HR 148 Summary

• More than 50,000 Alabamians serve in the military or work as Department of Defense civilians across four state installations.

• Redstone Arsenal generates $18 billion in annual economic impact (over 8% of state GDP) and serves as the Army's Center of Excellence for North Alabama.

• Maxwell Air Force Base and Gunter Annex employ over 12,500 personnel with $2.6 billion annual economic impact; Fort Rucker employs over 14,000 and is the fifth largest employer in Alabama.

• Anniston Army Depot operates as a Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence facility with nearly 4,000 employees and a $550 million operating budget; Alabama Army Reserves maintains 30 facilities with approximately $245 million economic impact.

• House of Representatives salutes military service members and honors their sacrifices in protecting the nation's freedoms.