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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - In a remote part of Redstone Arsenal, work is under way on a new facility that, once complete, will be home to an
array of foreign weapons and weapon systems. None of these come
with any sort of users guide, according to Pam McCue, director of the
Missile and Space Intelligence Center headquartered at Redstone Arsenal. "The far reaches of Redstone Arsenal are the perfect place for this
building," McCue told those attending the new facility's groundbreaking
Monday. "We are disassembling foreign weapons that come to us in a
variety of ways and those don't come with an instruction manual or
schematics." Ground was broken Monday on the new MSIC Explosive Ordnance
Exploitation complex, a $10 million facility that will eventually house
250 analysts. The new 25,000 square foot facility will support the work
of the Foreign Military Exploitation team, which includes the dismantling,
research and tests of foreign missile threats and foreign missile systems. The complex is expected to take about 2 years to construct and will
eventually include 7 stand-alone facilities and 2 open storage buildings
to house hazardous and non-hazardous facilities. The explosive
operations building will be used for missile disassembly and has four
bays and an explosive proof infrastructure. The complex will also include workspace areas, a conference room and
communications processing center. Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama,
and David Shedd, Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency,
attended Monday's groundbreaking. Shedd said MSIC's work is often
behind the scenes but it vitally important to the nation's security. "MSIC is unknown and unheralded but its work is important to our
national defense," he said. Shelby, who as a member of the Appropriations Committee worked to
acquire the funding for the facility, said the construction is the latest
chapter of growth at Redstone Arsenal. "This facility and Redstone play a vital role and one I'm committed to
supporting," Shelby said. MSIC traces its roots back to 1956 when a 6-person team was formed to
work within the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency. It was reformed as
MSIC in 1985 and includes as its mission the study of the characteristics,
performance and operations of foreign threat weapons. The new facility will replace its current buildings, some of which are
more than 50 years old. MSIC estimates it performs more than 900
operations per year.
array of foreign weapons and weapon systems. None of these come
with any sort of users guide, according to Pam McCue, director of the
Missile and Space Intelligence Center headquartered at Redstone Arsenal. "The far reaches of Redstone Arsenal are the perfect place for this
building," McCue told those attending the new facility's groundbreaking
Monday. "We are disassembling foreign weapons that come to us in a
variety of ways and those don't come with an instruction manual or
schematics." Ground was broken Monday on the new MSIC Explosive Ordnance
Exploitation complex, a $10 million facility that will eventually house
250 analysts. The new 25,000 square foot facility will support the work
of the Foreign Military Exploitation team, which includes the dismantling,
research and tests of foreign missile threats and foreign missile systems. The complex is expected to take about 2 years to construct and will
eventually include 7 stand-alone facilities and 2 open storage buildings
to house hazardous and non-hazardous facilities. The explosive
operations building will be used for missile disassembly and has four
bays and an explosive proof infrastructure. The complex will also include workspace areas, a conference room and
communications processing center. Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama,
and David Shedd, Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency,
attended Monday's groundbreaking. Shedd said MSIC's work is often
behind the scenes but it vitally important to the nation's security. "MSIC is unknown and unheralded but its work is important to our
national defense," he said. Shelby, who as a member of the Appropriations Committee worked to
acquire the funding for the facility, said the construction is the latest
chapter of growth at Redstone Arsenal. "This facility and Redstone play a vital role and one I'm committed to
supporting," Shelby said. MSIC traces its roots back to 1956 when a 6-person team was formed to
work within the U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency. It was reformed as
MSIC in 1985 and includes as its mission the study of the characteristics,
performance and operations of foreign threat weapons. The new facility will replace its current buildings, some of which are
more than 50 years old. MSIC estimates it performs more than 900
operations per year.
