A History of the Huntsville Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 15 October 1967 - 31 December 1976
Abstract
The Huntsville Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, came into existence on 15 October 1967 as an organization exclusively dedicated to the task of designing and constructing the facilities needed for the deployment of the Army's SENTINEL Ballistic Missile Defense System. Unlike other Corps divisions and districts, Huntsville Division had no other military engineering functions, no civil works responsibilities, and no geographic boundaries. In this respect it was wholly unique within the Corps. Today, nine years after its mobilization, the Division remains an organization possessing qualities unparalleled within the Corps. Though its missions are now manifold, the Division's highest priority remains the design and construction of United States ballistic missile defense facilities. This and other factors have preserved its universal geographic competence. Because it was the Division's birthright, and because of the singularly complex technical, military, political, and diplomatic considerations surrounding ballistic missile defense, this Prologue offers a backdrop to the genesis of the SENTINEL System and the formation of the Division.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 06, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA637267
Entities
People
- James H. Kitchens Iii
Organizations
- United States Army Corps of Engineers