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SUMMARY:2026 Armed Forces Celebration Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of the role Redstone Arsenal plays in the defense of our nation and the economic impact it has on our region\, the Chamber hosts a series of Armed Forces Celebration events in June. The Armed Forces Celebration Luncheon is the Chamber's signature event of the week-long celebration.\n\n \n\n\nRedstone is the home of the Army Materiel Command and a dozen other Army Commands and Offices\, including the US Space Command\, the Missile Defense Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency. Over 46\,000 people work on Redstone and more than $50 billion in federal budgets are managed on the base. Redstone Arsenal and the combined federal sector account for over half of the local economy.\n\n\n\nWe look forward to the 2026 Armed Forces Celebration. Please join us for a very special celebration of Redstone Arsenal and its leadership.\n\n \n\nKEYNOTE SPEAKER\n\n\n\n\n\nLTG Gavin A. Lawrence\n\nDeputy Commanding General\n\nRedstone Arsenal Senior Commander\n\n\n\nLieutenant General Gavin A. Lawrence assumed duties as the Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Army Materiel Command and Senior Commander of Redstone Arsenal\, Alabama\, on 20 November 2025. In his role\, he is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Army's logistics enterprise.\n\n\n\nUpon his graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1995\, Lawrence was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps.\n\n\n\nLieutenant General Lawrence has held several key staff and joint assignments to include Supply and Services Officer\, Combined Joint Task Force-82 (Afghanistan)\; Support Operations Officer\, 782nd Brigade Support Battalion\, 4th Brigade Combat Team\, 82nd Airborne Division\, Fort Bragg\, North Carolina\; Executive Officer to the Deputy Chief of Staff\, G-4\, Headquarters Department of the Army\, Pentagon\,\n\nWashington D.C.\; Director of Readiness\, Strategy and Operations\, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff\, G-4\, Headquarters Department of the Army\, Pentagon\, Washington D.C.\; Deputy Chief of Staff\, Director of Logistics\, U.S. Army Forces Command\, Fort Bragg\; and Deputy Chief of Staff\, G-3\, U.S. Army Materiel Command.\n\n\n\nLieutenant General Lawrence's command assignments include the Headquarters and Distribution Company for 225th Forward Support Battalion\, Division Support Command\, 25th Infantry Division (Light)\, Schofield Barracks\, Hawaii\; 801st Brigade Support Battalion\, 4th Brigade Combat Team\, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)\, Fort Campbell\, Kentucky\; 25th Sustainment Brigade\, 25th Infantry Division\, Schofield Barracks\; Commander\, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania and Commanding General\, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command\, Scott Air Force Base\, Illinois.\n\n\n\nHis combat and operational service include one deployment to Iraq in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and three deployments to Afghanistan in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal\, Defense Superior Service Medal\, Legion of Merit (2 OLC)\, Bronze Star Medal (3 OLC)\, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2nd Award)\, Meritorious Service Medal (4 OLC)\, Army Commendation Medal (2 OLC)\, Joint Service Achievement Medal\, Army Achievement Medal (2 OLC)\, and Meritorious Unit Commendation (2 OLC). He has earned the Air Assault Badge\, Senior Parachutist Badge and Parachute Rigger Badge.\n\n\n\nHis civilian education includes a Bachelor of Science in International Relations from USMA\, a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from U.S. Naval War College and a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies from U.S. Army War College where he successfully completed the Advanced Strategic Arts Program. He completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI Program and University of North Carolina's Institute for Defense and Business LOGTECH Executive Program. Lieutenant General Lawrence is also a graduate of the Combined/Joint Force Land Component Commander Course and Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course.\n\n \n\n\nTo learn more about the 2026 Armed Forces Celebration events\, click HERE.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In celebration of the role Redstone Arsenal plays in \;the defense of our nation and the economic impact \;it \;has on our region\, the Chamber hosts a series \;of Armed Forces Celebration events in June. The Armed \;Forces Celebration Luncheon is the Chamber'\;s signature event of the week-long celebration.
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Redstone is the home of the Army Materiel \;Command and a dozen other Army Commands and Offices\, including the US Space Command\, the Missile Defense Agency \;and the Defense Intelligence Agency. Over 46\,000 people \;work on Redstone and more than $50 billion in federal \;budgets are managed on the base. Redstone Arsenal and \;the combined federal sector account for over half of the \;local economy.
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\nWe look forward to the 2026 Armed Forces Celebration. \;Please join us for a very special celebration of Redstone \;Arsenal and its leadership.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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LTG Gavin A. Lawrence\n
Deputy Commanding General
\nRedstone Arsenal Senior Commander\n
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Lieutenant General Gavin A. Lawrence assumed duties as the Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Army Materiel Command and Senior Commander of Redstone Arsenal\, Alabama\, on 20 November 2025. In his role\, he is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Army&rsquo\;s logistics enterprise.
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\nUpon his graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1995\, Lawrence was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps.
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\nLieutenant General Lawrence has held several key staff and joint assignments to include Supply and Services Officer\, Combined Joint Task Force-82 (Afghanistan)\; Support Operations Officer\, 782nd Brigade Support Battalion\, 4th Brigade Combat Team\, 82nd Airborne Division\, Fort Bragg\, North Carolina\; Executive Officer to the Deputy Chief of Staff\, G-4\, Headquarters Department of the Army\, Pentagon\,
\nWashington D.C.\; Director of Readiness\, Strategy and Operations\, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff\, G-4\, Headquarters Department of the Army\, Pentagon\, Washington D.C.\; Deputy Chief of Staff\, Director of Logistics\, U.S. Army Forces Command\, Fort Bragg\; and Deputy Chief of Staff\, G-3\, U.S. Army Materiel Command.
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\nLieutenant General Lawrence&rsquo\;s command assignments include the Headquarters and Distribution Company for 225th Forward Support Battalion\, Division Support Command\, 25th Infantry Division (Light)\, Schofield Barracks\, Hawaii\; 801st Brigade Support Battalion\, 4th Brigade Combat Team\, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)\, Fort Campbell\, Kentucky\; 25th Sustainment Brigade\, 25th Infantry Division\, Schofield Barracks\; Commander\, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania and Commanding General\, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command\, Scott Air Force Base\, Illinois.
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\nHis combat and operational service include one deployment to Iraq in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and three deployments to Afghanistan in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal\, Defense Superior Service Medal\, Legion of Merit (2 OLC)\, Bronze Star Medal (3 OLC)\, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2nd Award)\, Meritorious Service Medal (4 OLC)\, Army Commendation Medal (2 OLC)\, Joint Service Achievement Medal\, Army Achievement Medal (2 OLC)\, and Meritorious Unit Commendation (2 OLC). He has earned the Air Assault Badge\, Senior Parachutist Badge and Parachute Rigger Badge.
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\nHis civilian education includes a Bachelor of Science in International Relations from USMA\, a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from U.S. Naval War College and a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies from U.S. Army War College where he successfully completed the Advanced Strategic Arts Program. He completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI Program and University of North Carolina&rsquo\;s Institute for Defense and Business LOGTECH Executive Program. Lieutenant General Lawrence is also a graduate of the Combined/Joint Force Land Component Commander Course and Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course.\n\n
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To learn more about \;the \;2026 \;Armed Forces Celebration \;events\, click \;HERE.
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