Mayor Tommy Battle welcomed Gen. Stephen Whiting, Commander of U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM), to Huntsville on September 8. The visit marks an important step as the city and Redstone Arsenal begin the formal transition to host Space Command’s permanent headquarters. Mayor Battle and Gen. Whiting previously met in Colorado Springs, but this visit marked Whiting’s […]
Huntsville leaders gathered on September 3 for a press conference to outline what the permanent relocation of U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) headquarters will mean for North Alabama. The event followed federal confirmation earlier this week that Redstone Arsenal is the official choice after years of evaluation and political debate. Preparing for Relocation Lucia Cape, Senior […]
United Women of Color will serve as the title sponsor for a set of events featuring Asha Castleberry-Hernandez, a national security expert, author, Army veteran, former Biden-Harris administration appointee, and university professor. Castleberry-Hernandez will speak at three events during her visit to Huntsville from September 10 to 12. There are two opportunities to hear Professor […]
America’s amputee softball team, the USA Patriots, will take the field at Toyota Field on Saturday, September 13, facing off against AUSA Redstone-Huntsville in their annual matchup before the Rocket City Trash Pandas’ home game. More than a pregame exhibition, the event—organized by the Young Professionals of the AUSA Redstone-Huntsville Chapter—has become a tribute to […]
As Huntsville continues to grow into one of the nation’s leading hubs for government contracting, national policy shifts under the Trump administration could spell change on the horizon for local businesses. During a recent interview, Todd Overman, managing partner of Bass, Berry & Sims’ Washington, D.C., office and chair of the firm’s Government Contracts Practice […]
Huntsville, Alabama, is positioned to play a central role in one of the nation’s most ambitious defense initiatives. The Golden Dome missile defense program—a proposed multi-layer system combining space-based sensors, interceptors, and ground assets—aims to counter emerging missile threats, including maneuverable hypersonics and advanced cruise missiles. Announced by President Trump in early 2025, the program […]
Changes were the order at this year’s 17th annual North Alabama International Association’s Industry Day at the Von Braun Center. This year’s event targeting Foreign Military Sales (FMS) was two days instead of the usual one, and expanded to include not only the U.S. Army but also the Navy, Air Force and Missile Defense Agency […]
A witness summed up a recent demonstration of locally manufactured drones designed as battlefield weapons and for surveillance. “That is truly terrifying,’’ he whispered. With three hovering drones providing a menacing presence in the sky, the controller moved one forward to drop a mock explosive payload onto a ground target. A second drone was then […]
They threw a three-part party near the end of the second day of the Space & Missile Defense Symposium on Wednesday at the Von Braun Center. First up was a combined Salute to the Warfighter and Oath of Enlisted Ceremony, complete with a champagne toast shared by the families of new enlistees and Army, Air […]
On July 30, 2025, at the Von Braun Center, Rep. Dale Strong tearfully declared he is “100 percent sure” that U.S. Space Command will relocate to Redstone Arsenal. He also hailed the recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill” (BBB) as a safeguard for 90,000 Alabama jobs, particularly in defense and aerospace sectors critical to Huntsville. But […]
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