Editing Redstone Arsenal (section)

===Army Missile Command===
The U.S. Army Missile Command (MICOM) was activated on August 1, 1962 at Redstone Arsenal, absorbing all of the personnel, facilities, and projects remaining in the prior AOMC.  On March 12, 1964, the Francis J. McMorrow Missile Laboratories were dedicated in memory of MICOM's first commander, who died while in command.

Dating from the start of AMC, [[Project Nike]] involving anti-aircraft missiles had been conducted. As the [[intercontinental ballistic missile]] (ICBM) came into being, a much higher-performance system was needed for ICBM defense. The [[Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (ARPA) examined the requirements and recommending a system, designated Nike-X, incorporating phased-array radars, high-performance computers, and separate low-altitude ([[Sprint (missile)|Sprint]]) and high-altitude ([[LIM-49 Spartan|Spartan]]) high-velocity interceptor missiles. To manage this development, in 1963 MICOM created the Nike-X Project Office headed by Colonel (later Brigadier General) Ivy O. Drewry.<ref name="baker"/>

The People's Republic of China exploded its first [[thermonuclear bomb]] in June 1967. Hence, ABM system requirements were revised and the Sentinel System was born, replacing Nike-X.<ref>"[https://books.google.com/books?id=clYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PP1 Logic behind the ABM system]". ''Life'', September 19, 1967, pp. 26–28.</ref> In 1968, the Army Ballistic Missile Defense Agency (ABMDA) was formed, taking over Sentinel and other ballistic missile defense projects previously under MICOM. Commanded by B. G. Drewry, ABMDA established operations adjacent to Redstone Arsenal in the [[Cummings Research Park]]. In May 1974, all ballistic missile defense efforts were consolidated under a single manager in the [[Ballistic Missile Defense Organization]], which eventually evolved into today's [[United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command|U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command]].<ref name="baker"/>

On July 17, 1997, the former Army Missile Command combined with the aviation portion of the U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command (ATCOM), creating a new organization at RSA, the [[United States Army Aviation and Missile Command]] (AMCOM).<ref>Baker, Michael E.; "Redstone Arsenal Through the Years", 2003 (video); ''[https://archive.org/details/redstone_years Redstone Arsenal Through the Years]''. 2003.</ref>