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

June 19, 2026

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Troy Turner

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Retired Lt. Col. James Michael Sprayberry, left, and retired Capt. Gary Mike Rose, both of whom are Medal of Honor recipients living in Alabama, hold the plaques that will honor them at the Huntsville Veterans Affairs Clinic. (Photos/VA) By Troy Turner [email protected] The Birmingham VA Health Care System recently organized a ceremony at the Huntsville…

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

June 17, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, CONTRACTS

(Photo/B3 Enterprises) By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Army has extended a contract with B3 Enterprises LLC, which has Alabama operations located in Daleville, for refuel and defuel services at Fort Rucker. Fort Rucker is the home of Army aviation and serves as its primary training and testing ground for helicopter warfare. The contract modification…

A ‘Swiss-Army Knife’ in real estate: Matt Tate’s driven journey

June 16, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers real estate specialist Matt Tate works on a realty project at his desk at the Mobile District Office. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker) By Charles Walker U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District MOBILE, Ala. — For Matt Tate, a real estate specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…

St. Clair County business picks up more work in Army contract for heavy-haul trailers

June 15, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, CONTRACTS

(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Russell Savage V) (Photo/Fontaine) By Troy Turner [email protected] Fontaine Commercial Trailer Inc., of Springville, Alabama, was awarded a $17.6 million U.S. Army contract modification, bringing to more than $51 million the original contract, for additional specialized truck trailers used for hauling heavy equipment such armored vehicles, construction equipment or aircraft…

Army astronaut with Huntsville ties selected for NASA’s historic Artemis III mission

June 10, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY

Army Col. Frank Rubio, assigned to the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, will serve as a mission specialist on the upcoming Artemis III mission. By Ronald Bailey U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command NASA announced that Army Col. Frank Rubio, assigned to the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, will serve as…

Building 47: Lockheed Martin’s move to enhance THAAD missile production in Alabama

May 31, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, NAVY

Lockheed Martin and local officials break ground for a new expansion that will add to the company’s missile production in Troy. (Photos/Lockheed Martin) By Troy Turner [email protected] TROY, Alabama — The escalation of recent military action in the Middle East, Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia, and a steady buildup of island defenses in the Pacific…

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

May 28, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, MARINES

1st Lt. Walter Harper (on litter) awaits evacuation during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel exercise with the 24th MEU. (Photo/John Drew Hamilton) By John Drew Hamilton FORT RUCKER, Ala. — U.S. Marines preparing for a deployment descended on a Fort Rucker training field to rescue Soldiers role-playing as the crew of a downed…

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

May 27, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, NAVY

A PAC-3 version of the Patriot missile, which uses a seeker produced by Boeing. (Photo/Lockheed Martin) COMMENTARY By Troy Turner [email protected] Drone warfare has taken center stage not only in battlefield tactics around the globe, but also in the headlines that report the conflicts using them. Everyone is talking about drones; or UAVs and UASs,…

Army Space and Missile Defense team in Huntsville plays vital role in Air Force missile test 6,500 miles away

May 23, 2026

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test May 20 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. The Target landed at the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range, or RTR, on Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands during Air Force Global…

Virginia company selected for dredging work in Mobile Harbor

May 22, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, CONTRACTS, NAVY

(Photo/Norfolk Dredging Company) By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Army has awarded a Virginia company a $45.8 million contract for maintenance dredging work to be done in Mobile’s harbor. Norfolk Dredging Co., Chesapeake, Virginia, won the contract from among five bids submitted. Work will be based out of Irvington, Alabama, with an estimated completion date…

Brasfield & Gorrie among companies chosen by Army for competition in $2 billion contract

May 13, 2026

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, CONTRACTS

(Photo/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) By Troy Turner [email protected] Brasfield & Gorrie LLC, Birmingham, is one of 14 construction companies across the nation chosen to compete for orders in a $2 billion contract with the U.S. Army for a construction-related, energy-saving program intended to better govern consumption and enhance on-site energy availability. The companies will…

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

May 5, 2026

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Troy Turner

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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 Advance Individual Training barracks complex at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The complex is expected to support up to 600 soldiers and include physical training areas and safety measures such as tornado/storm protection.…

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