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(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jaccob Hearn) By Troy Turner [email protected] Maj. Gen. Terry L. Grisham began his military career driving a tractor in the early 1980s when there was no internet, the space shuttle program was new, and when artificial intelligence in Alabama usually referred to someone of the opposing side…

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COMMENTARY By Troy Turner [email protected] OPELIKA, Alabama — Boody was about to turn 98 years old when I met him in 2018, and he looked like he still could climb into the bombardier’s seat of a B-24 bomber just like he did during World War II on clandestine missions far behind enemy lines. His secret…

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Alabama National Guard personnel and equipment stand ready for action in this 2025 photo during a winter storm that hit the state one year ago. (ANG photos) MONTGOMERY — The Alabama National Guard has activated more than 350 soldiers to support the winter storm response by the Alabama Emergency Management Agency after Gov. Kay Ivey…

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By Katie Lange Pentagon News Every morning, many of us scour the internet on our phones for a bit before popping some breakfast item into the microwave. Then we head to work using GPS and flip on our sunglasses if it’s too bright out.   A lot of us likely didn’t realize that all those commonplace…

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By Troy Turner [email protected] DAVISTON — Horseshoe Bend National Military Park has reopened its main tour road and portions of its eastern trail system after months-long closures caused last spring by a devastating EF-3 tornado. National Park Service officials at the park, which is located north of Dadeville off state Highway 49 in northern Tallapoosa…

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By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. Navy has awarded Alabama Shipyard LLC, Mobile, a $16.7 million contract for a 102-calendar day shipyard availability to provide mid-term servicing of Military Sealift Command’s hospital ship USNS Comfort. The Comfort is no stranger to Mobile, as it has become a common sight in recent years when time for…

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By Troy Turner [email protected] HUNTSVILLE – It was quite the week for this north Alabama city region. And then some. The biggest surprise came Tuesday with the announcement Eli Lilly and Company is going to invest $6 billion here in building a state-of-the-art complex to develop new medicines. The massive project will create 3,000 construction…

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By Troy Turner [email protected] Alabama’s military and defense industry contributions to the nation’s security in Fiscal Year 2024 hit new heights in attracting defense spending, reaching an intake of nearly $17 billion and moving Alabama to ninth among the 50 states and District of Columbia in the most recent state-by-state review. The analysis was conducted…

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The Army Aviation Museum Foundation tries to be upbeat with a little humor during the federal government shutdown, which affects The U.S. Army Aviation Museum and Training Support Facility at Fort Rucker, home of Army aviation. (Facebook photo) By Troy Turner [email protected] The U.S. government shutdown continues to affect federal employees, military personnel, and numerous…

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The Old Executive Office Building, also known as the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, located at the corner of Pennsylvania Ave. and 17th Street, NW in Washington. It once housed the War Department, State Department and Navy Department. (Library of Congress) By Matthew Olay, Department of War President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order Friday changing…

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By Matthew Olay, DOD News During a press conference at the White House today, President Donald J. Trump announced that U.S. Space Command — one of the Defense Department’s 11 unified combatant commands — would be relocating from Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, to the Army’s Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. “I am thrilled to report…

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By Charlotte Tuggle Auburn University Auburn University’s School of Aviation welcomed David “Rock” Bottomlee to its program this summer as the new director of flight education. Bottomlee is a retired Air Force colonel who has flown more than a hundred combat missions, conducted thousands of hours of flight instruction in fighter aircraft, served as dean of the…

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