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Army Ballistic Missile Agency
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<p>The Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) was formed to develop the <a href="/facts/United_States_Army/WACWBEK9">U.S. Army's</a> first large <a href="/facts/Ballistic_missile/Pl6juY73">ballistic missile</a>. The agency was established at <a href="/facts/Redstone_Arsenal/b3Qymu8L">Redstone Arsenal</a> on 1 February 1956, and commanded by Major General <a href="/facts/John_Bruce_Medaris/6wz8m9VG">John B. Medaris</a> with <a href="/facts/Wernher_von_Braun/pzhbJTCj">Wernher von Braun</a> as technical director. </p>