August 2023 - AlaDefense.com

By Troy Turner [email protected] American Apparel Inc., a Selma-based company, landed in July a nearly $83 million five-year contract to produce men’s uniform […]

DOD space plan includes protection of assets in orbit, says senior official

August 17, 2023

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ARMY, SPACE FORCE

John F. Plumb, the assistant secretary of defense for space policy, recently addressed a think-tank audience in Colorado to explain a change in […]

USNS Comfort revisits Alabama Shipyard

August 6, 2023

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CONTRACTS, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] The USNS Comfort, one of the Navy’s two primary hospital ships along with its sister ship USNS Mercy, is […]

Officer stationed at Maxwell AFB talks about what lured her into Space Force

August 5, 2023

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SPACE FORCE

By Katie Lange DOD News As a military brat and a childhood fan of Star Trek, it’s no surprise that Space Force Maj. […]

Boeing, Air Force tout new trainer jet, a project once sought for Macon County

August 5, 2023

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AIR FORCE

Alabama connection remains alive with T-7A Red Hawk By Troy Turner [email protected] Alabama officials in recent years hoped that the next generation of […]

Mobile-made USS Canberra joins U.S. fleet… and already is making history

August 3, 2023

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NAVY

By U.S. Navy, Pacific Fleet SAN DIEGO — The USS Canberra (LCS 30) joined the U.S. Navy active fleet on July 22 with the […]

USS Alabama’s 100 patrols remind of deterrence mission

August 2, 2023

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NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] August 2022 The USS Alabama nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine achieved a significant naval milestone when it completed its 100th […]

Retired Marine colonel: leaders must CARE

August 2, 2023

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MARINES, OPINION

By Col. (Ret) Chris Richie I recently started my first (and hopefully last) post-military retirement job. After a few months in my new […]

Saying goodbye to the Confederacy – again

August 1, 2023

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] Fort Benning, Georgia – one of the largest military bases in the world – was renamed for an Army […]

Alabama felt post-war Vietnam, but Afghanistan? Not so much

August 1, 2023

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OPINION

OPINION By Troy Turner [email protected] The comparisons of America’s messy military, economic and diplomatic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 to that of Vietnam […]