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AMCOM hosts annual forum, showcases opportunities for industry partners
March 24, 2023 — The Aviation and Missile Command held the 2023 Advanced Planning Briefings to Industry at its headquarters March 21-23... MORE

Commanding general on stage at conference.

Team Redstone saves $213 million through value engineering efforts during FY22
March 21, 2023 — U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Deputy to the Commanding General Donald Nitti was the keynote speaker at the annual Value Engineering-Army Working Capital Fund Investment Program awards ceremony held March 7 on Redstone Arsenal, Alabama... MORE

Man at podium speaks at awards ceremony.

Team Redstone’s Advance Planning Briefings to Industry slated for March 21-23
March 2, 2023 — The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command will host Team Redstone’s 2023 Center of Excellence Advance Planning Briefings to Industry in the Bob Jones Auditorium on Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, March 21-23... MORE

Army Materiel Command Commanding General Gen. Edward Daly.

AMCOM Chief of Staff retiring after 29 years of active-duty service
January 31, 2023 — Col. David Almquist is retiring after 29 years in the Army. His final assignment was Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command... MORE

Col. David Almquist is retiring after 29 years in the Army. His final assignment was Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command.

BEYA strengthens AMCOM’s diverse workforce
January 26, 2023 — The commander of the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, or AMCOM, and the director of the AMCOM Logistics Center will meet in-person and virtually with hundreds of job candidates to continue to build AMCOM’s diverse workforce... MORE

The commander of the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, or AMCOM, and the director of the AMCOM Logistics Center will meet in-person and virtually with hundreds of job candidates to continue to build AMCOM’s diverse workforce.

Celebrating 65 Years of the Army in space: The launch of EXPLORER I
January 25, 2023 — Late on the night of Jan. 31, 1958, it was party time in downtown Huntsville, Alabama. Thousands of local residents gathered on the square around the county courthouse amid the din created by blaring sirens, blasting car horns, exploding fireworks, and the sounds of human jubilation. People waved their own homemade signs or held up placards provided by the city’s Boys Club, showing what local journalists described as the “infectious excitement and swelling pride at having a part — however small — in launching the new artificial moon.”... MORE

Late on the night of Jan. 31, 1958, it was party time in downtown Huntsville, Alabama. Thousands of local residents gathered on the square around the county courthouse amid the din created by blaring sirens, blasting car horns, exploding fireworks, and the sounds of human jubilation. People waved their own homemade signs or held up placards provided by the city’s Boys Club, showing what local journalists described as the “infectious excitement and swelling pride at having a part — however small — in launching the new artificial moon.”

AMCOM provides lifesaving training and equipment
January 24, 2023 — For anyone who’s ever watched a medical show on television, you’ve probably seen someone shocked back to life after suffering some sort of emergency. The device being used is called a defibrillator and it can get a person’s heart beating again should the need occur... MORE

Mike Davis, a safety and occupational health specialist in the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command Safety Office, said there is an AED on every floor of the Sparkman Center.

CCAD hosts 17th Luther G. Jones Army Aviation Depot Forum
December 28, 2022 — CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Army Aviation Association of America hosted the 17th Luther G. Jones Army Aviation Depot Forum at the Solomon P. Ortiz International Center Dec. 6-7. This year’s theme was "Keep the Army Flying – Come and See How!”... MORE

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Army Aviation Association of America hosted the 17th Luther G. Jones Army Aviation Depot Forum at the Solomon P. Ortiz International Center Dec. 6-7. This year’s theme was "Keep the Army Flying – Come and See How!”

AMCOM Ombudsman retires after long, rewarding career
December 19, 2022 — With his retirement ceremony only days away, Eric Lampkin looked back fondly on a long career in military and civil service. “It’s what I know,” he said while reflecting on his more than 40 years of service to the country. Lampkin has served as the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command Ombudsman since 2019. The ombudsman is an independent official, responsible for receiving, and acting upon, industry inquiries and complaints concerning AMCOM. Lampkin’s job is to serve as a neutral party and an advocate for fairness and ethical standards, as well as serve as an impartial problem solver by recommending corrective actions where needed... MORE

Donald Nitti, AMCOM Deputy to the Commanding General, presents the Army Meritorious Civilian Service Award to Eric Lampkin during Lampkin’s retirement ceremony December 16.

AMCOM year-in-review: A silver anniversary, leadership changes and COVID’s new normal
December 14, 2022 — 2022 was a banner year for the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command – one in which the organization celebrated its 25th anniversary, welcomed a new commanding general and chief of staff and offered hybrid work schedules to employees still grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic... MORE

Group of people in the shape of a two on a five.