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‘Ready 4 Duty’ visits Maxwell AFB to kick off WWII Allied victory 80th Anniversary tour

April 21, 2025

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Troy Turner

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By Airman 1st Class Nelvis Sera 42nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Alabama —The Commemorative Air Force “Ready 4 Duty” Douglas R4D-6S, a historic U.S. Navy variant of the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, visited Maxwell Air Force Base on April 17 as the first official stop of its transatlantic “Navy to Victory…

Space Command HQ inspector general report offers no clear answer on best location, but Alabama and Colorado both tout findings

April 16, 2025

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Troy Turner

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

By: Lindsey Toomer Colorado Newsline A U.S. Department of Defense inspector general report evaluating the decision on where to house U.S. Space Command headquarters highlights the key points of contention in the selection process and why certain agencies had a preference on where it should be located. The report found that while Air Force leaders decided Redstone Arsenal…

Huntsville’s Synovix Inc. to support Sidewinder intercept missile program used by Navy, USMC

March 31, 2025

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, CONTRACTS, MARINES, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Navy has chosen Huntsville-based Synovix Inc. and another company to share in a $48 million contract to manufacture the optical dome for the Navy’s Sidewinder air intercept missile. The Sidewinder is an air-to-air, supersonic, guided missile. Synovix’s work supports the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, and…

Aircraft boneyard supports DOD readiness with five core missions

March 18, 2025

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, COAST GUARD, MARINES, NAVY

(Editor’s note: Where do the U.S. Air Force aircraft that fly in and out of Maxwell Air Force Base over the years go after retirement? Some of them may get parked in this stretch of dry land in Arizona. The following is a feature story shared by the Department of Defense.) By David Vergun, DOD News…

Air Force awards Tyonek a $98 million contract for cyber training; $46 million in support of C-130 fleet

March 5, 2025

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, CONTRACTS

By Troy Turner [email protected] MADISON, Alabama — The U.S. Air Force has awarded Tyonek Technical Services LLC, via its Madison site, a $98 million contract for cyber operations training support. The Air Force in a separate, unrelated transaction also awarded Tyonek a nearly $46 million contract for the company to provide depot maintenance support for…

A match made in service: Mississippi Air Guard’s kidney donation finds recipient in Alabama Airman

February 15, 2025

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY

Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Sargent (middle with maroon shirt) and family visit with Master Sgt. Ron Bohl (second from left) and his family celebrating one month after a successful kidney transplant for Sargent and Bohl’s brother. Bohl, a Mississippi Air National Guardsman, donated a kidney to Sargent, an Alabama Air National Guardsman. Nicole Brannon (second…

Alabama’s 117th Air Refueling Wing returns from Indo-Pacific deployment

February 11, 2025

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] The Alabama National Guard’s 117th Air Refueling Wing recently returned from a planned deployment in support of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The 117th is based at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base in Birmingham and flies the KC-135R Stratotanker. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Senior Airman Kasie Faddis) “Our airmen…

Alabama National Guard activates 400 in latest winter weather response

January 20, 2025

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY

Alabama National Guard personnel responded to an earlier winter-assistance activation, shown here Jan. 11, 2025. (Alabama National Guard photo) MONTGOMERY — The Alabama National Guard has called to duty more than 400 service members in preparation to assist local responders during the next several days for severe freezing weather, snow and ice across the southern…

Maxwell AFB begins Grey Wolf training role; 24th Helicopter Squadron activated for special missions

January 14, 2025

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] MONTGOMERY – Special-mission aviators for worldwide service in nuclear security, VIP transportation, and survival/evasion/resistance/escape operations will be in the high-level training activities at Maxwell Air Force Base as it becomes a key component for the military’s MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter program. The recent activation of the 24th Helicopter Squadron, under the…

POW/MIA agency continues search for American personnel missing since WWII, including Tuskegee Airmen

December 28, 2024

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, MARINES, NAVY

The remains of Tuskegee Airman Fred Brewer were found in Europe and returned to the U.S. From the Department of Defense The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on Aug. 10, 2023, identified the remains of 2nd Lt. Fred L. Brewer Jr., missing from World War II. Brewer, who joined the U.S. Army Air Forces from North…

DOD taps Auburn research, Coosa County minerals to help with a critical supply chain need

December 9, 2024

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Troy Turner

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

(A U.S. Army unmanned, eight-wheeled, all-electric, all-terrain transport vehicle equipped with an enhanced surveillance package. U.S. Army photo.) By Troy Turner [email protected] AUBURN – The U.S. Navy is looking for ways to arm its warships at sea with weapons that don’t run out of ammunition. The Marine Corps and Army are developing ground warfare models…

Space Command HQ should be decided… sans politics

November 28, 2024

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Troy Turner

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

COMMENTARY/ANALYSIS By Troy Turner Editor, senior consultant AlaDefense.com A multi-billion-dollar question of national security sits on the table. Along with its answer comes a critical influence on the direction of future warfare and an accompaniment of defense industries that will solidify the mecca of American military space technology. It is time to bring the U.S.…

‘Ready 4 Duty’ visits Maxwell AFB to kick off WWII Allied victory 80th Anniversary tour

Space Command HQ inspector general report offers no clear answer on best location, but Alabama and Colorado both tout findings

Huntsville’s Synovix Inc. to support Sidewinder intercept missile program used by Navy, USMC

Aircraft boneyard supports DOD readiness with five core missions

Air Force awards Tyonek a $98 million contract for cyber training; $46 million in support of C-130 fleet

A match made in service: Mississippi Air Guard’s kidney donation finds recipient in Alabama Airman

Alabama’s 117th Air Refueling Wing returns from Indo-Pacific deployment

Alabama National Guard activates 400 in latest winter weather response

Maxwell AFB begins Grey Wolf training role; 24th Helicopter Squadron activated for special missions

POW/MIA agency continues search for American personnel missing since WWII, including Tuskegee Airmen

DOD taps Auburn research, Coosa County minerals to help with a critical supply chain need

Space Command HQ should be decided… sans politics

Two of Alabama’s Medal of Honor recipients speak during VA special ceremony

Alabama defense contractor agrees to settlement over accused false claims relating to cybersecurity violations

B3 Enterprises will continue refueling services at Army’s Fort Rucker with contract update

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