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  • Air University’s National Security Forum aims to inform decisions shaping the joint force

    Air University’s National Security Forum aims to inform decisions shaping the joint force

    May 6, 2026

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    AIR FORCE

    (U.S. Air Force photo by Billy Blankenship) By Billy Blankenship Air University Public Affairs MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. —  Air University convened its

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  • BL Harbert International earns Army contract for Fort Leonard Wood barracks project

    BL Harbert International earns Army contract for Fort Leonard Wood barracks project

    May 5, 2026

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    ARMY, CONTRACTS

    (Photo/U.S. Army) By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Army has awarded BL Harbert International LLC a $129 million contract for construction of an

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  • USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park names 2026-27 Crewmates; see photos from years past

    USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park names 2026-27 Crewmates; see photos from years past

    May 4, 2026

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    NAVY

    Contributed to AlaDefense.com MOBILE, Alabama — Now Hear This! The USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park is excited to announce the 2026-2027 USS ALABAMA

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  • Opelika to host test facility in company’s plans to pitch new artillery system

    Opelika to host test facility in company’s plans to pitch new artillery system

    April 30, 2026

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    ARMY

    Hanwha Defense USA is pitching its K9 Mobile Howitzer to the U.S. Army for inclusion in future artillery strategy. (Company photo) By Troy

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  • Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command welcomes new leader

    Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command welcomes new leader

    April 29, 2026

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    ARMY

    Gen. Christopher C. LaNeve, vice chief of staff of the Army, passes the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command colors to Lt.

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  • Ingalls Shipbuilding gets startup contract for Navy’s new class of frigates

    Ingalls Shipbuilding gets startup contract for Navy’s new class of frigates

    April 28, 2026

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    CONTRACTS, NAVY

    An artist rendering of the U.S. Navy guided-missile frigate FFG(X). (U.S. Navy) By Troy Turner [email protected] PASCAGOULA, Miss. – The U.S. Navy announced today

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  • Auburn University nets $49 million defense contract to support Army’s aviation and missile systems

    Auburn University nets $49 million defense contract to support Army’s aviation and missile systems

    April 27, 2026

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    ARMY, CONTRACTS

    (Photo by U.S. Army/DEVCOM) By Troy Turner [email protected] AUBURN – The U.S. Army has awarded Auburn University a nearly $49 million contract for

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  • SMDC commander, Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, reflects on service as he prepares for retirement

    SMDC commander, Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, reflects on service as he prepares for retirement

    April 24, 2026

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    ARMY

    Lt. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, commanding general of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, engages with SMDC civilians and soldiers during a

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  • Drone-delivered, bunker-busting warhead passes test at Redstone Arsenal

    Drone-delivered, bunker-busting warhead passes test at Redstone Arsenal

    April 23, 2026

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    ARMY

    Army infantry drone operators successfully tested the bunker rupture and kinetic explosive round, delivered by an unmanned aerial system, during a live-fire demonstration

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  • SPACECOM commander unveils rendering of planned Huntsville headquarters building

    SPACECOM commander unveils rendering of planned Huntsville headquarters building

    April 20, 2026

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    Uncategorized

    A conceptual rendering showing the planned new Space Command headquarters coming to Huntsville. (SPACECOM) By Troy Turner [email protected] United States Space Command revealed

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  • (UPDATED) The Navy’s Blue Angels plan Auburn flyover on finals week, with a Tiger among them

    (UPDATED) The Navy’s Blue Angels plan Auburn flyover on finals week, with a Tiger among them

    April 16, 2026

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    NAVY

    (U.S. Navy photo; via Auburn Veterans Resource Center social media.) **** UPDATE: The expected time of the flyover above the Auburn University campus

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  • SPACECOM intel team becomes first group to arrive in stand-up of Huntsville HQ

    SPACECOM intel team becomes first group to arrive in stand-up of Huntsville HQ

    April 15, 2026

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    Personnel from U.S. Space Command’s Joint Intelligence Support Element (JISE) enter their new facility at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, on Wednesday. (Courtesy photo) Space

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  • BL Harbert International earns Army contract for Fort Leonard Wood barracks project

    BL Harbert International earns Army contract for Fort Leonard Wood barracks project

    May 5, 2026
  • USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park names 2026-27 Crewmates; see photos from years past

    USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park names 2026-27 Crewmates; see photos from years past

    May 4, 2026
  • Opelika to host test facility in company’s plans to pitch new artillery system

    Opelika to host test facility in company’s plans to pitch new artillery system

    April 30, 2026

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