March 2026 - AlaDefense.com

RGNext-Huntsville contract gets a boost for work at Marshall Islands missile test site

March 31, 2026

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The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands. (U.S. Army photo by Jason Cutshaw) By Troy Turner [email protected] Range Generation Next LLC, which has its primary operational facilities in Huntsville, received a defense contract modification Monday extending a job award total that already is more than a…

TURNER: SPACECOM and submarines mean more to Alabama than just good jobs; mission ready?

March 29, 2026

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Turner: U.S. Space Command serves a critical need in defense of our country, and we should never forget that core mission and the dedicated service of those filling the role. (Photo/DOD) COMMENTARY By Troy Turner [email protected] While many in Alabama are busy with local-effect logistics such as jobs and infrastructure regarding the transition of U.S.…

UPDATE: SPACECOM HQ in Huntsville will include high-tech Navy input and a ‘resilient, secure network architecture’

March 27, 2026

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An illustration released previously by the Air Force shows one example of what the new Space Command Headquarters in Huntsville could look like. (Editor’s note: This story, originally published March 25, 2026, was updated following the full Senate Armed Services Committee briefing held the next day. The additional comments are posted below.) By Troy Turner…

Auburn fundraiser seeks to preserve, create exhibit of alum’s World War II bomber artifacts

March 26, 2026

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AIR FORCE, ARMY

By Troy Turner [email protected] AUBURN — Auburn University welcomed its annual Tiger Giving Day this week, and among the dozens of successful fundraisers was one to create an exhibit to display the donated artifacts of World War II bomber pilot Edward Taylor. The name of his bomber was “War Eagle.” “Tiger Giving Day is Auburn’s…

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park to host 212th anniversary event on Saturday; free admission

March 25, 2026

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By Troy Turner [email protected] It was 212 years ago when Gen. Andrew Jackson led his American infantry troops and Tennessee volunteers into Alabama and what is now Tallapoosa County. Here, he engaged in combat with the Creek Nation warriors who were hostile to white settlers taking their land and had become allies with the British…

Air Force captain killed in Middle East crash posthumously promoted to major

March 24, 2026

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] Capt. Ariana Savino, one of six Air Force crew members killed in a Middle East crash during Operation Epic Fury and one of three who had Alabama connections, was posthumously promoted to the rank of major. The promotion was made effective with a retroactive date of Jan. 23, 2026. The March…

Billionaire donor is linked to GoFundMe account for Auburn alum killed in Middle East crash

March 19, 2026

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AIR FORCE

The dignified transfer of six Air Force service members killed in the Middle East. (Photo/The White House) By Troy Turner [email protected] AUBURN — A prominent billionaire hedge fund manager and investor is mentioned as the likely top contributor who donated $80,000 to lead a GoFundMe campaign for the family of Auburn University alumnus Maj. John…

Auburn community, Alabama’s 117th Air Wing mourn the loss of three Air Force personnel with ties to Alabama

March 14, 2026

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE

Capt. Ariana G. Savino Major John “Alex” Klinner, of Trussville and Auburn, Alabama Technical Sargent Ashley B. Pruitt (Photos/117th Air Refueling Wing) By Troy Turner [email protected] Three of the six U.S. Air Force crew members killed in Iraq on Thursday had close ties to Alabama and news of their deaths hit hard for the Alabama…

A focus pivot from Harvard to Auburn now includes a similar review of Maxwell’s Air War College

March 13, 2026

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AIR FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] Only two weeks after ordering the War Department to cut ties with Harvard University and instead look to schools such as Auburn University for better matches to warfighter needs, today the department’s secretary added the military’s own educational institutions to the same type of review process. Included is the Air War…

Alabama’s 187th Fighter Wing sharpens its combat edge during Sentry South 26-2

March 13, 2026

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AIR FORCE

A Red Tail F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, taxis on the flight line during exercise Sentry South 26-2. T (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Capt Michael Luangkhot) By Capt. Michael Luangkhot 187th Fighter Wing DANNELLY FIELD, Ala.– The 187th Fighter Wing proved its operational capabilities during exercise Sentry…

TURNER: U.S. Navy facility coming to the Shoals could open a new chapter for Alabama’s defense industry

March 11, 2026

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COMMENTARY

(The site of a planned U.S. Navy facility in the Shoals area./Courtesy photo) COMMENTARY By Troy Turner [email protected] The Shoals area in northwest Alabama is about to join the rapidly growing defense industry parade that continues its steady march into the state, as word was shared Monday of a 2.2 million-square-foot facility to be used…

The U.S. Coast Guard will use former Birmingham-Southern campus for its newest training center, as Alabama scores another big win

March 4, 2026

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COAST GUARD

(The campus of the former Birmingham-Southern College. Photo/BSC) By Troy Turner [email protected] BIRMINGHAM — The U.S. Coast Guard will be establishing its new land-based training center on the campus of the former Birmingham-Southern College, bringing to Alabama yet another major military/homeland security presence as the state continues its rapid growth in contributing to national security.…

RGNext-Huntsville contract gets a boost for work at Marshall Islands missile test site

TURNER: SPACECOM and submarines mean more to Alabama than just good jobs; mission ready?

UPDATE: SPACECOM HQ in Huntsville will include high-tech Navy input and a ‘resilient, secure network architecture’

Auburn fundraiser seeks to preserve, create exhibit of alum’s World War II bomber artifacts

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park to host 212th anniversary event on Saturday; free admission

Air Force captain killed in Middle East crash posthumously promoted to major

Billionaire donor is linked to GoFundMe account for Auburn alum killed in Middle East crash

Auburn community, Alabama’s 117th Air Wing mourn the loss of three Air Force personnel with ties to Alabama

A focus pivot from Harvard to Auburn now includes a similar review of Maxwell’s Air War College

Alabama’s 187th Fighter Wing sharpens its combat edge during Sentry South 26-2

TURNER: U.S. Navy facility coming to the Shoals could open a new chapter for Alabama’s defense industry

The U.S. Coast Guard will use former Birmingham-Southern campus for its newest training center, as Alabama scores another big win

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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