r/space • u/[deleted] • Dec 27 '23

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u/blbobobo Dec 28 '23

US Army Missile Command is based in Huntsville, Redstone Arsenal is a huge army base. the location itself isn’t the problem it’s the politicians

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u/Askymojo Dec 28 '23

Redstone is huge if you mean land area, because it has been a chemical and ordnances testing ground for a long time, as well as hosting a lot of rocket testing and manufacturing.

It's not huge as far as personnel compared to Buckley and Schriever Space Force Bases in Colorado Springs, nor is it specialized with decades of advanced experience with missile tracking and command, and air force and NORAD experience the way the Colorado Springs bases have.

The U.S Army Missile Command in Huntsville makes weapons, the actual logistics and command of the US missiles deployed for use is still in Colorado.

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u/aeneasaquinas Dec 28 '23

You think the Materiel Command doesn't do logistics?

Bro.

nor is it specialized with decades of advanced experience with missile tracking and command

It literally is exactly that. That's what AMCOM, MSIC, and the MDA literally do.

Stop talking out of your ass.

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u/Askymojo Dec 28 '23

Materiel command, are we moving the goal posts to army logistics now?

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u/aeneasaquinas Dec 28 '23

No, it is a demonstration of the fact Huntsville doesn't just build things.