Christy Barnett

2 weeks ago | soldiersystems.net | Christy Barnett

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, ATEC, and the U.S. Army Redstone Test Center, RTC, presented at the Association of the United States Army’s Global Force Symposium and Exhibition on March 26, 2025 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville. The presentation, titled “Transformation in Aviation and Missile Test and Evaluation,” featured ATEC Commanding General Maj. Gen. Patrick Gaydon, ATEC Command Sgt. Maj. Bradford Smith, RTC Commander Col.

3 weeks ago | theredstonerocket.com | Christy Barnett

The Army Test and Evaluation Command and the Redstone Test Center presented at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Global Force Symposium and Exhibition on March 26 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville. The presentation, titled “Transformation in Aviation and Missile Test and Evaluation,” featuredATEC Commander Maj. Gen. Patrick Gaydon, ATEC Command Sgt. Maj. Bradford Smith, RTC Commander Col. Joe Alexander, and RTC Technical Director Kenny Chenoweth.

1 month ago | theredstonerocket.com | Christy Barnett

Redstone Test Center’s Aviation Flight Test Directorate bid farewell to a leader and expert in his field, Mike Meely, on Feb. 28. Known unofficially around the center as “Mr. Apache,” Meely retired after 49 years of service in support of the Army. He was an Army civilian for 20 years, leaving an impact on the aviation testing community. Before becoming a civilian test pilot, Meely was an active-duty pilot for 29 years.

2 months ago | theredstonerocket.com | Christy Barnett

The Redstone Test Center has selected Blake Hargrove as its new chief data officer. Hargrove previously served in the Information Technology division at RTC for 16 years. In his new position, Hargrove will be responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of the center’s data management policies, procedures and standards.

Jul 2, 2024 | theredstonerocket.com | Christy Barnett

In 2019, Master Sgt. Bill Bishop was deployed for his third and final time as an Army Reservist before his retirement from a 39-year Army career. Longtime friend and fellow veteran John Blair hatched a plan to secretly restore Bishop’s 1965 Ford Mustang during this one-year deployment to Afghanistan. A series of delays, including a global pandemic, stalled the project, until now.