November 2023 - AlaDefense.com

Marion Military Institute, Auburn University move from the grid iron to the runway

November 24, 2023

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Troy Turner

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By Troy Turner [email protected] Marion Military Institute, which hails as the nation’s oldest military junior college, has entered into an agreement with Auburn University to serve as a feeder school for Auburn’s aviation program. The move continues a relationship between the two campuses that began more than a century ago on the grid iron. Auburn…

Alabama workers help develop defense against hypersonic missiles

November 17, 2023

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] American military planners urgently seek battlefield solutions to growing threats involving hypersonic missiles, and workers in Alabama are involved in developing new defenses against the weapons. Three of the biggest names among American defense contractors – Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin – recently received new or upgraded contracts that involve…

Huntsville’s HigherEchelon Inc. awarded $36 million job for cyber work

November 16, 2023

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, CONTRACTS, CYBERSECURITY

By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Army awarded Huntsville-based HigherEchelon Inc., a veteran-owned, business-consulting and services company, a $36 million firm-fixed-price contract for cyber instructional training and training support services. The contract calls for work locations to be determined with each order, and it carries an estimated completion date of Feb. 18, 2027. The Army’s…

Saluting the ‘1% of Americans that protect that other 99%’

November 11, 2023

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, COAST GUARD, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

By David Vergun , DOD News Throughout November, we give special recognition to veterans and military families for their invaluable contributions and steadfast service to our country, said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, in a Veterans Day statement. “To all our troops, veterans, and military families on this Veterans Day: Thank you for all that you…

Birmingham-based BL Harbert adds Fort Novosel to impressive global resume

November 10, 2023

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, CONTRACTS

By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Army tapped BL Harbert International LLC, a Birmingham-based mega-contractor experienced in high-profile government and commercial builds including American embassy, NASA and military jobs, for construction of a training complex at Fort Novosel. Novosel, formerly known as Fort Rucker, is home to Army aviation, with special emphasis on the Army’s…

Tuskegee Airman gets a promotion, at age 100

November 9, 2023

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY

AlaDefense.com Tuskegee Airman fighter pilot and pioneer “Top Gun,” James H. Harvey III, at the age of 100 is in the news with a new rank. During halftime of the Army-Air Force football game in Denver on Nov. 4, 2023, Harvey received an honorary promotion to the rank of colonel. It is another in a…

DOD launches new online site to celebrate, assist veterans and military families

November 2, 2023

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, MARINES, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

The Department of Defense has launched Military OneSource, a new, easily accessible online site as part of the department’s recognition of November as the month celebrating the sacrifices and contributions of service members, veterans and military families. Military OneSource is a gateway to programs and services that support the everyday needs of the more than 4.6…

Marion Military Institute, Auburn University move from the grid iron to the runway

Alabama workers help develop defense against hypersonic missiles

Huntsville’s HigherEchelon Inc. awarded $36 million job for cyber work

Saluting the ‘1% of Americans that protect that other 99%’

Birmingham-based BL Harbert adds Fort Novosel to impressive global resume

Tuskegee Airman gets a promotion, at age 100

DOD launches new online site to celebrate, assist veterans and military families

Soldiers and Marines train together at Fort Rucker in rescuing of downed aviators

TURNER: Boeing’s ‘coolest thing’ missile contribution in Huntsville plays a critical role that isn’t going away

For Old Guard soldiers, ‘Flags In’ is a personal mission

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