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Alabama ranks 12th in DOD’s latest spending report, and it’s a shipbuilder topping the list

September 26, 2023

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, CONTRACTS, NAVY, SPACE FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] Alabama’s leading defense contractor in fiscal year 2022 Department of Defense spending isn’t either of the longtime industry giants […]

Popular songwriter Jimmy Buffett donated aircraft to the USS Alabama battleship park

September 4, 2023

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, MARINES, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] Much has been made of the late Jimmy Buffett’s ties to Alabama, including his brief time as a student […]

USS Mobile Bay decommissions, honors 36 years of service

August 25, 2023

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Troy Turner

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NAVY

By Julie Ann Ripley, DOD News SAN DIEGO – USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) honored more than three decades of naval service during […]

USNS Comfort revisits Alabama Shipyard

August 6, 2023

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Troy Turner

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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 […]

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

August 3, 2023

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Troy Turner

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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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Troy Turner

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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 […]