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The movie Gladiator’s small but meaningful connections to Alabama

November 26, 2024

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(Editor’s note: This story originally published in May 2024.) By Troy Turner [email protected] Movie goers are reveling this month over the 24th anniversary of the smash hit and Best Picture winner “Gladiator,” released May 5, 2000; and perhaps more so with the announcement of its sequel, “Gladiator 2,” set for release in November 2024. Both…

USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park names former Navy commander as new executive director

November 19, 2024

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Troy Turner

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MOBILE — The USS Alabama Battleship Commission announced Tuesday evening that Commander Mark J. Fields, U.S. Navy (Ret.) of Tuscaloosa, will become the ninth executive director of USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park. Fields takes the helm effective Jan. 1, 2025. He follows Maj. Gen. Janet L. Cobb, U.S. Army (Ret.), who retires on Dec. 31…

Missile Defense Agency taps Auburn University for latest in string of DOD-Auburn research partnerships

November 14, 2024

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Troy Turner

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

(Photo: The Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus, located at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville.) By Troy Turner [email protected] AUBURN – The Department of Defense has awarded Auburn University an $11.4 million contract for work and specialized infrastructure access connected to new research for the Missile Defense Agency, which works to protect the U.S. and its…

Mobile company Waterman Transport will service two Navy-chattered vessels for Antarctica mission

November 12, 2024

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Troy Turner

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COAST GUARD, CONTRACTS, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] The Navy has awarded Waterman Transport Inc., based in Mobile, two contracts totaling more than $17 million for a variety of services on two large U.S.-flagged container supply ships, the Ocean Gladiator and the Ocean Giant. Work on the ships will be performed in Antarctica and on the East Coast. Both…

Rep. Mike Rogers is on the shortlist for secretary of defense, and that could bode well for Alabama

November 9, 2024

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Troy Turner

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

(Photo: Rep. Mike Rogers, center, during a 2017 visit to Ukraine. DOD photo.) STORY UPDATE: President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday evening announced in a social media post that he is nominating Pete Hegseth for the secretary of defense post. Hegseth has served in the Army National Guard and as a host on FOX News. (Updated…

Alabama Shipyard chosen for post-shakedown work on Navy’s new oiler, USNS Harvey Milk

November 1, 2024

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Troy Turner

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CONTRACTS, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] The Navy has awarded Alabama Shipyard LLC, based in Mobile, a potential $26 million contract to perform post-shakedown work on its new replenishment oiler, the USNS Harvey Milk. The ship’s addition to the fleet and specifically the oiler program will come at a necessary time, military and government officials have said…

Huntsville-based Victory Solutions picks up $75 million contract for unique radar vessel

October 31, 2024

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Troy Turner

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ARMY, CONTRACTS, CYBERSECURITY, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] Victory Solutions Inc., a Huntsville-based company providing a variety of technical, cyber, engineering and communications services to clients such as NASA, Army aviation and missile defense, has won a $75 million contract for work on one of the military’s more unusual vessels. The Sea-Based X-Band (SBX) Radar is a complex, early-warning…

Rapper MC Hammer served in the Navy, and his stage name has an Alabama connection

October 26, 2024

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Troy Turner

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Editor’s note: This story is part of a series by the Department of Defense highlighting famous sports stars and entertainers who served in the military. By David Vergun DOD News Rapper MC Hammer is perhaps best known for his 1990 hit “U Can’t Touch This.” Stanley Kirk Burrell, which is Hammer’s birth name, was also in…

Report: Alabama ranks among the top 15 states in defense spending

October 16, 2024

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Troy Turner

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

By Troy Turner [email protected] Lockheed Martin was Alabama’s top defense contractor in 2023, bringing the state more than $1.1 billion in Department of Defense contracts, while Alabama as a state ranked 14th in defense spending nationwide. The DOD on Tuesday released its 2023 states spending report, including data breaking down the impact of defense spending…

Auburn University celebrates ‘Hey Day,’ a tradition linked to post-World War II

October 15, 2024

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, ARMY, MARINES, NAVY

By Clint Richardson auburnuniforms.com Special to AlaDefense.com AUBURN — “Hey!” Yeah, that’s about it. But it’s still more than that. The tradition of Hey Day on Auburn University’s campus, which this year was celebrated today (Wednesday), was truly a grassroots movement in the 1940s to welcome back to campus students who served in World War II.…

Navy helicopters, personnel relocate to Maxwell AFB during Hurricane Milton

October 10, 2024

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Troy Turner

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AIR FORCE, NAVY

From Public Affairs Air University & 42d Air Base Wing MONTGOMERY — 26 U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawks and approximately 200 personnel from Naval Station Mayport and Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, relocated to Maxwell Air Force Base in preparation for Hurricane Milton, which on Wednesday made landfall on Florida. The aircraft and personnel will remain at…

Navy: Mobile region could gain 2,000 new jobs as Alabama shipbuilder Austal USA is tapped for submarine expansion program

September 20, 2024

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Troy Turner

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CONTRACTS, NAVY

By Troy Turner [email protected] Navy and local officials say 2,000 new jobs could be created in the Mobile region over the next four years as the U.S. Navy looks to nearly double submarine production by 2028, and major changes are in store for Austal USA and Alabama Shipyard, both located inside the Port of Mobile.…

The movie Gladiator’s small but meaningful connections to Alabama

USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park names former Navy commander as new executive director

Missile Defense Agency taps Auburn University for latest in string of DOD-Auburn research partnerships

Mobile company Waterman Transport will service two Navy-chattered vessels for Antarctica mission

Rep. Mike Rogers is on the shortlist for secretary of defense, and that could bode well for Alabama

Alabama Shipyard chosen for post-shakedown work on Navy’s new oiler, USNS Harvey Milk

Huntsville-based Victory Solutions picks up $75 million contract for unique radar vessel

Rapper MC Hammer served in the Navy, and his stage name has an Alabama connection

Report: Alabama ranks among the top 15 states in defense spending

Auburn University celebrates ‘Hey Day,’ a tradition linked to post-World War II

Navy helicopters, personnel relocate to Maxwell AFB during Hurricane Milton

Navy: Mobile region could gain 2,000 new jobs as Alabama shipbuilder Austal USA is tapped for submarine expansion program

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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