FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Redstone Arsenal, Alabama ~ 13 MAY 2025

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Road Trip: Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

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Redstone Arsenal (RSA) is a United States Army post and a census-designated place adjacent to Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama, United States and is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The Arsenal is a garrison for various tenants across the Department of Defense, Department of Justice, and NASA.

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Redstone Arsenal remains the center of testing, development, and doctrine for the Army's missile programs. Besides the U.S. Army Materiel Command and the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command, Redstone houses the Tactical UAV Project Office, Redstone Test Center (RTC), the Missile Defense Agency, the Missile and Space Intelligence Center, and other operations.

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The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is the section of the United States government's Department of Defense responsible for developing a layered defense against ballistic missiles. It had its origins in the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) which was established in 1983 by Ronald Reagan and which was headed by Lt. General James Alan Abrahamson.

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U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) is the primary provider of materiel to the United States Army. The Command's mission includes the management of installations, as well as maintenance and parts distribution. It was established on 8 May 1962 and was activated on 1 August of that year as a major field command of the U.S. Army.

AMC operates depots; arsenals; ammunition plants; and other facilities, and maintains the Army's prepositioned stocks, both on land and afloat.

AMC is currently headquartered at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, and has operations in approximately 149 locations worldwide including more than 49 American States and 50 countries. AMC employs upwards of 70,000 military and civilian employees.

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Learn More About Redstone Arsenal HERE!!

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1 posted on 05/12/2025 5:59:58 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe

To: All; Kathy in Alaska; luvie

Good evening everyone!

Doing a family thing this evening, so will catch up with you later.

Hope you all have a terrific Tuesday!

*HUGS*

2 posted on 05/12/2025 6:02:13 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe

To: laurenmarlowe

Thanks for tonight’s Road Trip, Lauren!

3 posted on 05/12/2025 6:02:50 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)

To: laurenmarlowe

Hi there, lauren! You just have a good time with your family! You haven’t seen them in quite a while. We’ll take care of things here! (((hugs)))

Have a brilliant vacation time. You’ve earned it!

4 posted on 05/12/2025 6:09:13 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)

To: laurenmarlowe; Kathy in Alaska; beachn4fun; GodBlessUSA; radu; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; ...

~ Road Trip: Redstone Arsenal, Alabama ~

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5 posted on 05/12/2025 6:19:54 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)

To: laurenmarlowe

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

6 posted on 05/12/2025 6:22:56 PM PDT by left that other site (Ask Not What The Left is Doing. Ask What They Are Accusing YOU of Doing.)

7 posted on 05/12/2025 6:25:13 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)

To: laurenmarlowe; Kathy in Alaska; luvie; radu; PROCON; All

8 posted on 05/12/2025 6:39:06 PM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Learn three chords and you, too, can be a Rock Star!)

To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise

9 posted on 05/12/2025 6:41:46 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)

To: laurenmarlowe

BTTT, as I am one of those ‘upwards of 70,000’ employed on base.

10 posted on 05/12/2025 6:55:56 PM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)

To: laurenmarlowe; Kathy in Alaska; luvie; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; beachn4fun; MS.BEHAVIN; ..

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

11 posted on 05/12/2025 7:08:48 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)

To: laurenmarlowe

Howdy, lauren! *HUGZ*

WOOHOO! You finally got to head east! Have a great time with your family.

12 posted on 05/12/2025 7:12:24 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)

Howdy, luvie.

Glad it didn’t get quite as hot as predicted. Maybe it’ll happen again tomorrow.

13 posted on 05/12/2025 7:13:41 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)

To: laurenmarlowe

14 posted on 05/12/2025 7:17:45 PM PDT by MoochPooch (I'm a compassionate cynic.)

Hiya radu, sorry I've missed you lately.

Our Spring weather has cooled off, still pleasant & sunny but we're back in the 60's this week.

I hope all is well with you and the kittehs!

15 posted on 05/12/2025 7:20:45 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)

#3....alancarp!
Thanks for your hard work!

16 posted on 05/12/2025 7:26:13 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)

17 posted on 05/12/2025 7:27:01 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)

Hey there, radu!

It wasn’t too awful. Our humidity sits at about 10%, so that lowers the “real-feel” downward. Tomorrow and Wednesday will be the kickers.

How were things there. Did it warm up as the day went by? Were you able to get Champ over to the old house?

18 posted on 05/12/2025 7:29:40 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)

To: laurenmarlowe; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; armyavonlady; ..

19 posted on 05/12/2025 7:38:10 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)

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20 posted on 05/12/2025 7:38:56 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)

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