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The United States Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) is the U.S. Army organization primarily responsible for Life Cycle management of army Missile , Helicopter , unmanned ground vehicle and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Weapon System s. Located at Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Alabama , AMCOM is a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC). MISSION The central part of AMCOM's job involves acquisition and sustainment support for aviation and missile systems throughout their Life Cycle . AMCOM works closely with the Aviation And Missile Research, Development, And Engineering Center (AMRDEC) that operates simulation facilities to evaluate missile components, such as seekers, in a variety of flights and countermeasures environments. AMCOM also has access to several Wind Tunnel s to test full-size helicopters, a vertical motion Simulator for flight control evaluation and a crash-testing tower used to improve Safety . AMCOM's Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment Activity provides worldwide command and control over a broad Metrology and Calibration program. AMCOM is also the leader in foreign military sales, accounting for over 50 percent of total Army sales to Allied forces and friendly foreign nations. In addition, AMCOM has operational control of two key Army depots - Corpus Christi Army Depot in Corpus Christi, Texas and Letterkenny Army Depot in Pennsylvania . The Secretary Of The Army designated both depots as centers of industrial and technical excellence. In 2003 , AMCOM assumed operational control of all aviation Logistics management functions at Fort Rucker , Alabama , home of the Army Aviation Center. This means AMCOM oversees the maintenance and supply management of Ft. Rucker's aviation fleet and directs about 100 government personnel and more than 3,000 contractors who perform that work. (Adapted from public domain AMCOM website .) FACTS AND FIGURES Commanding General
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(Source: AMCOM website ). HISTORY The U.S. Army Missile Command was formally established on May 23 , 1962 at Redstone Arsenal to manage the Army's missile systems. The 1995 Base Realignment And Closure Commission resulted in the transfer of several Army missions. AMCOM was formally established on October 1 , 1997 by the merger of the U.S. Army Missile Command (MICOM) at Redstone Arsenal and the U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command (ATCOM) at St. Louis, Missouri , with the combined command located at Redstone Arsenal. Chronology (adapted from public domain AMCOM web site {Link without Title} )
(See Redstone Arsenal Historical Information for extensive official history.) ORGANIZATIONS AND FACILITIES Organizations AMCOM comprises many sub-organizations. Its main Organization s are organized into "centers":
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CURRENT WEAPONS SYSTEMS AMCOM manages and/or provides significant support for the following weapon systems: ''See main articles for many of the weapon systems listed below.'' Air defense missile systems See also: Anti-aircraft Tactical missile systems See also: Anti-tank Guided Missile and Artillery Aviation systems See also: Helicopter
Unmanned vehicle systems
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