen. Camille M. Nichols becomes its first commanding general in a time-honored flag ceremony this morning on Redstone Arsenal .

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Huntsville scientists will be firing atoms into atoms on Redstone Arsenal this summer as they try to develop a small, lightweight pulsed nuclear fusion power system.

China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran have shown substantial growth in their Integrated Air Defense and Surface-to-Air Missile programs, posing a significant threat to the air superiority long enjoyed by the United States and its allies.